Re: SMS Advanced Client for Dummies

From: Mark Scott [MSFT] (marksc_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/18/04 

Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 09:22:38 -0700

Carl,

1 - Yes, you need to deploy an MP so the advanced clients can communicate
with your site server. Go into the Site Systems node in your admin UI and
either add the site role to the existing SMS server or add a new server.
Check out the deploying clients section in the Concepts, Planning and
Deployment Guide docs on your SMS 2003 cd. There is a new version here
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=784838B3-34E0-4122-B3E2-17C5B4EEF8F4&displaylang=en.
Other docs are here...
http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/techinfo/deployment/default.asp

2 - Put a proxy management point and a distribution point at your remote
site. Your advanced clients must be assigned to a primary site, but will
use resources local to them given the roaming boundaries are setup
correctly. Check out the roaming white paper at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=37ac2246-453a-4418-b026-f7140a6fce3c&DisplayLang=en
for more information.

3 - no question 3 below

4 - Not sure. I'd create a separate post and ask that question.

5 - Check out www.microsoft.com/smserver for information on SMS 2003 and
migration to AD. There are some good resources there.

Good luck.

Mark Scott [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"Carl Hilton" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:e2j5A5ShEHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> OK, I have searched this group... searched M$ and searched the Internet...
> I
> need help... I must be dumb...
>
> Advanced Client 101 questions...
>
> 1) I assume I need an MP for Advanced client. This does not appear to be
> installed by default when installing SMS 2003.... What do I need to do or
> what is best practice? Can I just install a new share on my SMS Server and
> point to this assumng IIS is running on my SMS server?
>
> 2) I have secondary sites across a WAN link.. When I had SMS2.0 these
> sites
> boundaries were not included in the primary sites boundaries because I did
> not want the remote Workstatiosn pulling advertised programs across the
> WAN.
> What is the practice for Advanced Clients? I read that I can not have
> Advanced Clients on secondary sites... Do I need to install an MP at the
> remote site then change the remote site boundaries to just include the
> subnet at the remote site? Will this override the use of the AD OU or NT4
> Domain settings elsewhere. NOTE: My remote sites are NOT differentiated by
> OU... Do I need to create an OU for each site that has a secondary SMS
> server?
>
> 4) How about a Roaming Boundaries for dummies.... I have several folks
> that
> dial up or use VPN to come into my network..... If they dial up, I can
> have
> that covered because I issue the IP, but VPN is handled by someone else in
> our Corporation for the entire organization... How can I include them into
> my heirarchy?
>
> 5) My SMS Server is currently in an NT4 domain... soon to be transitioned
> into an AD domain... Can I include the AD OU within all boundary settings
> while it is in the NT4 domain assuming all associated domain trusts have
> been established?
>
> Thanks
> Carl
>
>

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