sample statement queries,
635
sample update release timetable,
527
scanning
rescanning directories and registry keys,
571
selecting directories for,
566–69
Schedule tab
Advertisement Properties dialog box,
478–79
Network Discovery Properties dialog box,
292–93
SNA RAS Sender Address Properties dialog
box,
168–69
scheduling
Backup SMS Site Server task,
711
check of total database size,
699–701
client advertisements,
484
recurring assignments for advertisements,
482–83
specifying software metering,
606–7
updates by Collection Evaluator,
414
Windows Installer Step-Up Utility,
592–93
SDK (Software Development Kit),
84
Search For File Settings dialog box,
595
Search For Resources page (Create Direct
Membership Rule Wizard),
411
adding identifying information for,
145
configuring management point system as,
159
creating addresses to new,
148
distinguishing characteristics of,
142
domain name entry for,
146
enabling Software Inventory Client Agent
for,
357
entering correct name for server,
146
hierarchy model with,
143
installing from parent site,
144–50
listed in Administrator Console,
158
local installation from SMS CD,
150–56
location for source files,
146–47
process flow for installation,
156–57
running Deployment Readiness Wizard on,
765
security and site hierarchy,
683–84
selecting advanced or standard security,
147
specifying sender addresses to,
148–49
switching roles with primary sites,
142
Secondary Sites page (Deployment Readiness
Wizard),
765
assessing threats and vulnerabilities,
518
class vs. instance security rights,
102–3
customizing Administrator Console for,
684–92
options for parent and child sites,
153
reviewing for upgraded sites,
774
selecting for secondary sites,
147
site system connection security groups,
115–17
SMS Service Account as connection account,
162
for SQL Server databases,
39–40
Security & Privacy Web site,
520
Security tab
Remote Tools Client Agent Properties
dialog box,
373
Site Properties dialog box,
101–2
Security Update Inventory Tool,
532
Select A Program To Advertise page
(Distribute Software To Collection Wizard),
474
Select Attributes dialog box,
234,
632
Select Backup Destination dialog box,
746
Select Directory dialog box,
567
Select Programs To Run page (Advertised
Programs Wizard),
487–89
Select Resources page (Create Direct
Membership Rule Wizard),
413
Sender Properties dialog box,
189
alternates to target site,
171
displaying list of address types,
163
options when creating addresses for,
149
specifying sender addresses to secondary
sites,
148–49
server installation modifications
directory structure and shared folders,
76
Server Locator Point tab (Site System
Properties dialog box),
136
additional requirements for site system
as,
114
Server Share option (Site System context
menu),
118–20
Service Packs
Express Setup requirements for,
50
SQL Server requirements for,
36,
45,
733
supporting mixed-version environments,
758
updating Windows XP Professional using
Status Message Viewer,
207
upgrading secondary sites,
156
services
changes in client with SMS installation,
320
modifications after SMS installation to,
73–75
stopping before backing up site server,
704–5
Set Parent Site button (Site Properties
dialog box),
91
Set Parent Site dialog box,
172
Set Security Mode dialog box,
91–92
Set Security Mode prompt,
658
Set Source Directory dialog box,
442
Set Viewing Period dialog box,
204
creating addresses in,
149
modifications to server after completion
by,
72–77
severity ratings for updates,
523
shares
connecting sender with SMS_SITE,
469
securing package distribution with access
accounts,
446–49
Show/Hide Console Tree icon,
200
Active Directory group policy installation
method,
318
Client Push Installation,
308–13
computer imaging installation method,
319
installation methods for SMS clients,
307–8
Logon Script Initiated installation
method,
307,
314–15
manual client installation,
315–17
software distribution installation method,
318
site boundaries
Advanced Client boundary configuration,
98–100
Microsoft recommendations for defining,
304
setting roaming boundaries,
305–6
uninstalling Legacy Clients by changing,
330
Site Boundaries tab (Site Properties dialog
box),
92–93,
