1. Module 1: Overview of Systems Management Server 2003

2. The Operations Infrastructure Technologies of the Windows Server System
Systems Management Server 2003
ISA Server
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Application Center 2000
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Microsoft Operations Manager 2000

3. The Primary Features of SMS
The key features of SMS 2003 include:
Hardware and software inventory
Software distribution
Software metering
Remote Tools
Software update management

4. SMS Administrator Console
What Is an SMS Site?
Primary Site
Secondary Site
Site Server
SMS Site Database
SMS Administrator Console

5. What Is the SMS Hierarchy?
Parent Site
The primary site is also known as the central site
Child Site
Parent and
Child Site
Child Site

6. The Key Components of an SMS Site
Advanced Client:
New in SMS 2003
OS based on Windows 2000 or later
Legacy Client:
Used for Windows 98 and Windows NT4.0
Site Server
Primary sites will have a database
Site System Roles
Client Access Point
Management Point
Reporting Point
Distribution Point
Server Locator Point
Clients
SMS sites contain one or more site systems that perform special functions

7. Services that Site Systems Provide
Primary Site
Reporting Point
Server Locator Point
Distribution Point
Management Point
CAP
Legacy Client
Advanced Client

8. The Role of an SMS Client
An SMS client agent performs these key tasks:
Receives and processes data and instructions from the SMS site
Scans the client computer for information, such as inventory data and status messages, and reports back to the SMS site server
Installs software applications and updates
Client agent
Software and updates
Instructions and data
Data
Clients
Site
Scanning

9. Considerations for Creating Multiple Sites
Network performance with clients
Number of resources
Features required by users
International considerations
Corporate structure
Domain structure
LAN
LAN

10. What Are SMS Site Boundaries?
NWTRADERS–SITE–A
Site Boundaries:
NWTRADERS–SITE–B

11. What Are Roaming Boundaries?
Primary
Site
Chicago
Secondary
Milan
Central Site Server
Distribution Point
Management Point
Distribution Point
Roaming Boundaries Are:
Management Point
Primary
Site
Chicago
Range of IP Addresses
IP Subnets
Active Directory Sites
Central Site Server
Mobile client visits from Chicago
Distribution Point
Management Point
Secondary
Site
Milan
Mobile client able to connect to distribution point based on roaming boundary configurations