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Course number U8906S (MOC 2596)
Length 5 days
Delivery method Instructor-led training (ILT)
Onsite dedicated training (OST)
Price USD $2,125
CAD $2,550

Course overview

Learn how to successfully manage a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) installation that allows you to provide relevant software and updates to designated users quickly and at reduced costs. This five-day course enables you to perform all tasks required in the planning and deployment phases of SMS.

Prerequisites
  • Completed course U5102S (MOC 2277), Implementing, managing, and maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure: Network services, or equivalent knowledge

Audience

This course is intended for Systems Engineers responsible for planning and deploying SMS in an enterprise environment.

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Benefits to you

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Configure a site system
  • Discover SMS resources
  • Deploy SMS clients
  • Collect inventory
  • Manage collections and queries
  • Distribute software
  • Configure and use software metering
  • Install and manage remote tools
  • Back up and recover SMS
  • Maintain the SMS site


Microsoft Official Curriculum

Course outline

Configure a site system

  • Create a new distribution point
  • Create a new Client access point
  • Create a new Distribution point
  • Create a new Management point
  • Create a new Server locator point
  • Create a new Reporting point

Discover SMS resources

  • Discover network resources
  • Discover Heartbeat resources
  • Discover Windows user accounts
  • Discover Windows user groups
  • Discover Active Directory system resources
  • Discover Active Directory users
  • Discover Active Directory system groups

Deploy SMS clients

  • Collect hardware and software inventory

Manage collections and queries

Distribute software

  • Configure the software distribution agent
  • Prepare a CAP or management points
  • Create a distribution point
  • Enable Background Intelligence Transfer Service (BITS)
  • Configure security for software distribution
  • Create and manage packages
  • Create and manage programs
  • Create software installation packages
  • Distribute packages
  • Create and manage advertisements
  • Monitor software distribution

Configure and use software metering

  • Enable software metering
  • Create software metering rules
  • Create software metering reports

Install and manage remote tools

  • Enable and configure the SMS remote tools client agent on the SMS site server
  • Install SMS remote tools on the client
  • Support clients with remote tools

Back up and recover SMS

Maintain the SMS site


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