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Examining Microsoft's SMS 2003: Page 10 of 10

The latest version of System Management Server offers features such as hardware asset management and software inventory. Learn how to install and configure an SMS site hierarchy.
April 09, 2004

  • Look for Microsoft to release an additional feature pack for the managing Windows CE devices in mid-2004, as well as an Operating System Deployment pack for in-place OS upgrades.

     

    • AD System Discovery: Used to discover computers in an AD structure
    • AD System Group Discovery: Defines the organization unit, global/universal/nested/distribution groups to which an assigned SMS machine belongs
    • AD User Discovery: Used to discover users and the groups to which they belong, along with the domain they are in.
    • Heartbeat discovery: Used to refresh the data discovery records
    • Network discovery: Method used to discover IP subnets, routers, machines using IP address from a Microsoft DHCP server, along with the domain browser lists
    • Windows User account/group discovery: Discover user accounts along with groups

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