SMS 2003 Administrator's Reference: Systems Management Server 2003

By Ron D. Crumbaker

Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 is Microsoft's centralized administration tool that IT departments use to remotely deploy applications, apply security patches, and provide IT hardware and software inventory management and asset control Each chapter features a task and an outline for what is to be accomplished, along with the functionality that is required, the tools or scripts that are necessary, and the ideal results A common environment is presented throughout the text to allow readers to become familiar with it as they advance through the chapters Featured tasks include standardizing and replicating site settings, hardware and software inventory, software metering, reporting software updates, and troubleshooting

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471749508
• ISBN13: 9780471749509
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Wrox
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Excellent

Another excellent addition to the resources available for the SMS admin. Especially for a new installation or new sms admins, follow chapters 1-13, to get up and running, and then go to Chap 15 and implement his SMS 2003 Web Remote Tools. Don't be fooled by the fact that there's only a few pages devoted to mentioning this tool; once you have SMS, and the default SMS web reporting site running, adding this virtual web site to your web reporting server is indespensible. It was for me; I'm pretty sure at least some of the raises I've received the last two years were justified in my review by last year: "implementing Ron Crumbaker's Web Console" and this year: "enhancing the web console". If you are an SMS Administrator, for the most part your work is done behind-the-scenes. If you implement this web console and get your Managers, local technicians, helpdesk, etc. using it--it is a great way to answer that dreaded yearly review question "so, what did you do this year to help the company?" As with almost any technology-geared guide, there is one thing I noticed that has changed. Microsoft just released (literally, just last Friday) an updated ITMU (Chapter 13), so the .cab file is now called wsusscn2.cab (not wsusscan.cab). Grab this, the SMS 2003 Recipes from Greg Ramsey/Warren Byle, and lurk on the [...] sms2003 forums, blogs, or email lists, and you'll have your sms installation humming along in no time.

Awesome Book

This is an awesome book. It has proven to be an invaluable asset to my team.