2597, Planning and Deploying Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

This course is intended for systems engineers with one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers running Microsoft Windows in medium to large enterprise organizations, and who have a need to plan an SMS deployment.

Before completing this module, students must have completed the following courses, or have equivalent knowledge:

• 2596, Managing Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
• 2279, Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
• System engineers should also have strong working knowledge of:
• IP addressing. This is covered in 2151, Microsoft Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials
• Windows 2003 core technologies. This is covered in 2273, Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
• Windows 2003 networking technologies and implementation. This is covered in 2277, Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Network Services
• Windows 2003 directory services technologies and implementation. This is covered in 2279, Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Analyze business requirements for SMS
• Create and evaluate an SMS deployment plan
• Plan an SMS site hierarchy
• Install the Site hierarchy
• Configure a site system
• Discover SMS resources
• Install SMS clients
• Configure SMS site hierarchies
• Secure an SMS site
• Create a management and operations plan

Module 1: Preparing for Systems Management Server 2003

Overview
Lesson: Describing the Business Case for SMS 2003
Lesson: Describing the Key Elements of the SMS Planning and Deployment Process
Lesson: Analyzing Your Current Environment
Discussion: Preparing for SMS 2003

Module 2: Designing the Systems Management Server 2003 Hierarchy

Overview
Lesson: Designing the SMS Site Hierarchy
Lesson: Planning Site Boundaries and Roaming Boundaries
Lesson: Determining SMS Component Server Capacity
Course Evaluation

Module 3: Planning for Systems Management Server 2003 Deployment

Overview
Lesson: Planning Client Installation
Lesson: Planning Site Deployment
Lesson: Planning Site Configuration
Lesson: Planning Site Systems
Lesson: Planning the Configuration of the SMS Security Environment
Lesson: Planning Network and Infrastructure Security for SMS
Lesson: Developing the SMS Deployment Plan
Discussion: Planning for SMS 2003 Site Deployment

Module 4: Deploying Systems Management Server 2003

Overview
Lesson: Configuring the Environment Before Deployment
Lab A: Configuring the Environment Before Deployment
Lesson: Installing the SMS Primary Site
Lab B: Installing the SMS Primary Site
Lesson: Configuring the Site After Installation
Lab C: Configuring the Site After Installation
Lesson: Installing Site Systems
Lab D: Installing Site Systems
Lesson: Deploying Clients
Lab E: Deploying Clients
Lesson: Configuring the SMS Site Hierarchy
Lab F: Configuring the SMS Site Hierarchy
Lesson: Backing Up and Recovering Data
Lab G: Backing Up and Recovering Data
Lesson: Troubleshooting an SMS Deployment
Lab H: Troubleshooting an SMS Deployment
Course Evaluation

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