Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003: Planning, Deploying and Managing Curriculum Outline
Microsoft SMS 2003: The Pre-planning Phase
Overview/DescriptionTo describe the planning elements that need to be analyzed in preparation for SMS 2003 installation
Target AudienceSystems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning and deploying Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
PrerequisitesA working knowledge of both client and server Windows operating systems, in particular Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003; an administrator-level knowledge of SQL Server, Active Directory, and TCP/IP
Expected Duration (hours)1.0
Lesson Objectives Microsoft SMS 2003: The Pre-planning Phase
Identify the types of environment data relating to information and communication technologies, which should be collected and analyzed prior to SMS 2003 deployment. Map each business requirement to the SMS 2003 feature used to meet that need. Analyze an ICT environment. Back to ListMicrosoft SMS 2003: Planning the Hierarchy
Overview/DescriptionTo explain how to design the site hierarchy and identify the considerations involved in capacity planning
Target AudienceSystems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning and deploying Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
PrerequisitesA working knowledge of both client and server Windows operating systems, in particular Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003; an administrator-level knowledge of SQL Server, Active Directory, and TCP/IP
Expected Duration (hours)2.0
Lesson Objectives Microsoft SMS 2003: Planning the Hierarchy
Identify the main issues involved in planning site boundaries and roaming boundaries. Identify the site location and type considerations involved in designing a site hierarchy. Identify how to assign site systems and site roles. Recognize the main considerations involved in designing an SMS 2003 site hierarchy. Recognize the considerations involved in both capacity and performance planning. Identify why and how SMS 2003 component servers are sized.
Back to ListMicrosoft SMS 2003: Planning Deployment
Overview/Description
To explain how to plan deployment of SMS 2003
Target Audience
Systems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning and deploying Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
Prerequisites
A working knowledge of both client and server Windows operating systems, in particular Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003; an administrator-level knowledge of SQL Server, Active Directory, and TCP/IP
Expected Duration (hours)
2.7
Lesson Objectives
Microsoft SMS 2003: Planning Deployment
- Identify the principal elements of a site deployment plan.
- Identify how to plan SMS 2003 site and hierarchy configuration.
- Recognize the phases of client deployment planning.
- Plan the deployment of SMS 2003.
- Identify some of the general, site, hierarchy, and setup security issues that need to be planned for when developing an SMS 2003 deployment plan.
- Identify the main security guidelines for planning and managing SMS 2003 accounts.
- Identify how to maximize security in SMS 2003.
- Plan an SMS 2003 security strategy.
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Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003: Management and Administration Curriculum Outline
Microsoft SMS 2003: Key Features and Enhancements
Overview/DescriptionTo familiarize the learner with the key features and enhancements of SMS 2003
Target AudienceSystems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
PrerequisitesA working knowledge of both client and server Windows operating systems, in particular Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003; an administrator-level knowledge of SQL Server, Active Directory, and TCP/IP
Expected Duration (hours)2.7
Lesson Objectives Microsoft SMS 2003: Key Features and Enhancements
Identify the functions of SMS and the various features that carry out these functions. Recognize the new features of SMS 2003. Identify the function and types of SMS sites. Differentiate between the elements of an SMS site. Identify the purpose of roaming boundary configuration in SMS 2003. Identify features of SMS 2003 site architecture. Identify SMS hierarchical models and site communication methods. Identify the different types of SMS 2003 clients. Identify the different hierarchy models and clients in SMS 2003. 
Back to ListMicrosoft SMS 2003: Installing and Configuring Sites
Overview/DescriptionTo explain how to install and configure SMS sites
Target AudienceSystems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
PrerequisitesA working knowledge of both client and server Windows operating systems, in particular Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003; an administrator-level knowledge of SQL Server, Active Directory, and TCP/IP
Expected Duration (hours)2.3
Lesson Objectives Microsoft SMS 2003: Installing and Configuring Sites
Identify the preparation requirements that must be met before installing SMS 2003. Identify the differences between installing a primary site using Express Setup and installing a site using Custom Setup. Install a secondary site using SMS Setup or the SMS Administrator Console. Install a primary site using SMS Setup and a secondary site using the SMS Administrator Console. Configure SMS sites. Configure site hierarchies. Configure an SMS site and an SMS hierarchy. Back to ListMicrosoft SMS 2003: Installing and Configuring Clients
Overview/DescriptionTo explain how to install and configure clients
Target AudienceSystems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
PrerequisitesA working knowledge of both client and server Windows operating systems, in particular Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003; an administrator-level knowledge of SQL Server, Active Directory, and TCP/IP
Expected Duration (hours)2.2
Lesson Objectives Microsoft SMS 2003: Installing and Configuring Clients
Identify how to install the SMS Advanced Client using the Advanced Client Installer. Identify how to use Logon Script-initiated Client Installation to install SMS Advanced Clients. Identify how to install Advanced Clients using the SMS Administrator Console and computer imaging. Install Advanced Clients using the SMS Administrator Console. Identify the techniques used to install the Legacy Client. Install the SMS 2003 Legacy Client. Differentiate between Advanced Client assignment and Legacy Client assignment. Back to ListMicrosoft SMS 2003: Collecting Inventory and Software Metering
Overview/DescriptionTo explain how to collect inventory and configure software metering
Target AudienceSystems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
