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MS828 Deploying and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Course Outline

Day 1

Module 1: Installing a Primary Site Server

Topics:

Preparing for an SMS installation
Installing SMS 2.0
Changes to the site server
Troubleshooting site installation

Labs:


Setting up an SMS 2.0 primary site
Viewing the SMS site server configuration

Skills:

  • Prepare for an SMS installation
  • Install an SMS 2.0 primary site
  • Troubleshoot SMS site installation.

Module 2: Using SMS Diagnostic Tools

Topics:

Status Message Viewer
SMS Trace
Log files
Network Monitor
Performance Monitor
WBEM Diagnostics
MOF Manager
Registry

Labs:

Using SMS diagnostic tools

Skills:

  • Use Status Message Viewer to view status of SMS functions
  • Install and use SMS Trace to view log files
  • Locate and read SMS process log files
  • Use Network Monitor to trace network traffic
  • Use SMS Performance Monitor counters

Module 3: Setting up Multiple Sites

Topics:

Parent-child relationships
Defining the site hierarchy
Configuring a sender
Installing a secondary site server
Configuring the site hierarchy
Communicating between sites
Assigning clients to multiple sites
Removing SMS from a site server
Troubleshooting site-to-site communications

Labs:

Establishing a parent-child relationship
Setting up a secondary site
Using the Courier sender

Skills:

  • Configure a parent-child relationship between two primary sites
  • Configure and use senders (Standard, Courier)
  • Remove a primary site. Install a secondary site server
  • Troubleshoot secondary site installation problems
  • Remove SMS client software.

Day 2

Module 4: Integrating with Other Systems

Topics:

Integrating with SNMP
Integrating with NetWare Bindery
Integrating with NetWare NDS

Labs:

Configuring SNMP integration in an SMS site

Skills:

  • Configure and use an SNMP event to trap translator
  • List the requirements for setting up a NetWare Bindery server as an SMS site system
  • List the requirements for setting up a NetWare NDS server as an SMS site system

Module 5: Configuring Site Systems

Topics:

Site configuration process
Configuring site systems
Using site systems in multiple sites

Labs:

Configuring site systems

Skills:

  • Configure site systems including the:
    Component server
    Client access point
    Logon point
    Distribution point
    Software metering server

Module 6: Adding a Client

Topics:

SMS process flow
Network traffic analysis
Status messages
Troubleshooting

Labs:

Adding a client

Skills:

  • Explain how SMS processes add a client to a site
  • Trace the network traffic generated by adding a client to a site
  • Track SMS status messages generated by adding a client to a site
  • Troubleshoot problems with adding a client to a site

Day 3

Module 7: Collecting Inventory

Topics:

SMS process flow
Network traffic analysis
Status messages
Troubleshooting

Labs:

Collecting inventory

Skills:

  • Explain how software and hardware inventory is collected
  • Trace the network traffic generated by inventory collection
  • Track SMS status messages generated by collecting inventory
  • Troubleshoot problems collecting inventory

Module 8: Distributing Software

Topics:

SMS process flow
Network traffic analysis
Status messages
Troubleshooting

Labs:

Distributing software

Skills:

  • Explain how SMS processes distribute software to a client
  • Trace the network traffic generated by distributing software
  • Track SMS status messages generated by distributing software
  • Troubleshoot problems distributing software

Module 9: Software Metering

Topics:

SMS process flow
Network traffic analysis
Status messages (if any)
Troubleshooting

Labs:

Software metering

Skills:

  • Explain how SMS processes meter software usage and enforce licenses
  • Trace the network traffic generated by metering software usage
  • Track SMS status messages generated by metering software usage
  • Troubleshoot problems metering software usage and licensing applications

Day 4

Module 10: Remotely Controlling a Client

Topics:

SMS process flow
Network traffic analysis
Status messages
Troubleshooting

Labs:

Remotely controlling a client

Skills:

  • Explain how SMS processes provide the remote control feature
  • Trace the network traffic generated by a remote control session
  • Track SMS status messages generated by remote control
  • Troubleshoot problems remotely controlling a client

Module 11: Optimizing SQL Server for SMS

Topics:

Introduction to SQL Server
Tuning SQL Server for use with SMS
SMS triggers, tasks, and stored procedures
Maintaining the site database
Configuring SMS tasks

Labs:

Optimizing SQL Server
SMS stored procedures and tasks

Skills:

  • Define basic SQL Server terms including device, database, stored procedure, trigger, and task
  • List SQL Server configuration parameters and optimize them for use with SMS for SQL Server versions 6.5 and 7.0
  • List and describe tasks, triggers, and stored procedures that are built into SMS
  • Maintain the site database
  • Back up and restore the site database
  • Configure SMS SQL Monitor

Module 12: Restoring an SMS Site

Topics:

Moving a site server or SQL Server
Primary site server recovery
Secondary site server recovery
Site system recovery

Labs:

Backing up and restoring an SMS site

Skills:

  • Move the site database
  • Back up a primary site
  • Back up a secondary site
  • Restore a site. Restore site systems

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Day 5

Module 13: Securing an SMS Site

Topics:

User privileges
Administrator privileges
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Site accounts
Securing the site

Labs:

Securing an SMS site

Skills:

  • List the SMS access privileges of a typical user
  • List the SMS access privileges of an administrator
  • Describe the various accounts used in the SMS system
  • Use MMC to limit administrative access
  • Use the Security Permissions container to limit access to SMS functionality