Preparation Guide for Exam 70-089
Planning, Deploying, and Managing Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
Published: August 8, 2006
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.
Preparation Tools and Resources
We make a wealth of preparation tools and resources that are available to you, including courses, books, practice tests, and Microsoft Web sites. When you are ready to prepare for this exam, here’s where you should start.
Instructor-led Courses for This Exam
• Course 2596: Managing Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
• Course 2597: Planning and Deploying Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
Microsoft Online Resources
• TechNet: Designed for IT professionals, this site includes How-to materials, best practices, downloads, technical chats, and much more.
• MSDN: The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is a reference for developers, featuring code samples, technical articles, newsgroups, chats, and more.
• Training & Certification Newsgroups: A newsgroup exists for every Microsoft certification. By participating in the on-going dialog, you take advantage of a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with and ask questions of others, including more than 750 Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) worldwide.
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 in the following matrix. The matrix shows which official Microsoft Learning products may help you reach competency in the skills that you’re being tested on in the exam.
Key to the matrix:
KEY: = The course provides a general introductory overview of this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work. = The course includes some material to prepare you for this task. You will need to supplement the course with additional work. = The course includes material to prepare you for this task.
Skills that are measured by Exam 70-089 Course 2596 Course 2597
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
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