Microsoft SMS Training Certification Course on CDs
 This training course will provide learners the practical skills and knowledge needed to
manage Systems Management Server SMS 2003 as well as prepare for Microsoft's certification exam.. The training will introduce you to the features and capabilities of SMS
2003, to manage all aspects of the server, including system configuration, client setup and deployment, usage and inventory monitoring, query and reporting, software distribution and
update, remote client support, system maintenance, backup, and recovery.
We now offer (SMS) Microsoft System Management Server 2003 training in two different formats
Target Audience
Systems administrators, systems engineers, systems analysts, IT consultants, and support professionals with responsibility for planning, implementing, and maintaining Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003.
Prerequisites
A working knowledge of both client and server Windows operating systems, in particular Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003; an administrator-level knowledge of SQL Server, Active Directory, and TCP/IP
Your Training Covers
- The features of SMS 2003.
- Pprimary and administrative support features of SMS 2003.
- Considerations for implementing mixed-version hierarchies.
- Site server components.
- The differences between standard and advanced security modes.
- Functions of theservice account.
- Advantages of using SMS Advanced Clients.
- Key concepts related to managing Legacy Clients.
- Considerations for determining the type of clients to be used.
- Advanced Client installation files with their characteristics.
- The most common installation methods for the Advanced Clients with their descriptions.
- Key aspects of the Client Push Installation method
- Key aspects of hardware and software inventory collection.
- Features of the components involved in inventory collection.
- Activities performed during the phases of inventory collection.
- Features of a query.
- Object types available for building queries.
- Identify features of SMS query elements.
- Key aspects of the software distribution process.
- The administrative tasks in the software distribution process.
- Methods for managing network performance with their benefits.
- Key concepts related to collections.
- Key concepts related to packages and programs.
- Key concepts related to advertisements
- The phases in the SMS 2003 software update process with their descriptions.
- Key differences between WUS and the Software's Update Management feature.
- The steps involved in determining the required software updates.
- Features of the Remote Tools.
- Key aspects of integrating Remote Support Tools with SMS.
- Key aspects of enabling the Remote Tools Client Agent.
- Functions of the predefined site maintenance tasks relating to client data.
- Steps for configuring the predefined site maintenance tasks.
- Match SQL commands used for customizing with their functions.
Training
- Interactive full multimedia lessons.
- Interactive lab exercises.
- Review questions to test one skills.
- 24 x 7 Online instructor mentoring to answer all your questtions.
- 20 hours of training
- Maps to Microsoft's Certification Exam
This series is intended for SMS Administrators who are responsible for configuring and managing one or more SMS
sites and all supporting systems. They have one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers running Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 in medium to large enterprise organizations
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CD-ROM
Microsoft SMS Training course
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$295.00
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Online 1 Year Access
Microsoft SMS Training course
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$249.00
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SMS Training Course Description
Fundamentals
Identify features of SMS 2003.
Identify primary and administrative support features of SMS 2003.
Identify considerations for implementing mixed-version hierarchies.
Identify features of primary and secondary sites.
Identify features of the SMS hierarchy.
Identify key components of an SMS site.
Identify main services provided by site systems.
Identify features of SMS clients.
Identify features of collections.
Identify considerations for creating an SMS hierarchy.
Identify features of SMS 2003 support for multiple-language organizations.
Identify features of SMS site boundaries.
Identify key aspects of roaming boundaries.
Site Architecture
Identify SMS site server components.
Identify the differences between standard and advanced security modes.
Identify functions of the SMS service account.
Identify key aspects of extending the Active Directory schema.
Identify tasks that can be performed during SMS setup.
Identify features of the SMS Administrator console.
Identify features of the Site Properties dialog box.
Identify the locations and contents of the primary SMS site server folders.
Identify features of tools in the SMS 2003 Toolkit 1.
Identify advantages of extending the active directory schema.
Identify ways to locate sites and site systems using Active Directory.
Identify key aspects of the System Management container.
Identify features of the Active Directory discovery methods provided by SMS.
