Preinstalling SMS Client Software

An installation of the SMS 2.0 client software including all core components (but no optional components such as software metering) uses 14 MB of hard disk space on the client. You can use the procedures in this section to preinstall all or a portion of the SMS 2.0 client software. This section describes the following tasks:

• Preinstalling SMS 2.0 Client Core Components and Agents to Reduce Network File Transfer Load
• Avoiding SMS Unique ID Problems with Preinstalled Client Software