304
site codes
cautions against changing,
56
Site Component Manager
installations on new CAP by,
122
Site Component Status window (Administrator
Console),
108
site control file (Sitectrl.ct0),
104–6
Site Control Manager
event-driven nature of,
107
monitoring status and flow of,
107–13
setting up logging for multiple
components,
112–13
in site control file process flow,
104,
105
site control filenames in,
106–7
Site Database Connection Wizard,
688–89
Active Directory domain model and,
183–84
administrative model,
183
international site considerations,
180–82
location and number of clients,
180
network performance and,
176–78
parent-child communications with SMS Site
Address account,
667
single site hierarchy,
175
verifying in SMS Site Repair Wizard,
729–30
Site Identity page (Create Secondary Site
Wizard),
145
Site Properties dialog box
Site Selection page (Deployment Readiness
Wizard),
764
Site Server page (Create Secondary Site
Wizard),
146
site servers. See
also installing primary site server
advertised program process flow,
497
client behavior with failed,
718
collections created at installation,
408–9
designating as reporting point,
134
distribution point role for,
125–27
entering correct name for secondary site,
146
files written when hardware inventory
enabled,
339
folder and share permissions for NTFS,
661–62
hardware requirements,
43–44
identifying connection accounts to,
117
installing SQL Server on same server as,
38
language versions for clients,
180–81
management point role for,
130
planning environment for primary site,
30–31
preparing for reinstallation of,
714
resources required for monitoring systems,
249
role of management points with,
129
server modifications after SMS
installation,
72–77
setting child site options,
100–101
Site System Properties dialog box,
119
Site Utilities tool (Preinst.exe),
714–16
SMS installed on discovery of,
278
Site System Connection group,
116
Site System Properties dialog box,
119
Client Access Point tab,
121
Management Point tab,
130
Server Locator Point tab,
136
Site System Status Summarizer,
218–21
Site System Status window (Administrator
Console),
200,
203–5
Site System to Site Server Connection group,
115
additional requirements for roles,
114
checking disk space requirements,
137–38
detecting existing installation of,
53
enabling status summaries for,
218–21
planning and identifying,
137
site data propagation after migration,
769
Site System folder context menu options,
118
SMS installation with discovery of,
278
viewing infrastructure,
259,
260
viewing status messages for,
203–6
Site Systems Properties dialog box,
159
Site Utilities tool (Preinst.exe),
714–16
backing up before upgrading,
760
post-upgrade configuring of,
774
premigration considerations for,
756
running Deployment Readiness Wizard on SMS
2.0,
8,
761–67
status messages for packages or
advertisements,
499,
501
steps for restoring with SMS Site Repair
Wizard,
726–27
upgrading to advanced security,
657–59
Sites tab (System Management Properties
dialog box),
323–24
SMS 2003 Installation Release Notes,
775
SMS Active Directory Schema page (SMS Setup
Wizard),
56
SMS Agent Host (Ccmexec.exe),
131,
499
SMS Client Connection accounts,
670,
712
SMS Component Logging Control dialog box,
111–12
SMS Database Deinstallation Options page
(SMS Setup Wizard),
79–80
configuring reference computer,
557–58
creating installation scripts,
565–72
creating uninstall status MIF file,
576–77,
601
destination directory for installed files,
559
installing on reference computer,
558–62
modifying installation scripts with
Installation Expert,
572–86
rolling back and uninstalling scripts,
597–601
script modifications with Script Editor,
586–95
selecting backup directory,
560
troubleshooting installations,
558
SMS Primary Site Client Load page (SMS Setup
Wizard),
57–58
SMS Provider Information page, SMS Setup
Wizard,
64–65,
773
SMS Security Information page
Create Secondary Site Wizard,
147
SMS Server Connection account,
667–68
SMS Server Connection group,
115
SMS Service account
creating or specifying new,
95–96
making changes via Site Reset,
96
setting up as connection account,
162
using Local Security account as,
97
