SMS Administrator Console and Related Tools

Plan how you will implement the SMS Administrator console to administer your SMS sites and how you will implement the Recovery Expert to back up and recover your SMS sites.

SMS Administrator Console

SMS Setup automatically installs the SMS Administrator console when you are installing a primary site. You can also install the SMS Administrator console on any computer in your site that is running a Windows operating system. This operating system must be on the list of supported operating systems in the "Getting Started" chapter.

Consider who will be using the SMS Administrator console and what level of access to give to each SMS user. Anyone with permissions for SMS Administrator console items for a site can use the console to connect to an SMS site database and administer those items.

Backup and Recovery

Planning for backup and recovery is a crucial part of planning your SMS deployment. Do not wait until you have deployed SMS to implement your backup and recovery plan. At this stage in planning, it is important that the appropriate members of your SMS team are educated in the SMS backup task, the Recovery Expert tool, and other recovery tools that are included in SMS 2003.

Be sure to plan for a Recovery Expert Web site, document your backup and recovery plan, and keep the plan in a secure location. The documentation and backup data must be available to the appropriate personnel if the system fails. For more information, see Chapter 13, "Planning for Backup and Recovery."

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