Display objects created by the SMS site.
Add a boundary to a site.
Identify key aspects of IIS relating to SMS.
Identify key aspects of BITS relating to SMS.
Identify key aspects of WMI relating to SMS.
Sequence the steps for verifying SMS settings in WMI.
Identify key aspects of Windows Installer relating to SMS
Preparing to Deploy SMS Clients
Identify advantages of using SMS Advanced Clients.
Identify key concepts related to managing Legacy Clients in SMS 2003.
Identify considerations for determining the type of clients to be used.
Identify key aspects of client assignment.
Identify key aspects of resource discovery.
Match SMS resource discovery methods with their descriptions.
Match options in the Network Discovery Properties dialog box with their features.
Sequence the steps to enable and configure the Active Directory User Discovery method.
Sequence the steps to enable and configure the Active Directory System Discovery method.
Sequence the steps to enable and configure Active Directory System Group Discovery method.
Sequence the steps to verify that SMS discovered user resources.
Identify guidelines for enabling and configuring user, system, and system group Active Directory discovery.
Identify guidelines for enabling and configuring Heartbeat Discovery.
Identify site systems used to support SMS clients.
Identify guidelines for configuring and deploying an SLP.
Identify guidelines for configuring and deploying a CAP.
Identify guidelines for configuring and deploying a management point.
Identify features of an SMS site system diagram created using Network Trace.
Sequence the steps to configure and enable a CAP.
Sequence the steps to configure and enable a management point.
Deploying SMS Clients
Match Advanced Client installation files with their characteristics.
Match the most common installation methods for the Advanced Clients with their descriptions.
Identify key aspects of the Client Push Installation method.
Identify key concepts related to the Logon Script-Initiated client installation method.
Match methods of manual Advanced Client installation with their descriptions.
Sequence the steps in the process of configuring the Advanced Client installation.
Identify the locations that can be checked to verify successful Advanced Client installation.
Identify key aspects of status messages.
Match Advanced Client installation problems with their causes.
Identify considerations for automatic installation of the Legacy Client using the Client Push Installation method.
Identify guidelines for installing the Legacy Client by initiating a program file at the client computer.
Identify the configuration tasks to be performed before installing Legacy Clients.
Sequence the steps to install Legacy Clients.
Identify the log files that confirm Legacy Client installation
Collecting Inventory and Metering
Identify key aspects of hardware and software inventory collection.
Identify features of the components involved in inventory collection.
Identify activities performed during the phases of inventory collection.
Identify key aspects related to enabling Inventory Client Agents.
Identify methods of forcing inventory collection.
Identify inventory results displayed in the Resource Explorer.
Sequence the steps for configuring software inventory rules.
Sequence the steps for configuring file collections.
Identify features of the SMS_def.mof file.
Identify considerations for modifying and distributing the SMS_def.mof file.
Identify key aspects of WMI related to hardware inventory.
Identify features of MIF files.
Sequence the steps for creating NOIDMIF and IDMIF files.
Identify ways to submit a NOIDMIF file to a client.
Match software metering components with their descriptions.
Sequence the steps in the software metering process.
Create a software metering rule.
Configure the Software Metering Client Agent.
Identify methods for troubleshooting software metering.
Querying and Reporting Data
Identify features of a query.
Identify object types available for building queries.
Identify features of SMS query elements.
Identify key features of a system class.
Identify guidelines for creating and running a data query.
Identify key considerations for creating and running a status message query.
Display a status message query.
Identify key considerations for exporting and importing a query.
Identify features of SMS security rights.
Identify key considerations for configuring class and instance security on queries.
Sequence the steps to display WQL query statements.
Identify analogous elements in SQL Server and WMI.
Identify features of reporting points.
Identify features of Report Viewer.
Enable a reporting point.
Identify guidelines for improving reporting point security.
Identify features of SMS reports.
Sequence the steps for filtering SMS 2003 reports.
Sequence the steps in the procedure for running a predefined report.
Sequence the steps to create a link between reports.
Export SMS reports.