SMS Service Manager
daily monitoring with,
698
launching and enabling log files,
110–11
stopping services prior to backups,
704–5
SMS Site Address account,
667
SMS Site Database Name page (SMS Setup
Wizard),
62
SMS Site Information page (SMS Setup
Wizard),
55,
152
SMS Site Repair Wizard,
723–30
editing site addresses,
729
entering backup and failure dates in,
728
parent site settings,
728
permissions needed to run,
726
steps for restoring sites,
726–27
verifying site hierarchy,
729–30
class qualifiers listed in,
352
customizing hardware inventory with,
350–52
Hardware Inventory Client Agent actions
with,
340–41
sample file illustrated,
351
Smsman.exe file
command-line options,
316
installing Legacy Client from CAP through
UNC path,
315–16
SNMP Devices tab (Network Discovery
Properties dialog box),
291–92
removing site server client,
78–79
requirements for site servers,
44–45
reviewing before upgrading SMS,
757–58
SQL Server Service Packs required,
36,
45,
733
Software Development Kit (SDK),
84
assessing infrastructure for,
519
creating or selecting software package to
distribute,
473–74
distributing to collections,
472–78
installation methods,
318
using Distribute Software To Collection
Wizard,
472–78
Software Distribution method,
307
Software Distribution Properties dialog box,
469,
472
software inventory,
356–67.
See also MIF (Management Information
Format)
files
client requirements and inventory
frequency,
362–63
inventorying IT assets,
513–14
managing collected files,
361–62
status messages and log files for,
365
Software Inventory Client Agent
application information collected by,
356
changes to site properties when enabled,
362
Software Inventory Client Agent Properties
dialog box
Inventoried File Properties dialog box,
358–59
Inventory Collection tab,
358
configuring Software Metering Client
Agent,
605–7
Delete Aged Software Metering Data task,
611–12
Delete Aged Software Metering Summary Data
task,
612–13
downloading rules for clients,
606–7
monitoring suite of programs,
610
server role unsupported in SMS 2003,
8,
24
Summarize Software Metering File Usage
Data task,
613–14
Summarize Software Metering Monthly Usage
Data task,
614–15
summarizing collected data,
611–15
Software Metering Client Agent,
308,
605–7
Software Metering Rule Properties dialog
box,
608
software metering rules
downloading rules for clients,
606–7
Software Update Scanning Tools
Software Update Services (SUS) feature pack,
532
Source Directory page (Create Package From
Definition Wizard),
462
source files
configuring package from scratch,
441–46
creating packages from definition file,
460–66,
474
defining data source for packages,
442
designating location for secondary sites,
146–47
gathering for package distribution,
440–41
locating for Windows Installer repair,
459
obtaining and verifying for updates,
522–23
setting drive path for package,
442–43
Source Files page (Create Package From
Definition Wizard),
461
SP_SPACEUSED stored procedure,
699–701
SQL Command Properties dialog box,
700
SQL Monitor Service
role in Collection Evaluator update
process flow,
430–31
in site control file process flow,
104–5
SQL Server
autostart for services after manual
install,
42
backing up and restoring database,
744–48
commands for database maintenance,
741–42
configuration parameters for,
41,
748–49
configuring connections,
750–51
creating database file in,
735–37
database and transaction log in,
734
executing database maintenance commands,
742–43
installing before SMS setup,
37
knowledge required for SMS,
733–34
replicating databases from,
752
requirements for SMS installations,
36–42
scheduling database size checks,
699–701
secondary sites unable to access database,
142
security for databases,
39–40
Service Packs with SMS installations,
36,
45,
733
sizing database for SMS,
39
SQL Server account
Express Setup default for,
98
SQL Server Account For SMS Site Database
page (SMS Setup Wizard),
61
SQL Server and Windows authentication,
40
SQL Server Backup dialog box,
745
SQL Server Directory Path For SMS Site
Database page (SMS Setup Wizard),
63
SQL Server Information For SMS Site Database
page (SMS Setup Wizard),
60–61
SQL Server Properties dialog box,
749–51
