Stop out to myITforum.com when you get a chance and post to the ConfigMgr lists there...
Rod ---------------------------------------- You're going to have a Primary site server at the data center so that's a given. You'll more than likely end up with secondary site servers at your remote sites, unless you have SMS admins or huge numbers of clients and resources to administer. Read here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693854.aspx For routing you shouldn't have to go to far as network services will be standing by your desk / door with reports showing you the problem areas. If you use Cisco on the edge then I suggest asking for access to Netflow so that you can be proactive. If you don't have a book then I suggest taking a minute to read through the technet link as it contains all you'll need to get started. gl On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Owens, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: We are going with SCCM 2007 on Server 2008. Do you think we should setup a server at every remote site, or keep a server just at our datacenter? Like you stated, trying to figure out the routing situation will be a challenge. Although we will probably find a way to focus it on certain sites, on off hour times. I appreciate your help, ill use MyItForums to read up on and try to use it as a guide. ---------------------------------------- From: MarvinC [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 10:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SMS startup help Are you speaking of SMS 2003 or SCCM? A lot has to do with the size of your environment, number of clients, etc. 1. The installation is straight forward provided you spec out a decent server or set of servers. 2. Make a decision to install it on the same with SQL server or put it and SQL on separate boxes. I vote put them on the same server. 3. If SMS 2003 a challenge "may" be getting the SMS client installed. So make sure to read over the installation methods. 4. Another challenge "may" be tied to how routing is configured in your environment as software deployments "may" lead to bandwidth saturation. Therefore read up on configuring throttling at the sites. There's a lot tied to the installation and configuration but once you get her up she pretty much hums. Then again like any woman she can be hard to figure out at times. Be sure to check out the MyItforum site as it's considered probably the Best resource for SMS related issues. It really doesn't matter which book you get just get one as it'll at least give you an overview of the basics. After that it's all hands on. gl hth On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 9:00 AM, Owens, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: All - I have been tasked with starting up SMS on our environment. The problem is, I cannot fins a good start to finish write up on it... Is there a good resource for this? Or if SMS sucks I am open to alternatives as well... I know nothing about this. Thanks. Mike This message, and any response to it, may constitute a public record and thus may be publicly available to anyone who requests it in accordance with Chapter 149 of the Ohio Revised Code. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ---------------------------------------- This message, and any response to it, may constitute a public record and thus may be publicly available to anyone who requests it in accordance with Chapter 149 of the Ohio Revised Code. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