PrerequisitesA working knowledge of both client and server Windows operating systems, in particular Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003; an administrator-level knowledge of SQL Server, Active Directory, and TCP/IP
Expected Duration (hours)1.7
Lesson Objectives Microsoft SMS 2003: Collecting Inventory and Software Metering
Identify the administrative tasks of hardware inventory. Identify the administrative tasks involved in software inventory. Configure SMS 2003 for both hardware and software inventory. Identify how to configure software metering. Configure software metering in SMS 2003. Back to ListMicrosoft SMS 2003: Managing Collections, Queries, and Reports
Overview/DescriptionTo explain how to manage collections, queries and reports in SMS 2003
Target AudienceSystems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
PrerequisitesA working knowledge of both client and server Windows operating systems, in particular Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003; an administrator-level knowledge of SQL Server, Active Directory, and TCP/IP
Expected Duration (hours)3.0
Lesson Objectives Microsoft SMS 2003: Managing Collections, Queries, and Reports
Identify the functions of collections in SMS 2003. Identify how to create and manage collections in SMS 2003. Create and manage collections in SMS 2003. Identify the role of queries and their elements in SMS 2003. Create and manage queries in SMS 2003. Modify a query and how the results are displayed. Identify the functions and features of reports in SMS 2003. Identify how to create and manage reports in SMS 2003. Create and manage a report. Back to ListMicrosoft SMS 2003: Distributing Software
Overview/DescriptionTo explain how to prepare, manage, and monitor software distribution
Target AudienceSystems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
PrerequisitesA working knowledge of both client and server Windows operating systems, in particular Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003; an administrator-level knowledge of SQL Server, Active Directory, and TCP/IP
Expected Duration (hours)3.0
Lesson Objectives Microsoft SMS 2003: Distributing Software
Configure the Software Distribution Agent and the points, in preparation for software distribution. Configure collections, security, and the software distribution component. Configure a collection, security, and the software distribution client for software distribution. Identify how to create and manage packages. Identify how to create and manage programs. Identify how to create and manage advertisements. Create and manage software distribution in SMS 2003. Identify how to monitor package distribution and advertised programs. Differentiate between running advertised programs on Advanced Clients and Legacy Clients. Back to ListMicrosoft SMS 2003: Managing Software Updates
Overview/DescriptionTo demonstrate how to manage software updates
Target AudienceSystems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
PrerequisitesA working knowledge of both client and server Windows operating systems, in particular Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003; an administrator-level knowledge of SQL Server, Active Directory, and TCP/IP
Expected Duration (hours)2.3
Lesson Objectives Microsoft SMS 2003: Managing Software Updates
Identify the functions, components, and tasks associated with software update management. Identify how to deploy software update inventory tools. Identify the tasks involved in performing software update inventory. Deploy and perform software update inventory in SMS 2003. Identify how to authorize and distribute software updates in SMS 2003. Distribute software updates. Identify the tools and tasks involved in monitoring software update distribution. Back to ListMicrosoft SMS 2003: Using Remote Tools
Overview/DescriptionTo explain how to use Remote Tools
Target AudienceSystems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
PrerequisitesA working knowledge of both client and server Windows operating systems, in particular Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003; an administrator-level knowledge of SQL Server, Active Directory, and TCP/IP
Expected Duration (hours)1.7
Lesson Objectives Microsoft SMS 2003: Using Remote Tools
Identify the functions of the SMS Remote Tools and the Remote Assistance and Terminal Services features. Install and configure SMS Remote Tools. Enable and configure Remote Tools in SMS 2003. Identify how to use Remote Tools to support clients in SMS 2003. Provide remote support for a client. Back to ListMicrosoft SMS 2003: Maintaining SMS Systems
Overview/DescriptionTo explain how to maintain SMS systems
Target AudienceSystems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
PrerequisitesA working knowledge of both client and server Windows operating systems, in particular Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003; an administrator-level knowledge of SQL Server, Active Directory, and TCP/IP
Expected Duration (hours)2.3
Lesson Objectives Microsoft SMS 2003: Maintaining SMS Systems
Identify the functions of the SMS 2003 network monitoring tools. Identify how to launch and configure the SMS status system. Identify how to run and create the types of maintenance tasks that are part of an effective site maintenance plan. Maintain SMS systems. Identify how to use and troubleshoot SMS backup. Identify how to install and run the SMS Recovery Expert. Back up and recover a site in SMS 2003. Back to List
Microsoft SMS Server
(Systems Management Server)
System Management Server (SMS), is a systems management software product by Microsoft for managing large groups of Windows-based
computer systems. Configuration Manager provides remote control, patch management, software distribution, operating system
deployment, and hardware and software inventory.
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What Professionals Will Learn from CBT Direct’s Microsoft
SMS Training
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003: Planning and Deployment
This course will train you on the Pre-planning Phase, the planning of the Hierarchy and to plan the deployment of Microsoft SMS Server.
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003: Management and Administration
This training cover all of the key features and enhancements of Microsoft SMS 2003. It will also teach you on installing and
configuring sites, installing and configuring clients and how to use the Collecting Inventory and Software Metering portions of SMS.
The course goes over the following features of SMS Server; Managing Collections, Queries, and Reports, Distributing Software, Managing
Software Updates, Using Remote Tools and how to maintain SMS Systems.
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003: Planning, Deploying and Managing
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003: Management and Administration
