Planning, Deploying, and Managing Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

Exam News

Exam 70-089 became available October 15, 2005.

Audience Profile

Candidates for this exam are systems engineers or systems administrators with one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers that are running Microsoft Windows in medium to large enterprise organizations, and who need to plan a Systems Management Server (SMS) deployment.

Instructor-led Courses for This Exam

• Course 2596: Managing Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

• Course 2597: Planning and Deploying Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

Skills Being Measured

This exam measures your ability to plan, deploy, and manage Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003. Before taking the exam, you should be proficient in the job skills that are listed below.

Skills that are measured by Exam 70-089

Designing and Planning the SMS Environment

Analyze the business requirements for SMS

Analyze the current environment

• Analyze previous installations and identify interoperability.

• Identify upgrade paths

• Analyze capacity and performance

• Analyze network topology

• Analyze client environment

• Analyze Microsoft Active Directory site structure

• Analyze server environment

• Analyze domain models and security

Plan Active Directory for SMS integration

• Plan Active Directory sites so that they define SMS site boundaries

• Plan an SMS site hierarchy

• Plan for Active Directory schema changes for SMS

• Plan integration between SMS and WINS

• Plan Active Directory security for SMS integration

Plan security for SMS integration

• Plan advanced security implementation

• Plan for trusted root key implementation

• Plan management points implementation

Plan discovery and client installation

• Identify which client types to deploy

• Develop strategies for discovery and client installation

• Select a discovery method

• Plan to deploy SMS clients

• Assign clients to SMS sites

Plan SMS sites

• Identify hardware requirements

• Plan NetBIOS requirements

• Plan location and types of site servers

• Plan site system roles

Plan SMS boundaries

• Plan roaming boundaries

• Plan site boundaries

• Plan client roaming

Planning and Managing Feature Packs

Plan and manage Operating System Deployment (OSD)

• Plan distribution points

• Plan replication

• Deploy OSD

• Troubleshoot OSD

Plan and manage Device Management

• Plan Device Management

• Deploy Device Management

• Configure the Device Client Agent

• Manage clients by using Device Management

• Troubleshoot Device Management

Configuring an SMS Environment

Prepare the environment for SMS

• Configure the Active Directory schema for SMS

• Configure SMS in an environment that does not include Active Directory

• Publish server locator points to WINS

• Configure Windows components so that they support SMS features

• Install the required service packs for SMS

Configure an SMS site

• Configure Internet Information Server (IIS) security

• Configure site and roaming boundaries

• Configure site security

Upgrade from SMS 2.0 to SMS 2003

Install site systems

• Install operating systems

• Install NTFS File System partitions

• Configure servers and shares

Configure discovery methods

Configure client agents

• Configure Hardware Inventory Client Agent

• Configure Software Inventory Client Agent

• Configure Advertised Programs Client Agent

• Configure Software Metering Client Agent

• Configure Remote Tools Client Agent

Discover SMS resources

Deploy SMS clients

• Deploy a Legacy client

• Deploy the Advanced Client

• Troubleshoot client installation issues

Managing and Maintaining an SMS Environment

Collect Asset Management Information

• Extend an inventory collection

• Manage the Software Metering Client Agent

• Report on asset management information

Query and report data

• Create reports

• Create queries

• Report software distribution status

• Query and report site system status

• Create and run dashboards

Distribute software

• Implement phased deployments and best practices

• Manage distribution points

• Create and configure collections

• Create and configure SMS packages

• Create and configure advertisements

• Manage Advanced Client software distribution behavior

Implement the software update tools

• Perform a software update synchronization

• Perform a software update inventory

• Deploy and verify software updates

• Identify software update compliance

Implement SMS Remote Tools for client troubleshooting and support

• Manage remote assistance integration

• Set up security elements

Monitoring and Troubleshooting SMS

Monitor software distribution

Troubleshoot roaming clients in an SMS hierarchy

• Monitor Advanced Client roaming

• Manage remote and local distribution point access

Monitor client health

• Implement the SMS 2003 Client Health Monitoring Tool

• Monitor logs

Perform site maintenance

• Manage site maintenance tasks

• Manage SMS accounts

Monitor SMS site health

• Monitor In-boxes

• Monitor component status

Perform backup and recovery tasks

• Implement the Recovery Expert

• Read backup control files

• Implement the SMS Site Repair Wizard

• Back up SMS data sources