Sequence the steps for importing SMS reports.
Identify key aspects of dashboards.
Run a dashboard.
Preparing
Identify key aspects of the software distribution process.
Identify the administrative tasks in the software distribution process.
Match methods for managing network performance with their benefits.
Identify guidelines for configuring a site system as a distribution point.
Configure a distribution point and distribution point groups.
Identify features of the Advanced Client network access account.
Identify software distribution component settings used for SMS installations.
Configure the software distribution component.
Identify options used to configure Advertised Programs Client Agent.
Software Distribution: Managing
Identify key concepts related to collections.
Identify key concepts related to packages and programs.
Identify key concepts related to advertisements.
Identify methods for verifying the configuration of software distribution objects.
Identify key concepts related to creating and configuring collections.
Identify key concepts related to verifying the updating of collections.
Create a collection with a rule based on a query.
Identify options for creating subcollections.
Identify key concepts related to propagating collections.
Sequence the steps to create a package and configure its properties.
Identify features of package configuration options.
Sequence the steps to create a program.
Sequence the steps for assigning a new distribution point to distribute a package.
Sequence the steps to verify that a package has reached the distribution point.
Create an advertised program.
Match the advertisement configuration options with their features.
Match the options for managing remote downloads with their features.
Sequence the steps to manually retrieve a user or machine policy.
Sequence the steps to manually run an advertised program.
Identify the roles of the advertised program agent in software distribution.
Identify methods to display software distribution reports in SMS 2003.
Identify methods to monitor the software distribution process in SMS 2003.
Sequence the steps to check the status for advertisements and packages.
Match the software distribution log files created in SMS with their locations
SMS Software Updates
Match the phases in the SMS 2003 software update process with their descriptions.
Identify key differences between WUS and the SMS 2003 Software Update Management feature.
Identify the steps involved in determining the required software updates.
Identify the steps in the SMS 2003 software update distribution process.
Identify features of software update scanning tools.
Sequence the steps to install software update scanning tools.
Identify features of default SMS objects created by the software update scanning tools.
Match command-line options for the software update scanning tools with their functions.
Sequence the steps for verifying software update inventory results using Resource Explorer.
Sequence the steps to display a software update report.
Identify considerations for planning software update deployment.
Identify the steps for authorizing and distributing software update packages.
Identify features of the Distribute Software Updates Wizard.
Identify options for performing complex software update tasks on the Distribute Software Updates Wizard.
Identify methods for verifying software update distribution.
Remote Tools for Client Support
Identify features of SMS Remote Tools.
Identify key aspects of integrating Remote Support Tools with SMS.
Identify key aspects of enabling the Remote Tools Client Agent.
Identify key aspects of configuring general properties of the Remote Tools Client Agent.
Identify guidelines for configuring security options.
Identify guidelines for configuring policy options.
Identify notification options for the Remote Tools Client Agent.
Identify guidelines for configuring advanced options.
Identify functions of the monitor and control components on the SMS Remote Tools toolbar.
Match diagnostic components of the SMS Remote Tools toolbar with their functions.
Identify key aspects of SMS Remote Tools installation processes.
Identify the guidelines for troubleshooting SMS Remote Tools.
Site Maintenance, Backup, and Recovery
Identify functions of the predefined site maintenance tasks relating to client data.
Sequence the steps for configuring the predefined site maintenance tasks.
Match SQL commands used for customizing with their functions.
Identify key aspects of the SMS backup architecture.
Identify features of the Backup control file.
Identify features of the AfterBackup.bat file.
Identify features of the Backup SMS Site Server task.
Sequence the steps to configure the Backup SMS Site Server task.
Identify additional tasks to be performed after a site backup.
Identify considerations for recovering an SMS site.
Identify features of the SMS Recovery Expert.
Sequence the steps for generating an SMS site repair plan.
Identify features of the SMS Site Repair Wizard.
Identify the steps for recovering a site from a site-backup snapshot using the SMS Site Repair Wizard.
Identify key aspects related to resetting SMS sites.
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