Index

P

package access accounts, 446–49

package definition files. See also Create Package From Definition Wizard

creating packages from, 460–66, 474

defined, 439

information provided in, 466

programs generated by, 464

viewing programs generated by, 464

Package Definition page (Create Package From Definition Wizard), 461

package distribution, 437–504. See also advertisements; packages; SMS Installer

about, 17–18, 437–38

access accounts, 446–49

actions in distribution process, 440

Advertised Programs Client Agent, 483–86

Advertised Programs Monitor, 490–91

Advertised Programs Wizard, 486–90

advertisements, 478–82

automating, 407–8

configuring package from scratch, 441–46

configuring software distribution component, 469–72

creating or selecting package to distribute, 473–74

creating programs, 454–60

defining processing thread limit, 469–70

designating location of stored packages, 469, 470

Distribute Software To Collection Wizard, 472–78

distribution points, 449–54

enhancements to, 22

gathering source files, 440–41

managing Advanced Client Download Cache, 495–96

monitoring status, 499–503

package distribution process flow, 466–69

packages created from definition file, 460–66, 474

packaging script files, 562–63

process flow for advertised programs, 496–98

Program Download Monitor (Advanced Client), 494

recurring assignments for advertisements, 482–83

resource discovery and, 280

Run Advertised Programs (Advanced Client), 492–94

running advertised programs on clients, 486–94

SMS Installer for, 556–57

SMSCliToknAcct& account, 470–71, 669–70

synchronizing system time on clients, 496

terminology for, 438–40

troubleshooting, 503–4

Package folder, 499, 500

package management team

building packages, 528, 540–48

choosing updates to include in package, 542–43

preparing package source folders, 540

Package page (Distribute Software To Collection Wizard), 473

Package Processing Thread Limit option (Software Distribution Properties dialog box), 469–70

