Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS): Planning and Deploying

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About this class

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.

Who will the lesson benefit?

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.

Examination details

No Microsoft Certification exams are associated with this course currently.

What prerequisites are required

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 ServerT 2003 Active Directory(R) Infrastructure, or have equivalent knowledge
• Knowledge of IP addressing. This is covered in Course 2151, Microsoft Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials
• Knowledge of Windows 2003 core technologies. This is covered in Course 2273, Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment.
• Knowledge of Windows 2003 networking technologies and implementation. This is covered in Course 2277, Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services Windows 2003 directory services technologies and implementation. This is covered in Course 2279, Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

Contents of this class

Module 1: Preparing for Systems Management Server 2003

• Describing the Business Case for SMS 2003
• Describing the Key Elements of the SMS Planning and Deployment Process
• Analysing Your Current Environment
• Discussion: Preparing for SMS 2003

Module 2: Designing the SMS 2003 Hierarchy

• Designing the SMS Site Hierarchy
• Planning Site Boundaries and Roaming Boundaries
• Determining SMS Component Server Capacity

Module 3: Planning for Systems Management Server 2003 Deployment

• Planning Client Installation
• Planning Site Deployment
• Planning Site Configuration
• Planning Site Systems
• Planning the Configuration of the SMS Security Infrastructure
• Planning Network and Infrastructure Security for SMS
• Developing the SMS Deployment Plan
• Discussion: Planning for SMS 2003 Site Deployment

Module 4: Deploying Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

• Configuring the Environment Before Deployment
• Installing the SMS Primary Site
• Configuring the Site after Installation
• Installing Site Systems
• Deploying Clients
• Configuring the SMS Site Hierarchy
• Backing up and Recovering Data
• Troubleshooting an SMS Deployment

Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS): Planning and Deploying / MS2597 (M2597, MOC 2597)

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