After completing this course, students will be able to: • Describe the features and infrastructure of Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS) • Explore the SMS Site Architecture • Deploy SMS clients • Discover SMS resources • Collect inventory and monitor software usage • Query and report data • Distribute software • Implement Software Update Tools • Use SMS Remote Tools for client support • Work with SMS Hierarchies • Perform site maintenance, backup, and recovery tasks

This course is intended for SMS Administrators who are responsible for configuring and managing one or more SMS sites and all supporting systems. They have one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers running Microsoft Windows® 2000 or Windows 2003 in medium to large enterprise organizations.

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS). Students will learn how to configure SMS components and how to manage the ongoing operations of an SMS infrastructure. No Microsoft Certified Professional exams are associated with this course currently.

Before attending this course, students must have: • Completed Course 2272, Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional, or equivalent knowledge • Completed Course 2277, Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services, or equivalent knowledge • System administrator–level working knowledge of:• Deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-based personal computers • TCP/IP networking • SQL Server • Active Directory® directory service

Module 1: Overview of Systems Management Server 2003
Lessons

• Where SMS Fits in the Windows Server System

• Describing How SMS 2003 Features Provide Change and Configuration Management

• Explaining SMS Hierarchies

• Explaining SMS Site-to-Site Communication

• Explaining SMS Site and Roaming Boundaries

• Discussion: Overview of Systems Management Server 2003

Module 2: Exploring SMS Site Architecture
Lessons

• Introduction to the SMS Site Server

• Exploring the SMS Administrator Console and the SMS 2003 Toolkit 1

• Explaining the Role of Active Directory in SMS 2003

• Explaining How SMS Uses Dependent Technologies

• Discussion: Exploring SMS Site Architecture

Module 3: Preparing to Deploy the SMS Clients
Lessons

• Introduction to the SMS Clients

• Discovering Resources

• Deploying the Site Systems That Support Client Installation and Client/Server Communication

• Discussion: Preparing to Deploy the SMS Clients

Module 4: Deploying SMS Clients
Lessons

• Deploying the Advanced Client

• Deploying the Legacy Client

• Isolating Problems When Installing SMS Clients

• Discussion: Deploying SMS Clients

Module 5: Collecting Inventory and Software Metering
Lessons

• Introduction to Inventory Collection

• Collecting Inventory Information

• Extending Inventory Collection

• Configuring Software Metering

• Discussion: Collecting Inventory and Software Metering

Module 6: Querying and Reporting Data
Lessons

• Introduction to the Architecture of Data and Status Queries

• Creating and Running Queries

• Configuring and Deploying a Reporting Point

• Configuring and Running Reports

• Creating and Running Dashboards

• Discussion: Querying and Reporting Data

Module 7: Preparing an SMS Site for Software Distribution
Lessons

• Explaining How SMS Distributes Software

• Managing Distribution Points

• Configuring Software Distribution and the Advertised Programs Client Agent

• Discussion: Preparing an SMS Site for Software Distribution

Module 8: Managing Software Distribution
Lessons

• Configuring Software Distribution Objects Using a Software Distribution Methodology

• Creating and Configuring Collections

• Creating and Configuring Packages

• Creating and Configuring Advertisements

• Managing Software Installation at the Client

• Monitoring Software Distribution

• Discussion: Managing Software Distribution

Module 9: Implementing SMS Software Update Tools and Managing Update Deployment
Lessons

• Explaining How the Software Update Process Works

• Installing the Software Update Scanning Tools

• Performing Software Update Inventory

• Deploying and Verifying Software Updates

• Discussion: Implementing SMS Software Update Tools and Managing Update Deployment

Module 10: Using Remote Tools for Client Support
Lessons

• Introduction to Remote Tools

• Configuring the Remote Tools Client Agent

• Using SMS Remote Tools in Troubleshooting

• Discussion: Using SMS Remote Tools

Module 11: Working with SMS Hierarchies
Lessons

• Introduction to the SMS Site Hierarchy

• Configuring Site Communications

• Installing a Secondary Site Server

• Managing Roaming Clients in an SMS Hierarchy

• Discussion: Working with SMS Hierarchies

Module 12: Performing Site Maintenance, Backup, and Recovery Tasks
Lessons

• Performing Site Maintenance

• Performing an SMS Site Backup

• Recovering an SMS Site

• Discussion: Performing Site Maintenance, Backup, and Recovery Tasks