Using SMS 2.0 Tools — Part 1

Using SMS 2.0 Tools Part 1 and Part 2 explain how to use the Systems Management Server (SMS) tools provided in the Microsoft BackOffice 4.5 Resource Kit CD-ROM. In addition to the information contained in these two chapters, you can find additional up-to-date information about SMS 2.0 tools in the SMS 2.0 Tools Help, which is included as part of the Resource Kit Tools Help.

These two chapters are written for those who are already familiar with Microsoft Windows NT. For general information about Windows NT (including keyboard equivalents to menu and mouse actions), see the Windows NT Help.

This chapter, Using SMS 2.0 Tools — Part 1, covers the following categories of tools:

• System Setup Tools
• Site Maintenance and Administration Tools
• Client Maintenance Tools

The next chapter, Using SMS 2.0 Tools — Part 2, covers the following categories of tools:

• Log File, Schedule File, and Error Code Tools
• Discovery and Inventory Tools
• Software Distribution Tools
• Remote Control Tools
• Scalability Tools
• SMS 1.2 Interoperability Tools

Disclaimers

Many BackOffice tools were created at Microsoft as in-house development aids. Use these tools at your own risk.

• These tools are provided “as is,” without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
• These tools have not been localized; they are written and tested in English only. Using these tools with a different language version of a Windows NT product might produce unpredictable results.
• Many of these tools are designed to work only if you have logged on as a member of an Administrators group.

Feedback

You can send feedback, comments, or bug reports for these tools or for any Microsoft BackOffice Resource Kit documentation to the following Internet address: rkinput@microsoft.com.