Summary
In this chapter we’ve thoroughly explored the
client installation methods for both the Legacy and the Advanced
Client and enabled them and our client installation accounts
accordingly. We’ve examined the installation process and also seen
how that process ties in to the discovery and site assignment
processes. We’ve noted the changes that take place on the client
after SMS has been installed, including modifications made to the
client’s registry and the amount of disk space required. We’ve even
seen how to go about removing SMS from the client should the need
arise. Now that we’ve installed our clients, the next step is to
enable and configure the client agents that will enable us to more
completely manage these clients—agents such as the Remote Tools
Client Agent and the Advertised Programs Client Agent. We’ll begin
with the inventory agents in Chapter 9, “Inventory
Collection.”