what are SMS 2003 Software prerequisists?

Windows 2003 enterprsie

IIS for (MP, RP, DP and SLR server locater point)

BITS required for MP and DP

SQL 2000

Clustering for DPs only

Preparing Active Directory for SMS 2003

First we need to ensure that the user we have logged in should have schema admin rights.

Go to AD and add a user who need to be schema admin

Insert the SMS 2003 CD in the drive and go to CMD

>cd smssetup\bin\i386 –then enter

>extadsc.exe –enter

The scheme will be modified.

To check if AD schema was extended properly, go to C drive and check for extadsc file.

Functions of SMS server 2003

To deploy packages

Deploy software

Find hardware and software on the network

Patch management and device management

OS deployment

Remote controlling users

hardware inventory, software inventory, software distribution, and remote client troubleshooting

file path reporting for software inventory,

Types of distribution groups in Exchange 2007?

Mail enabled distribution groups

Security distribution groups 

Dynamic distribution groups

Mail enabled non-universal groups

Before installing exchnage 2007?

Plan for :
Hardware and software check
DNS and DC
GC and functional level
External domain name
Storage location of transaction log files and database.

Setup /prepareAD /ON:microsoft
setup /prepschema
setup /prepdomain