Systems Management Server - Updates & News, September 2005
The SMS 2003 SP2 (Beta) Program Is Open For Enrollment
Evaluate Systems Management Server 2003 SP 2 (Beta) which is a rollup of hotfixes and new functionality to increase system manageability, security, reliability, and performance. SP2 provides a more complete integration with Microsoft Update, simplifies the deployment of software update bundles, adds further integration with Active Directory by discovering security groups, supports fully qualified domain names, and reduces the need for site resets when applying hotfixes. Nominate yourself and get started now!
Systems Management Server Upgrade Survey
Take the Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) Upgrade Survey. By taking this survey you help provide direction to Microsoft when building content and upgrade programs that help our customers get the latest set of technologies. SMS 2.0 End of Life is nearing in March 2006 and we want to help our customers upgrade with the greatest possible return on investment. Click here to take the survey.
Deploying Windows Server 2003 SP1 with SMS
This document provides detailed steps on how to prepare Windows Server 2003 SP1 files for deployment, create queries to identify SMS clients ready for the Windows Server 2003 SP1 upgrade, deploy the Windows Server 2003 SP1 upgrade to your SMS clients, and verify that the SMS clients successfully upgraded from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2003 SP1. Click here to download this guide.
