SOE and Application Delivery

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SOE and Application Delivery

• Gwenael Moreau, Abbotsleigh

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Overview

• SOE (Standard Operating Environment)
• A standard hardware environment where a
  consistent disk image is deployed to more than
  one computer. This image includes Operating
  System, service packs and all standard
  applications used within an organisation.

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Overview

• SMS 2003
• System Requirements and Components
• Considerations
• SMS 2003 Key Features
• Asset Management
• Software Application Distribution and Management
• Reporting and Analysis
• Summary

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Background

• Abbotsleigh
• 1500 Students
• 300 Staff
• 900 Computers
• 35 Servers

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System Requirements and Components

• System Requirements
• Windows Server 2000 or Server 2003
• Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP3 or later

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System Requirements and Components

• SMS Site
• Leverages Active Directory
• Site Systems and Components
• Site Server
• Server Locator Point
• Management Point
• Distribution Point
• Reporting Point

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System Requirements and Components
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System Requirements and Components
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Considerations

• SMS Site Structure
• Network Infrastructure and Performance
• Location and number of clients
• Administrative model of school
• Active Directory Domain model
• SMS Clients
• Legacy Client
• Advanced Client

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Considerations
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Considerations
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Considerations

• SMS Site Structure
• Network Infrastructure and Performance
• Location and number of clients
• Administrative model of school
• Active Directory Domain model
• SMS Clients
• Legacy Client
• Advanced Client (BITS)

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Overview

• SMS 2003
• System Requirements and Components
• Considerations
• SMS 2003 Key Features
• Asset Management
• Software Application Distribution and Management
• Reporting and Analysis
• Summary

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Asset Management

• Discoverable assets
• Client computers
• AD user and groups
• Routers, Switches, Firewalls
• Network printers
• Any other IP addressable devices

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Asset Management

• Discovery Methods
• Active Directory User Discovery
• Active Directory Group Discovery
• Network Discovery
• Heartbeat Discovery

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Asset Management

• Client Installation Methods
• Client push installation (via Administrator
  console)
• Logon script initiated
• Windows group policy
• Manual

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Asset Management

• Client Agent Components
• Hardware Inventory Client Component
• Software Inventory Client Component

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Asset Management

• Hardware specification

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Asset Management

• Client Agent Components
• Hardware Inventory Client Component
• Software Inventory Client Component

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Asset Management

• Software specification

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Overview

• SMS 2003
• System Requirements and Components
• Considerations
• SMS 2003 Key Features
• Asset Management
• Software Application Distribution and Management
• Reporting and Analysis
• Summary

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Software Application Distribution and Management

• SMS Packages represent software applications
• Full Application
• Application updates or patches
• Single files (virus definition files)
• No files (scheduled commands on local client)
• User Intervention?

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Software Application Distribution and Management

• SMS Package Advertisement
• Collections
• Scheduling (Mandatory or not Mandatory?)
• Package Installation
• Reporting

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Software Application Distribution and Management
Collections
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Software Application Distribution and Management
Collections
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Software Application Distribution and Management

• SMS Package Advertisement
• Collections
• Scheduling (Mandatory or not Mandatory?)
• Package Installation
• Reporting

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Software Application Distribution and Management

• SMS Installer - Creates customized, executable
  files
• Installation Expert
• Script Editor

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Software Application Distribution and Management

• Installation Expert

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Software Application Distribution and Management

• Script Editor

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Software Application Distribution and Management

• Software Metering monitors the use of
  applications
• Tracks License Usage
• Tracks unauthorized applications
• Usage information includes
• Start Time
• End Time
• Resource ID (Computer name)
• Username
• Reporting

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Software Application Distribution and Management
Software Metering Rule
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Overview

• SMS 2003
• System Requirements and Components
• Considerations
• SMS 2003 Key Features
• Asset Management
• Software Application Distribution and Management
• Reporting and Analysis
• Summary

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Reporting and Analysis

• Report Viewer

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Reporting and Analysis

• Dashboard reports

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Summary
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Contact Details

• Gwenael Moreau
• Senior Systems Engineer
• Abbotsleigh
• moreaug_at_abbotsleigh.nsw.edu.au