Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Administrators Companion (Pro-Administrators Companion)
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Administrators Companion (Pro-Administrators Companion)
ISBN: 0735618887
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 178
Pages: 178
Authors: Steven Kaczmarek D.
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Administrator s Companion
- Introduction
- Part II: Resource Discovery, Client Installation, and Remote Control
- Part III: Software and Package Management
- Part IV: Site Database Maintenance, Recovery, and Upgrade
- Appendixes
- About the CD-ROM
- Technical Support
- Part I: Installation, Planning, and Management
- Chapter 1: Overview
- What Is Systems Management Server 2003?
- Features and Functions
- Understanding Windows Management Instrumentation
- What s Changed Since System Management Server 2.0?
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Primary Site Installation
- Preinstallation Requirements
- Installing a Primary Site Server
- Modifying the Installation
- Server Modifications After Installation
- Removing a Primary Site
- Navigating the SMS Administrator Console
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Configuring Site Server Properties and Site Systems
- The Site Configuration Process Flow
- Monitoring Status and Flow
- Defining and Configuring Site Systems
- Checkpoints
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Multiple-Site Structures
- Developing Site Hierarchies
- Communicating Through Senders
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Analysis and Troubleshooting Tools
- Understanding Status Summarizers
- Filtering Status Messages
- Working with Status Message Queries
- Status Message Process Flow
- Using SMS Service Manager
- Using SMS Trace
- Summary
- Chapter 6: System Performance and Network Analysis
- Network Trace
- Network Monitor
- Summary
- Part II: Resource Discovery, Client Installation, and Remote Control
- Chapter 7: Resource Discovery
- Resource Discovery Methods
- Discovery Data Manager
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Client Installation Methods
- Removing Systems Management Server from the Client
- Checkpoints
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Inventory Collection
- Hardware Inventory
- Software Inventory
- Summary
- Chapter 10: Remote Control of Client Systems
- Configuring a Client for Remote Control
- Client Protocol Considerations
- Exploring Remote Tools Functions
- Remote Tools Session Process Flow
- Monitoring Status and Flow
- Remote Assistance and Terminal Services Support
- Checkpoints
- Summary
- Part III: Software and Package Management
- Chapter 11: Collections
- Creating Collections
- Updating Collections
- Collections and the SMS Site Hierarchy
- Checkpoints
- Summary
- Chapter 12: Package Distribution and Management
- Defining Package Distribution
- Creating Packages for Distribution
- Configuring the Software Distribution Component
- Using the Distribute Software To Collection Wizard
- Creating an Advertisement
- Configuring the Client
- Monitoring Status
- Checkpoints
- Summary
- Chapter 13: Patch Management
- The Need for Effective Patch Management
- Introduction to the Patch Management Process
- Preparing for Patch Management
- The Four-Phase Patch Management Process
- Integrating SMS 2003 into Patch Management Processes
- Responding to Emergencies
- Summary
- Chapter 14: Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer
- Overview
- Installing Systems Management Server Installer
- Systems Management Server Installer Tools
- Creating Installation Scripts
- Modifying Installation Scripts Using the Installation Expert
- Modifying Installation Scripts Using Script Editor
- Testing and Compiling the Installation Script
- Rolling Back and Uninstalling a Scripted Installation
- Summary
- Chapter 15: Software Metering
- Overview
- Configuring Software Metering
- Running Software Metering Reports
- Checkpoints
- Summary
- Part IV: Site Database Maintenance, Recovery, and Upgrade
- Chapter 16: Queries and Reports
- Reports
- Checkpoints
- Summary
- Chapter 17: Security
- Standard and Advanced Security
- NTFS Security
- Accounts and Groups
- Permissions and Security Objects
- Custom SMS Administrator Consoles
- Summary
- Chapter 18: Disaster Recovery
- Database Maintenance
- Scheduling Maintenance Tasks
- Backup Process Flow
- Backing Up the Site Through Systems Management Server
- Recovering the SMS Site
- Restoring Site Systems
- Using the Recovery Expert
- Using the SMS Site Repair Wizard
- Summary
- Chapter 19: Maintaining the Database Through Microsoft SQL Server
- SQL Server Components
- SMS Database Components
- SQL Server Management Tools
- Database Maintenance
- Backing Up and Restoring the Database
- Modifying SQL Server Parameters
- Using SQL Replication to Enhance SMS Site Performance
- Summary
- Chapter 20: Migration Issues
- Maintaining Mixed Sites Within the Same Site Structure
- Upgrading to Systems Management Server 2003
- Post-Upgrade Tasks
- Checkpoints
- Summary
- Part V: Appendixes
- Appendix A: Backup Control File
- Appendix B: Recommended Web Sites
- Index
- Index_B
- Index_C
- Index_D
- Index_E
- Index_F
- Index_G
- Index_H
- Index_I
- Index_J
- Index_K
- Index_L
- Index_M
- Index_N
- Index_O
- Index_P
- Index_Q
- Index_R
- Index_S
- Index_T
- Index_U
- Index_V
- Index_W
- Index_X
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Sidebars
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Administrators Companion (Pro-Administrators Companion)
ISBN: 0735618887
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 178
Pages: 178
Authors: Steven Kaczmarek D.