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Dashboard Properties dialog box, 650-51
dashboards, 650-52
data. See also databases
capturing network, 263-66
displaying as chart, 643
site data propagation, 769
summarizing and deleting collected, 611-15
Data Access tab (Package Properties dialog box), 443
Data Source tab (Package Properties dialog box), 442, 463
database consistency checker (DBCC) commands, 741-43, 759
Database Modification page (SMS Setup Wizard), 70-71
Database Properties dialog box, 735-37, 745
databases
accessing with SQL Server account, 98
backing up, 705-12, 744-47
checking after upgrading, 774
components of SMS, 737-39
creating in SQL Server, 735-37
daily maintenance tasks, 697-98
defined, 734
deinstallation options for, 79-80
event triggers, 738
executing maintenance commands from SQL Server, 742-43
general tasks, 696-97
indexes, 738
maintenance commands for, 741-42
monitoring total size of, 699-701
monthly maintenance tasks, 699
rationale for, 695-96
recovering site, 713
removing or disabling incompatible features, 760
replicating from SQL Server, 752
reporting status to, 238-39
requirements for SQL Server with SMS, 36-42
restoring, 727-28, 747-48
reviewing prior to upgrading, 759-60
scheduling, 699-703
security for SQL Server, 39-40
sizing for SMS, 39
stopping components during backups, 744
stored procedures, 739
tables, 738
tasks in Tasks folder, 701-3
testing upgrade process for, 760
weekly maintenance tasks, 698-99
DBCC (database consistency checker) commands, 741-43, 759
.DC files, 430
DDR (discovery data record) files
defined, 278, 279
generated in Windows User Account and User Group discovery process, 283-84
Network Discovery-generated, 294-95
site servers created as Share, 120
Default Limited SMS Remote Tools Settings dialog box, 374
default object permissions, 674
definition files. See package definition files
Delegate permissions, 674
Delete Aged Software Metering Data Task Properties dialog box, 612
Delete Collection Instance page (Delete Collection Wizard), 422
Delete Collection Wizard, 425-30
administrators with permission to view collection, 429
advertisements that will be deleted, 427
Collection Membership Rules page, 428
completing, 430
confirming deletion of this collection, 429
deleting collection instance, 422
effects of deleting collections, 426
queries that will be affected, 428
viewing details of subcollections, 426-27
Delete Program Wizard, 459
Delete Secondary Site Wizard, 160
Delete Special option for collections, 425
deleting
collections, 424-30
phantom child sites, 715-16
programs, 459
query-based collections, 425, 428
secondary sites, 160
delta inventory, defined, 340
Deploy phase of patch management, 511-12, 529-32
Deployment Readiness Wizard, 761-67
about, 8
resolving test failures, 767
selecting site for, 764-66
selecting tests to run, 765-66
steps for running, 764-67
test results for, 767
tests run by, 762-63
viewing progress and results, 766
detail message types, 198
DHCP tab (Network Discovery Properties dialog box), 287, 292
diagnosis and troubleshooting tools, 15-17. See also specific tools
Network Monitor, 15, 261-62
Network Trace, 15, 258-61
Remote Tools, 16, 383
SMS Trace, 17, 240-45
System Monitor, 16, 247-58
digital signatures, 522-23
direct membership
defined, 407
rules, 410-15
directories
backing up structure for, 705-6
changes in client directory structure with SMS installation, 320
created during SMS installation, 76
designating for package source files, 442-43
rescanning in Repackage Installation Wizard, 571
selecting destination for SMS Installer files, 559
selecting for scanning during repackaging, 566-69
selecting SMS Installer backup, 560
setting location for packages, 462
disabling
disk performance object counters, 257
incompatible features, 760
software metering rules, 610-11
disaster recovery, 694-731
backing up site database and strategic files, 706-12
backup control file, 708-9, 779-85
database maintenance, 695-99
overview, 695, 731
process flow for backups, 703-6
recovering SMS site, 712-16
Recovery Expert, 718-23
restoring site systems, 716-18
scheduling maintenance tasks, 699-703
SMS Site Repair Wizard, 723-30
Discovery Data Manager, 301
discovery data record files. See DDR (discovery data record) files
discovery methods
Active Directory, 13-14, 21, 297-300
Network Discovery, 285-95
Windows User Account and User Group, 279-85
discovery process
Network Discovery, 294-95
site assignment vs., 88
disk performance object counters, 257
disk space
checking site system requirements for, 137-38
hardware requirements for, 43
monitoring total database size, 699-701
needs for parent sites, 143
requirements for SMS and SQL Server on same site server, 38
software inventory requirements, 362-63
weekly monitoring of free, 698
display interval options for status summarizers, 212-13
Distribute Software To Collection Wizard, 472-78
advertising to subcollections, 475
assigning programs, 476
completing, 477
launching, 473
naming new advertisements, 474-75
scheduling advertisements, 476
selecting or creating packages, 473
selecting program to advertise, 474
Distribute Software Updates Wizard, 540-48
checking properties for updates, 544-45
choosing updates, 542-43
configuring installation agent settings, 546-47
downloading update source files, 543-44
selecting distribution points to be updated, 545
selecting inventory scanning program, 541-42
software update status, 544
specifying package source directory, 543
specifying update type, 540-41
user notification settings and ability to postpone packages to client, 547-48
Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF), 19
distributing custom Administrator Console, 691-92
Distribution Manager, 467-68
Distribution Point Group Properties dialog box, 128, 452
distribution point groups, 127-28, 451-54
Distribution Point tab (Site System Properties dialog box), 126-28, 452-53
distribution points, 124-29
assigning role of, 125-27
assigning to server share, 119
BITS-enabled, 124-25
configuring, 449-51
defined, 9
determining Advanced Client program options, 481-82
disconnecting users from, 444
distribution point groups, 127-28, 451-54
folder and share permissions for NTFS, 661
package distribution process flow and, 467
protected, 125
reconnecting clients to, 457
refreshing packages for, 716-18
removing role of, 126
requirements for site system as, 114
role in packaging distribution, 439-40
selecting program to advertise to, 474
selecting for updates, 545
setting up share points on, 443-44
sharing, 129
site hierarchies and package distribution, 177
specifying where package files will be copied, 127
status messages for packages or advertisements, 499, 501
troubleshooting package distribution to, 503-4
updating on schedule, 443
Distribution Settings dialog box, 533
Distribution Settings tab (Package Properties dialog box), 192, 444
DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force), 19
Do Not Process Lower-Priority Status Filter Rules check box (Status Filter Rule Properties dialog box), 228, 229
DOBACKUP variable, 587, 599
domain names
cautions against changing, 56
secondary sites, 146
Domain Properties dialog box, 290
domains
creating Legacy Client Software Installation account for client, 471
increasing security for, 666
Domains tab (Network Discovery Properties dialog box), 289
DOS Memory Map, 387
Download Progress status window, 544
downloading
checkpoint restart, 124
SMS Installer, 557
SMS Trace, 241
update source files, 543-44


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