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SMS Infrastructure Status: 12/02 Presented by:4 LaMonte Tandy

SMS Infrastructure Status: 12/02 Presented by:4 LaMonte Tandy. SMS Concept Review FCC Specific Hierarchy Design Recent Design Modifications Recent Distribution Activity Recommendations. SMS Concept Review. SMS Hierarchy Design Site Systems and Roles Wide Area Bandwidth Utilization

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SMS Infrastructure Status: 12/02 Presented by:4 LaMonte Tandy

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  1. SMS Infrastructure Status: 12/02 Presented by:4 LaMonte Tandy • SMS Concept Review • FCC Specific Hierarchy Design • Recent Design Modifications • Recent Distribution Activity • Recommendations

  2. SMS Concept Review • SMS Hierarchy Design • Site Systems and Roles • Wide Area Bandwidth Utilization • SMS Client Interaction • Site System and Client Communications

  3. Site Hierarchy Design • Communications Assumptions • Fast, Reliable Connections • Standard Practices • Low Bandwidth – Slow Networks • Primary and Secondary Sites

  4. Site Systems and Roles • Primary and Secondary Site Servers • Systems Roles • Client Access Points (CAPs) • Distribution Points (DPs) • Logon Points

  5. Wide Area Bandwidth Utilization • SMS Addresses and LAN Senders • Inbox Manager Server Process • CAPs and S. Servers • Scheduling and Throttling • CAPs vs. Secondary Servers • Monitoring Tools (SMS Admin Console)

  6. SMS Client Interaction • Client Installation • Software Distribution • Hardware and Software Inventory • Data Discovery

  7. Site System and Client Wide Area Communications • Site to Site Communications • Site Configuration Changes • Software Distribution and Advertisements • Data Discovery and Database updates • Client Communications

  8. Client Communications • Hardware Inventory • Software Inventory • Software Distribution • Offers, Lookups, CAPs, DPs • Offer Data Providers (ODPs) • Remote Control

  9. FCC Specific Site Design • Hub and Spoke Topology • SMS Hierarchy • FCB Primary • FCS Secondary • Corporate Center WAN Access • Branch Center WAN Access

  10. Network OS Support • NDS (Legacy) • Client Logon Installation and Discovery • CAPs and DPs • AD/NT (Steady State) • Client Logon Installation and Discovery • CAPs and DPs

  11. Recent Design Modifications • Upgraded SMSPrim to W2K & SMS SP4 • Resolved Open Inbox and Offer Info Files • Upgraded SMSBranch and Clients to SMS SP4 • Upgraded Windows Installer to v2.0 for NT/2000

  12. …NDS Container Management • Container Collapse • Login Script Revisions • CAP Rebuild

  13. …AD/NT Remote Client Installation • Unattended Install based on Discovery Data • Pre Installing SMS Client on Standard Images

  14. … Deletion of Obsolete Ads and Collections • Lookup, Offer and Instruction Files • Addresses associated file management and distribution • Wide Area replication and access implications

  15. …Branch Server CAP Configuration Evaluation • Shelby, Mallard Creek, Mooresville, TestBranch • CAP and Secondary Server Bandwidth Utilization • Configuration Time Extensive and Unpredictable

  16. Recent Distribution / Communications Activity • Wide Area traffic from Branches to SMSBranch • Branch Traffic targeted to other Branches • Branch Workstations

  17. …Branch Workstations • Software Distribution: SMS Packages launch from external branch servers • Client Installation: Branch Client installations from SMSBranch • Client Workstation Access to SMS: Advertisements, Offers, Inventory, and status reporting.

  18. Recommendations • SMS Site Hierarchy: Primary and Secondary Sites • Operational Delegation • AD / NT Hierarchy • Group Policies • Standard Images

  19. Primary and Secondary Sites • WAN Service Providers • Site Boundaries • Bandwidth Management • Problem Isolation and resolution

  20. Operational Delegation • Collection Management • Package / Job Scheduling • Ad Hoc Support thru MMC Admin Console • Remote Tools, Status Logs, Schedules • Queries and Reporting

  21. AD / NT Hierarchy • All Servers • Standard Application / Package Directory Footprint • Branch Server Demotion • Branch Secondary Site Cfg Bandwidth and Scheduling Administration • Per Site Collections Footprint

  22. …Group Policies • Shortcut Management: Policies implemented based upon group membership and standard application usage • Logon Scripts: Preferred CAP and Distribution Points settings

  23. Standard Images • Workstation Windows Installer Policies for Elevated Privileges • Inclusion of Windows Installer v2.0 • Inclusion of SMS Client • Modifications to First Charter Asset Info

  24. Attachments • Current Branch Client Communications • Proposed Hierarchy Design • Proposed Branch Client Communications • Knowledgebase Articles • Current Branches by PVC Provider 

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