Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Administrator's Companion 

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• 1. Cover

• 2. LOC Page

• 3. Dedication

• 4. Acknowledgments

• 5. Introduction

• 6. Part I: Installation, Planning, and Management

• 7. Part II: Resource Discovery, Client Installation, and Remote Control

• 8. Part III: Software and Package Management

• 9. Part IV: Site Database Maintenance and Recovery

• 10. Part V: Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 and Microsoft Windows 2000

• 11. Appendixes

• 12. Companion CDs

• 13. Chapter 1 -- Overview

• 14. What Is Systems Management Server 2.0?

• 15. Features and Functions

  Components Inventory and Resource Management Diagnosis and Troubleshooting Package Distribution Application Management SMS Site SMS Site Server SMS Site System SMS Client SMS Administrator Console SMS Site Hierarchy HealthMon Network Monitor 2.0 Network Trace Performance Monitor Remote Tools SMS Trace SNMP Traps and the Event to Trap Translator

• 16. Understanding WBEM and WMI

• 17. What s Changed Since Systems Management Server 1.2?

• 18. Summary

• 19. Chapter 2 -- Primary Site Installation

• 20. Planning Considerations

  Network Infrastructure Systems Management Server 2.0 Functionality Personnel Training and Testing Client and Server Configuration

• 21. Preinstallation Requirements

  SQL Server Requirements Site Server Requirements Sizing the Database Database Security Tuning SQL Server Hardware Requirements Software Requirements

• 22. Installing a Primary Site Server

  Installation Options Running Setup Express Installation Custom Installation Choosing to Install a Dedicated Local Copy of SQL Server Choosing to Not Install a Dedicated Local Copy of SQL Server

• 23. Modifying the Installation

• 24. Server Modifications After Installation

  Program Group Services Directory Structure and Shares Windows NT Registry

• 25. Navigating the SMS Administrator Console

• 26. Removing a Primary Site

  Removing the Site Server Client Software Removing the Primary Site Removing Folders and Files Removing SMS Windows NT Registry Keys Removing Accounts and Groups

• 27. Summary

• 28. Chapter 3 -- Site Systems

• 29. Defining and Configuring the SMS Site

  Configuring Site Properties Site Settings The Boundaries Tab The General Tab The Accounts Tab The Security Tab

• 30. Site Configuration Process Flow

• 31. Monitoring Status and Flow

  Status Messages Log Files Enabling SMS 2.0 Log Files

• 32. Defining and Configuring Site Systems

  Site System Connection Accounts Client Access Points Distribution Points Software Metering Server Component Server Logon Points Logon Point Site Server Installation Process Windows Networking Logon Discovery NetWare Bindery Logon Discovery NetWare NDS Logon Discovery Windows Networking Logon Client Installation NetWare Bindery Logon Client Installation NetWare NDS Logon Client Installation

• 33. Checkpoints

  Planning and Identifying Site Systems Disk Space Connection Accounts

• 34. Summary

• 35. Chapter 4 -- Multiple-Site Structures

• 36. Defining Parent-Child Relationships

  Installing a Secondary Site Implementing a Parent-Child Relationship Between Primary Sites Installing the Secondary Site from Its Parent Primary Site Installing the Secondary Site Locally from the SMS CD The Secondary Site Installation Process Flow Differences Between Primary and Secondary Sites Creating an Address Creating an Address to Another Site Identifying the Parent Site

• 37. Developing Site Hierarchies

  Network Performance Client Components Location and Number of Clients International Site Considerations Administrative Model Windows NT Domain Model

• 38. Communicating Through Senders

  Sender Process Flow Defining a Sender Courier Sender

• 39. Summary

• 40. Chapter 5 -- Analysis and Troubleshooting Tools

• 41. Working with Status Messages

  Viewing Site Status Messages Setting Status Message Viewer Options The Status Viewer Options Window Filter Options

• 42. Understanding Status Summarizers

  Display Interval Status Message Thresholds Configuring Status Summarizers Component Status Summarizer Site System Status Summarizer Advertisement Status Summarizer

• 43. Filtering Status Messages

  Configuring Status Reporting Properties Status Filter Rules

• 44. Working with Status Message Queries

• 45. Status Message Process Flow

  Reporting Status on Site Servers and Site Systems Reporting Status from Clients Reporting Status to the SMS Database

• 46. Using SMS Service Manager

• 47. Using SMS Trace

  Installing SMS Trace Searching for Text Highlighting Text Filtering the SMS Trace View

• 48. Summary

• 49. Chapter 6 -- System Performance and Network Analysis

• 50. Performance Monitor

  Using Performance Monitor Specific Objects and Counters Creating a Performance Monitor Chart Creating a Performance Monitor Log Creating a Chart from a Log File

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