Microsoft® Systems Management Server Training
Microsoft® Systems Management Server Training Author Microsoft
Pages 816
Disk 2 CD
Level All Levels
Published 10/29/1997

 
About the Book

Hands-on, self-paced training for version 1.2!

With this self-paced training kit, system engineers get the knowledge—and the hands-on experience—they need to install, configure, and support an enterprise-wide network using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS). Plus, this course is Microsoft Official Curriculum and offers full preparation for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam. In fact, this kit covers 100 percent of the topics on the certification test. Learn to support the leading system administration tool for Microsoft Windows® desktops in large corporations. You can do it at your own pace with Microsoft Systems Management Server Training.

Manage business-critical networks with Microsoft SMS! You’ll learn to:

  • Automatically inventory and query software and hardware assets
  • Deploy new end-user software remotely via the network
  • Troubleshoot clients and servers using SMS and its remote support tools
  • Take remote control of any Microsoft Windows NT®-based node on the network
  • Trap critical events such as low disk space or security incursions

This kit offers complete preparation for taking and passing
Microsoft Certified Professional Exam 70-18.

To prepare for exam 70-18, you can also complete Microsoft Official Curriculum instructor-led course 732.

Recommended prerequisites for using this training kit are:
  • Course No. 753—Microsoft Windows NT Network Administration Training (Self-paced training kit, ISBN 1-57231-439-7) or Course No. 803—Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Instructor-led course)
  • Course No. 694—Microsoft Windows NT Technical Support Training (Self-paced training kit, ISBN 1-57231-373-0) or Course No. 687—Supporting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0—Core Technologies (Instructor-led course)

System Requirements

To complete many of the included hands-on exercises, you must have:
  • Two networked computers OR be connected to a larger network. Both computers must be capable of running Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. One computer must be capable of dual booting Microsoft Windows NT Server and Microsoft Windows 95. Each computer must have this minimum configuration:
- 486/33 or higher Intel-based processor
- Pentium, Alpha, or MIPS processor
- 16 MB of RAM (32 MB of RAM is the minimum for installing SMS and Microsoft SQL ServerTM on the same computer)
- A minimum of 500 MB of available hard disk space formatted as NTFS
- SVGA display adapter and 256-color monitor
- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
- Network adapter card and related cables
- One 3.5-inch high-density disk drive
- CD-ROM drive
- Sound card with headphones or speakers on one computer (optional)
All hardware should be on the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Hardware Compatibility List
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2
  • Microsoft SQL Server 6.x