Administering Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0

Course 827 Three days; Instructor-led

Introduction

This three-day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to administer Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) version 2.0, Service Pack 2. It could be subtitled "A Day in the Life of an SMS Administrator." Students will learn how to discover and install clients, distribute software to client computers, collect hardware and software inventory, use software metering features, and use the remote tools. Students also will learn to troubleshoot common errors.

At Course Completion

At the end of the course, students will be able to list and describe the elements that make up an SMS 2.0 site; discover and install an SMS client; collect and view hardware and software inventory; distribute software to selected resources (computers, users, user groups); configure and use software metering; produce database reports; configure, install, and use remote tools; and troubleshoot common problems with inventory collection, software distribution, remote tools, and software metering.

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

This course will help the student prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exam:

Exam 70-086, Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0

Prerequisites

This course is a prerequisite for Course 828, Deploying and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0. This course supports the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certification program.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to SMS 2.0

Topics:

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 features
Elements of an SMS 2.0 site
Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) concepts
SMS site hierarchies
SMS Administrator console

Module 2: Discovering and Installing Clients

Topics:

Discovery, assignment, and client installation
Assigning resources to sites
Configuring discovery methods
Installing clients
Troubleshooting client installation

Module 3: Collecting Hardware and Software Inventory

Topics:

Collecting hardware inventory
Collecting software inventory
Belonging to multiple sites
Viewing inventory data
Troubleshooting inventory collection).

Module 4: Querying and Reporting Data

Topics:

Querying the site database
Reporting data using Crystal Info
Reporting data using other tools

Module 5: Distributing Software

Topics:

Overview of software distribution
Creating packages and programs
Defining collections
Advertising programs to a collection
Running advertised programs at the client
Troubleshooting software distribution

Module 6: Using Systems Management Server Installer

Topics:

Installing SMS Installer
SMS Installer environment
Creating an Installer executable file
Testing the Installer executable file
Compiling the script file

Module 7: Software Metering

Topics:

Configuring software metering
Using software metering
Troubleshooting software metering

Lab:

Module 8: Remotely Supporting SMS Computers

Topics:

Network Trace
Health Monitor
Introduction to the remote tools
Configuring remote tools
Using remote functions
Multiple-site issues
Troubleshooting the remote tools