Chapter 4 -- Multiple-Site Structures

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Chapter 4

For most large organizations, maintaining a single Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) site to manage all network resources will not be practical. In an organization whose network infrastructure consists of subnets that communicate through WAN connections, routers, and so on, implementing multiple SMS sites may well prove to be the stronger strategy. With that in mind, in this chapter, we'll examine the strategies and processes involved in designing and implementing a site hierarchy for your organization. We will explore the concepts of parent-child relationships and secondary sites, and we'll look at methods of communicating between sites. We'll also examine the factors that will affect your site structure strategy, such as network performance, domain model, number and location of clients, and the client components you want to install. Let's begin with the basic building block of the SMS site structure—the parent-child relationship.



Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Administrator's Companion
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Administrators Companion (IT-Administrators Companion)
ISBN: 0735608342
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 1999
Pages: 167

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