SQL Service account, making changes to,
666
staffing, considering when planning site
installation,
35
standard security
accounts for both advanced and,
663–64
advanced security vs.,
656
choosing for secondary sites,
147
connection accounts with,
116–17
Standard Sender Address Properties dialog
box,
163–64
Standard Senders
connecting to target site with,
171
Status Filter Rule Properties dialog box,
226–28
Status Message Query Properties dialog box,
231
component messages displayed in,
202
context menu for message entries,
206
customizing columnar information in,
207–8
information supplied in,
205–6
queries for customizing,
210
setting font options for,
209
site system messages displayed in,
204
SMS Service Manager vs.,
239
status filter rules for,
224–29
updating Windows XP Professional when
using,
207
automatic deletion of,
208
auto-refresh and refresh interval for,
207
component message display,
201–3
configuring status reporting properties,
223–24
confirming collection updates,
424
consolidating with status summarizers,
211–12
context menu for entries in Status Message
Viewer,
206
display interval options for summarizers,
212–13
generated by Site Control Manager,
108–9
monitoring package distribution,
499–503
monitoring Remote Tools,
397–99
parent-child relationship,
173
setting Status Message Viewer options,
205–11
Site Control Manager,
108–9
site server and site system status
reports,
235–36
status message thresholds,
213–15
status reports from clients,
236–38
testing messages against filter rules,
225
troubleshooting package distribution with,
503–4
Status Reporting Properties dialog box,
223–24
Advertisement Status Summarizer,
221–22
configuring Component Status Summarizer,
215–18
display interval options,
212–13
setting up Site System Status Summarizer,
218–21
status message thresholds,
213–15
Status Threshold Properties dialog box,
213–14
Status Viewer Options dialog box,
206–9
backing up site and server,
760
considerations for mixed-version
environments,
758–59
determining client platforms for support,
757
premigration considerations,
756
reviewing current site structure,
756
reviewing hardware and software in use,
757–58
deleting linked collections,
425
Subcollections page (Delete Collection
Wizard),
426–27
Subnets tab (Network Discovery Properties
dialog box),
287–88
Summarize Software Metering File Usage Data
Task Properties dialog box,
614
Summarize Software Metering Monthly Usage
Data Task Properties dialog box,
615
SUS (Software Update Services) feature pack,
532
synchronizing
unattended synchronization,
539
System Configuration dialog box,
582–84
System Configuration page (SMS Setup
Wizard),
51–52,
67,
771
System Information utility (WinMsd),
384–85
System Management Properties dialog box,
322–29
Advanced Client features for,
326–29
client component status indicators,
325
creating system monitor chart,
248–53
disk performance object counters disabled,
257
highlight feature for charts,
251
SMS-specific objects and counters,
256–57
static chart from log file,
256
syntax for objects and counters,
248
table of objects and counters,
251–52
System Monitor Properties dialog box,
250
Systems Management Properties dialog box,
328–29,
495
Systems Management Server Setup Wizard
adding components to site installations,
67–72
Authentication Mode For SMS Site Database
page,
71
Concurrent SMS Administrator Consoles
page,
59,
64
Connection Account Information page,
155–56
Creation Of The SMS Site Database page,
62
Custom installation options in,
60–66
Database Modification page,
70–71
Express installation options in,
58–60
installing secondary site with,
150–56
Parent Site Information/Identification
page,
154–55
Product Registration page,
54,
152
SMS Active Directory Schema page,
56
SMS Database Deinstallation Options page,
79–80
SMS Primary Site Client Load page,
57–58
SMS Provider Information page,
64–65,
773
SMS Site Database Name page,
62
SMS Site Information page,
55,
152
SQL Server Account For SMS Site Database
page,
61
SQL Server Directory Path For SMS Site
Database page,
63
SQL Server Information For SMS Site
Database page,
60–61
upgrading primary site with,
770–73
upgrading secondary sites with,
773–74