Chapter 19
This chapter is designed for those of you who currently maintain Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 1.2 sites and need to either upgrade to SMS 2.0 or have the two versions of SMS coexist in the same site structure. Microsoft has published a body of good, detailed information concerning the topic of migration, including the Systems Management Server Administrator's Guide and two excellent white papers, "Microsoft Systems Management Server Version 1.2 to 2.0 Interoperability" and "Systems Management Server Version 1.2 to 2.0 Upgrade," available on Microsoft's SMS Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/smsmgmt.
This chapter supplements the above information. In this chapter, we will explore the most significant aspects of the two migration scenarios—interoperability and upgrading—to help you determine which approach is appropriate for your needs and what the main issues are. Our examination of migration is divided into four sections: planning the site structure, maintaining SMS 1.2 and 2.0 sites within the same site structure, upgrading from SMS 1.2 to SMS 2.0, and reviewing the tasks to be performed after the upgrade.