Systems Management Server (SMS) Overview
SMS 2.0 is a Microsoft BackOffice systems management tool that can both operate in and manage an assortment of network environments. Systems Management Server (SMS) enables network environments and network resources to be centrally controlled. The core control point or center of Systems Management Server is the SMS Administrator console. This is a snap-in to the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). The industry standard for Web-Based Enterprise...
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SMS Remote Control Tools Overview
SMS Remote tools enable administrators to control remote client computers. The Remote Tools set provides the following features:
Remote control
Remote reboot
Remote chat
Remote execute
File transfer
Windows diagnostics
DOS diagnostics
Ping test
Remote Tools are categorized as follows:
Remote Diagnostics: Provides the capabilities listed here:
Control a client computer's mouse and keyboard
Execute a program
Copy files
Reboot
View the...
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Primary Site Server Installation Overview
A SMS site server is the Windows server on which SMS 2.0 is installed and running. The SMS site server is the main access point between the SMS database and administrators. The SMS server manages the SMS site and component attributes.
The SMS site server must be installed on a domain controller or on a member server. It cannot be installed on a stand-alone server. Before installing the primary site server, you should consider the factors listed...
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Configuring SMS Sites Systems
A SMS site system is a Windows server that carries out one of multiple SMS roles for the SMS site. When installing SMS, the default configuration is that all SMS roles are installed on an SMS site server.
After SMS is installed, you can assign these site system roles to computers:
Client access points (CAPs): This is a SMS site system that operates as the exchange point between SMS clients and the SMS site server. At the client access point; inventory, and...
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Troubleshooting SMS Site Server Installation Issues
When SMS Setup fails to install the SMS site server, you can use the information in the Smssetup.log file to determine where the SMS Setup failed. A SMS installation failure usually fails in one of these categories:
Disk issue
Security issue
SQL Server issue
A few common SMS site server installation issues are listed here, together with the recommended strategy for solving the issue:
When SMS Setup fails because of a disk space issue...
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Understanding the SMS Hierarchy
In large organizations, having one SMS site for the management of all your network resources is not really the ideal solution. Here, implementing a site hierarchy that has multiple SMS sites is the better solution.
A SMS site consists of the following SMS components:
SMS site server
SMS site systems
SMS clients and resources
The SMS hierarchy is the structure that links multiple sites together. The SMS hierarchy is created by linking sites together so...
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Configuring Software Distribution
The process for distributing packages can be broken into a number of steps:
Specify the CAPs for the package.
Specify the distribution points for the package.
Create the necessary collections.
Collect the necessary source files, installation scripts etc.
Create the SMS package.
Define one program for the package. This is the minimum requirement. You can define multiple programs for a package.
Advertise the programs to one or multiple...
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Configuring Hardware and Software Inventory
Hardware inventory deals with the collection of data on the hardware properties of installed client computer hardware:
Disk model, Processor type and speed, Firmware manufacturer and version, Capacity, Free space, Amount of RAM and Monitor type and resolution
You can configure which hardware properties information should be collected by SMS. The Hardware Inventory Client Agent collects the actual hardware properties information from the client...
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SMS 2.0 Queries Overview
You can use a SMS query to search for information in the SMS site database. In fact, all data stored in the site database can be queried. This includes data relating to computer resources, sites, software distribution, and users and user groups. A query consists of one expression or multiple expressions conveyed using the WBEM Query Language (WQL). When the query is run against the SMS site database, the SMS Provider retrieves all data in the SMS site database tables...
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Monitoring SMS Activity
You can use Performance Monitor utility to track various processes on a Windows system in real time. The utility uses a graphical display that you can use to view current data, or log data. You can specify specific elements or components that should be tracked. You can determine resource usage by monitoring trends.
With Performance Monitor, objects, counters and instances are used to monitor the system. An object is a collection of counters which are associated with...
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