MS2597: Planning and Deploying Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

Three days; Instructor-led

Introduction

This three-day instructor-led intensive course provides the knowledge and skills necessary for SMS specialists to plan and deploy Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 into large enterprise environments.

Audience

This course is intended for systems engineers with one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers running Microsoft Windows® in medium to large enterprise organizations, and who have a need to plan an SMS deployment.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Analyze business requirements for SMS.
• Create and evaluate an SMS deployment plan.
• Plan an SMS site hierarchy.
• Install the Site hierarchy.
• Configure a site system.
• Discover SMS resources.
• Install SMS clients.
• Configure SMS site hierarchies.
• Secure an SMS site.
• Create a management and operations plan.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Completed Course 2596, Managing Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, or have equivalent knowledge
• Completed Course 2279, Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Active Directory® Infrastructure, or have equivalent knowledge

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

No Microsoft Certified Professional exams are associated with this course currently.