About the CD-ROM

This book includes a 120-day evaluation edition of SMS 2003 that you can use to explore features and management methods discussed in the text. The SMS 2003 evaluation edition is unsupported by both Microsoft and Microsoft Press and should not be used on a primary work computer. In addition, this CD does not include the documentation guides cited in this book. For online support information related to the full version of SMS 2003 (much of which will also apply to the evaluation edition), or to download any of the support guides, you can connect to http://www.microsoft.com/smserver.

System Requirements

It's recommended that you read the release notes included on the evaluation edition CD for the most current information regarding system requirements, installation instructions, and operating instructions.

Table : System Requirements for the Evaluation Edition CD
Component	Requirement
Processor	550 MHz or faster processor (Intel Pentium/Celeron family or compatible processor recommended).
Operating system	Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition. Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition. Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later. Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later. Windows 2000 Datacenter Server with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later.
Memory	256 MB of RAM; 4 GB of RAM maximum
Hard disk space	2 GB of available hard disk space.
Drive	CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
Cards	Network interface card.
Adapters	Windows 2000-compatible video graphics adapter.
Database	SQL Server 7.0 with SP3 or later, or SQL Server 2000 with SP3a or later.
Software	Internet Information Services (IIS) must be installed as part of the Windows Server installation for certain SMS site system roles. For specific details, see the 'Getting Started' chapter in the Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Concepts, Planning, and Deployment Guide, included on the SMS CD and available from the SMS Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/smserver) and through Microsoft TechNet.
Peripheral devices	Keyboard and mouse or compatible pointing device or hardware that supports console redirection.
Additional Requirements	Management points require Windows 2000 Server SP3 or later. It's recommended that all server computers with SMS site server roles have only NTFS partitions. SMS 2003 has been extensively tested with the supported operating system versions listed above. Although SMS 2003 is supported on all of the platforms listed, it's strongly recommended that you upgrade to the latest operating system service pack at the earliest opportunity in order to benefit from the latest security fixes. If an issue is reported to Microsoft that is exhibited only on an earlier operating system revision and the root cause of the issue is determined to be an operating system component, the recommended solution might be to upgrade to a more recent operating system service pack.