Package Properties dialog box, 192

Data Access tab, 443

Data Source tab, 442, 463

Distribution Settings tab, 444

General tab, 441, 463

Reporting tab, 445, 464

packages. See also package distribution; SMS Installer

added by Update Inventory Tools, 534–35

applications for creating, 555–56

building update, 528, 540–48

defined, 438

designating location of stored, 469–70

monitoring progress of deployed, 549

preparing source folders for, 540

specifying source directory for updates, 543

viewing status messages for, 499, 501

parameters, SQL Server, 748–52

parcels

changing status of, 193

creating outgoing, 192–93

Parent Site Information/Identification page (SMS Setup Wizard), 154–55

parent sites. See also child sites; site hierarchies

administration of secondary sites via, 159

child sites not upgraded automatically with, 156

data storage space requirements for, 143

defined, 12, 141

deleting phantom child sites from, 715–16

functions of, 143

identifying site’s, 171–73

initiating secondary site upgrades from, 773–74

installing secondary sites from, 144–50

locking collections to child site administrator, 433–34

parent-child communications with SMS Site Address account, 667

replicating site system status summaries to, 218–19

restoring sites, 728, 729, 730

specifying sender address for secondary sites, 149–50

parent-child relationships, 141–73

about parent and child sites, 141

characteristics of primary and secondary sites, 141–42

creating address to other site, 163–69

identifying parent sites, 171–73

implementing between primary sites, 161–73

information flow and addresses in, 161–62

installing secondary site from parent primary site, 144–50

security for parent and child sites, 153

selecting connection types for parent site, 154–55

site hierarchies and, 174

status messages generated while creating, 173

passwords

modifying SMS Service account, 94–95

reset for client connection account at backup, 712

rotating client connection accounts for, 670

patch management, 507–53

Assess phase, 511–12, 516–19

assessing existing distribution infrastructure, 519

authorizing and distributing updates, 540–49

building infrastructure for, 514–16

building releases, 528, 540–48

conducting acceptance testing, 528–29

configuring Update Inventory Tools, 537–40

Deploy phase, 529–32

downloading Update Inventory Tools, 532

emergencies, 550–52

establishing team for, 516

Evaluate & Plan phase, 524–29

further reading, 507

Identify phase, 511–12, 520–24

installing Update Inventory Tools, 532–36

MOF process model, 509–10

need for, 507–8

overview, 507, 552–53

preparing for, 512–17

recommended process for, 511–12

steps in process for, 512

testing Update Inventory Tools, 536–37

trends in vulnerability exploitation, 508

patch management team

acceptance testing for patches, 528–29

building releases, 528, 540–48

checking update properties, 544–45

deciding update effect and requesting change, 523–24

defining release priorities, 525

deploying update to targeted computers, 530–31

determining appropriate action, 524–26

establishing, 516

evaluating effectiveness of process, 519

monitoring progress of deployed packages, 549

planning update releases, 526–27

releases with accelerated timelines, 550–51

reviewing update implementation, 531

viewing status for updates, 544

paths

default path for log files, 113

designating SQL Server path to site database, 63

entering for package programs, 454–55

Pattern Match dialog box, 266

performance

daily monitoring of, 698

disk performance object counters, 257

flat site hierarchy for, 143

site hierarchies and, 176–78

permissions. See also object-level security

access to Query and Reporting nodes, 653

adding or removing user rights, 681–82

assigning through Security Rights node, 675–76

CAP folder and share, 660

class security rights, 102–3

copying rights from existing user, 682–83

default object, 674

distribution points folder and share, 661

editing object instance, 678–80

limiting access in custom Administrator Console, 690

management point folder, 661

modifying at object class level, 676–78

needed to run SMS Site Repair Wizard, 726

objects, 673–74

Remote Tools session process flow for, 393–95

site server folder and share, 661–62

Permissions list (Access Account Properties dialog box), 449

Per-System Unattended Program Properties dialog box

Environments tab, 466

General tab, 465

Requirements tab, 465

Physical Disk objects, 257

Ping Test utility, 387–88

.PKG files, 468

planning

client environment, 31–32

considering personnel, training, and testing, 34–36

drawing together considerations on, 33–34

functions of SMS for implementation, 32–33

network infrastructure, 28–29

organizational structure, 29–30

primary site server installation, 27–36

security, 32

server environment for primary site, 30–31

site structure, 755–68

site systems, 137

successful recoveries, 725

waiting to assign site system roles, 120

platform compatibility

Administrator Console, 10

hardware requirements for, 43

Policy tab (Remote Tools Client Agent Properties dialog box), 373–74

Policyagent.log file, 365

Polling Schedule tab

Active Directory User Discovery Properties dialog box, 300

Windows User Account Discovery Properties dialog box, 281–82

predefined collections, 408–9

predefined queries, 625

predefined reports, 641

preparing for patch management, 512–17

Assess phase of management, 512, 516–19

building infrastructure, 514–16

configuring assets, 514

establishing patch management team, 516

identifying IT assets, 513

inventorying assets, 513–14

overview, 512–13

primary sites, 27–85. See also installing primary site servers

cautions against removing, 77

characteristics of, 141–42

defined, 12

express vs. custom installation, 48–51

folder and file removal, 80–81

hierarchy model with, 143

illustrated, 13

installation options, 45–48

modifying installation, 67–72

parent-child relationships between, 161–73

planning installation of, 27–36

preinstallation requirements for, 36–45

removing, 77–82

running Deployment Readiness Wizard on, 764–65

running setup, 51–65

secondary vs., 157–59

server modifications after SMS installation, 72–77

service and feature pack installation, 65–66

SMS account and group removal, 81–82

switching roles with secondary sites, 142

synchronizing collections, 434

upgrading, 770–73

process flow

advertised programs, 496–98

Advertised Programs Client Agent, 497–98

backups, 703–6

Collection Evaluator update, 430–31

enabling new CAP, 122

hardware inventory collection, 341–42

information flow in parent-child relationships, 161–62

interpreting status messages in context of, 198

monitoring Site Control Manager, 107–13

package distribution, 466–69

patch management, 511–12

Remote Tools session, 393–95

secondary site installation, 156–57

senders, 184–86, 468–69

site configuration, 103–7

Software Inventory Client Agent, 363–64

Software Metering, 605

status message, 235–39

processing threads

defining limit for, 469–70

managed by SMS Executive, 74–75

stopping SMS Executive, 240

processors

hardware requirements for, 43

requirements for SMS and SQL Server on same server, 38

Product Compliance, 19

Product Registration page (SMS Setup Wizard), 54, 152

Program Download Monitor (Advanced Client), 494

program groups, 73

Program Properties dialog box, 488, 493

Advanced tab, 458

Environment tab, 456–57

General tab, 455

Requirements tab, 456

Windows Installer tab, 459

programs

advanced options for running, 458

advertised programs process flow, 496–98

creating, 454–60

defined, 438

defining user interaction with package, 457

deleting, 459

disabling, 458

entering path for package, 454–55

identifying operating systems for, 456

information collected in Software Metering, 604

monitoring with software metering, 610

process flow with Advertised Programs Client Agent, 497–98

running advertised, 476, 486–94

running from distribution points, 481–82

specifying user and drive requirements for package distribution, 457

viewing properties and rescheduling Legacy Client, 490–91

Progress And Results Summary page (Deployment Readiness Wizard), 766

prompted queries, 638–39

protected distribution points, 125

protocols

network protocols for Remote Tools, 382–83

sharing common protocol with remote control client, 401

proxy management points, 132–33

.PSD files, 431