Preparation Guide for Exam 70-089
Planning, Deploying, and Managing Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
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| Audience Profile |
| Preparation Tools and Resources |
| Skills Being Measured |
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
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Plan Active Directory for SMS integration
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Plan security for SMS integration
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Plan discovery and client installation
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Plan SMS sites
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Plan SMS boundaries
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| Planning and Managing Feature Packs | ||||||||||||||||||
Plan and manage Operating System Deployment (OSD)
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Plan and manage Device Management
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| Configuring an SMS Environment | ||||||||||||||||||
Prepare the environment for SMS
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Configure an SMS site
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Upgrade from SMS 2.0 to SMS 2003 |  | |||||||||||||||||
Install site systems
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Configure discovery methods | | |||||||||||||||||
Configure client agents
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Discover SMS resources | | |||||||||||||||||
Deploy SMS clients
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| Managing and Maintaining an SMS Environment | ||||||||||||||||||
Collect Asset Management Information
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Query and report data
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Distribute software
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Implement the software update tools
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Implement SMS Remote Tools for client troubleshooting and support
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| Monitoring and Troubleshooting SMS | ||||||||||||||||||
Monitor software distribution | | |||||||||||||||||
Troubleshoot roaming clients in an SMS hierarchy
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Monitor client health
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Perform site maintenance
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Monitor SMS site health
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Perform backup and recovery tasks
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