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Systems Management Server 2003: Hands-On

Implementing Configuration and Change Management
 
Course: 528   Type: Hands-On Training   Duration: 5 Days
 
 

You Will Learn How To

  • Install, configure and deploy SMS 2003 for your enterprise
  • Customize SMS for resource management
  • Manage hardware and software through automatic inventory and metering
  • Deliver and install applications for your enterprise with SMS software distribution
  • Maintain and troubleshoot your SMS environment
  • Automate security patches and software updates to reduce vulnerabilities

Course Benefits

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 offers centralized enterprise-wide network and information resource management services. Its extensively automated configuration and change management features allow organizations to maximize their resources. This course provides the skills you need to install and configure SMS, distribute software, track inventory, support users remotely and secure your enterprise with automated patch management.

Who Should Attend

Anyone involved in using SMS as an enterprise configuration and change management solution. Course 595, "Windows Server 2003 Comprehensive Introduction," or equivalent experience is assumed.

Hands-On Training

Throughout this course, you gain practical experience planning and deploying SMS. Extensive hands-on exercises include:
  • Installing and configuring SMS
  • Collecting hardware and software inventory
  • Controlling SMS clients remotely
  • Automating and authorizing the patch distribution process
  • Metering applications to collect software usage information
  • Performing a security vulnerability assessment

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Upcoming Dates

Jan 26 - 30, 2009
 Washington, DC (Reston, VA)
Mar 30 - Apr 3, 2009
 Washington, DC (Rockville, MD)

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Systems Management Server 2003: Hands-On

Implementing Configuration and Change Management
 
Course: 528   Type: Hands-On Training   Duration: 5 Days
 
 
Course 528 Content
 

Introduction and Overview

  • Features of SMS
  • SMS and the Active Directory
  • System requirements

Installing SMS on Your Network

Designing your SMS architecture

  • Preparing for installation
  • Configuring SQL Server for SMS
  • Deploying SMS components

Upgrading from SMS 2.0

  • Preparing your system for an upgrade
  • Identifying potential pitfalls

Configuring and Customizing Your SMS Environment

Planning your site hierarchy

  • Site system roles
  • Establishing your site perimeter

Designing the enterprise site hierarchy

  • Defining types of sites
  • Establishing site relationships

Discovering resources in your network

  • Planning and configuring discovery methods
  • Categorizing resources into collections

Working with SMS clients

  • Comparing legacy and advanced clients
  • Configuring and assigning client agents

Managing and Auditing Assets

Collecting inventory

  • Configuring collection parameters
  • Monitoring the inventory process
  • Maintaining inventory history
  • Analyzing results with Resource Explorer

Metering software usage

  • Establishing metering rules to collect software usage information
  • Analyzing results for resource planning, training and licensing

SMS as a Help Desk Tool

Determining optimal support methods

  • Maximizing SMS remote tools
  • Leveraging native OS tools: Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop

Controlling user machines remotely

  • Viewing, rebooting, transferring files and executing commands remotely
  • Providing remote user training

Distributing Software Throughout Your Enterprise

Creating software packages

  • Defining installation procedures
  • Selecting distribution points
  • Monitoring the progress of distribution

Advertising software availability

  • Creating advertisements within SMS
  • Distributing operating systems with OSD
  • Troubleshooting software installation with System and Advertisement Status

Ongoing Monitoring and Maintenance

Troubleshooting the SMS environment

  • Capturing packets and analyzing protocols
  • Addressing network traffic patterns
  • Viewing site systems with Network Trace
  • Navigating the SMS Site Status System

Administering the SMS database

  • Building custom queries and reports
  • Creating dashboards for Web-based reporting
  • Querying the SMS database to create custom collections
  • Maintaining, backing up and restoring database and configuration files

Leveraging Patch Management

Installing patch management software

  • Extending SMS functionality with add-on feature packs
  • Configuring synchronization components
  • Supporting firewall authentication
  • Applying security update inventory tools

Automating and authorizing patches

  • Assessing patch needs
  • Identifying legacy compatibility issues
  • Deploying appropriate patches across your enterprise
 
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Systems Management Server 2003: Hands-On Tuition

Implementing Configuration and Change Management
 
Course: 528   Type: Hands-On Training   Duration: 5 Days
 
 

Course Tuition
$ 3,090 Standard Tuition
Tuition with a Savings Plan
$ 2,250 10-Day Pass
$ 1,670 Training Passport
$ 1,700 Premium-Pass
$ 2,200 Voucher 10-Pack
$ 2,785 Alumni Gold Discount
$ 2,744 Government Discount
 

 

Your Course Tuition Entitles You To...

  • Class participation
  • Team workshops
  • Use of in-class hands-on equipment
  • Comprehensive course materials
  • Morning and afternoon refreshments
  • Course Completion Certificate awarding Continuing Education Units
  • FREE participation in Professional Certification
  • FREE participation in College Credit programs (including related exams)
  
 

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