Re: SMS 2003 quick question.
From: Craig Morris \(MSFT\) (craigmo_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/10/05
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:31:11 -0800
In general yes this is supported.
Check out the SMS doc's at Microsoft.com, for example in SP1 of SMS2003
"What's New"
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sms/sms2003/whatsnew.mspx#EJAA
Support for Computers in a Workgroup
SMS 2003 SP1 provides limited support for computers in a workgroup, with the
following conditions and exceptions.
. Workgroup support is for Advanced Clients only.
. Clients must use NetBIOS for name resolution.
. Administrative user rights on the computer are required to
installing the SMS client software.
. Active Directory discovery and user targeting is not supported.
. Advertisements targeted to Active Directory objects, users, or user
groups is not supported.
. Global roaming is not supported.
Note
You can utilize trusted and encrypted discovery and inventory data, if
your site is configured appropriately.
"Dan" <dan_free_3@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eb1S9D09EHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> We still have an NT4 domain and were thinking of upgradeing to SMS 2003 or
> swithing to Altiris CMS.
> We have 2000 or so desktops that are in sms 2 database and all are domian
> members, and about 200 systems that are home based systems that do not log
> into our domain which we want to manage.
> I wonder if SMS 2003 can manage destops that do not log into the domain
> for
> inventory, remote control, software updates etc...?
> I hear that Altiris CMS can...
> Thx
> Dan
>
>
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