IMO one of the biggest improvments is this (from their website): "The administrative experience for Systems Management Server administrators has been simplified .... by implementing a new optional security model that allows a Systems Management Server to be operated with few, or no, Windows domain accounts." YEA!
"I wonder, though, if it'll run on W2K or if it needs W'03." >From their PowerPoint presentation: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823064 The SMS server must be Windows 2000 or later - so yes Paul it will run on Win2K Dave Lum - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Network Specialist - Textron Financial 503-675-5510 -----Original Message----- From: Lum, David Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 10:22 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: SMS or other similar software SMS 2003 should be much better than v1.1 http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/evaluation/future/default.asp Dave Lum - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Network Specialist - Textron Financial 503-675-5510 -----Original Message----- From: Chinnery, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 10:20 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: SMS or other similar software It's getting about that time of year when I need to put in capital requests for budgetting. I used to use SMS 1.1 but haven't for some time (could never get them to give me $ to upgrade). How is it now? I remember with the version I used it could be pretty "clunky." I'm looking for inventory mgmt, s/ware distribution, patch mgmt and sniffer which SMS does. How do you all feel about it? Will the new version be better? Paul Chinnery Network Administrator Mem Med Ctr ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&text_mode=&lang=e nglish To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&text_mode=&lang=e nglish To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
