SMS Links

Operations guide

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=BD2B3619-4704-4C19-A00B-628E65F6F826&displaylang=en 

Troubleshooting flowcharts: 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4FEFC083-D789-40DB-9B06-3E0D5916EF51&displaylang=en 

AD Schema modifications and publishing guide: 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=D1DE764C-8E26-455F-BEE5-34FB1CA9F2C4&displaylang=en 

Deployment and Planning Guide: 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=784838B3-34E0-4122-B3E2-17C5B4EEF8F4&displaylang=en 

SMS Scripting guide: 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=81300E34-09CF-4672-A5C4-06AA238275EC&displaylang=en

Security

Monthly deployment list:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910723

SP2

SP2 fixes

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899738/en-us 

SMS 2003 SP2 checklist

http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/f/4/8f45ecb5-0f85-45bf-bbc2-744d69a88b4e/SMS%202003%20SP2%20Upgrade%20Checklist.htm 

ITMU for SP2:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=56536706-869D-4146-AD51-7324D93E0E5F&displaylang=en 

SP2 Security Guide:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3d81b520-a203-4376-a72d-fd34a6c4a44c&displaylang=en

ITMU

Overview

http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/downloads/2003/tools/msupdates.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/downloads/2003/tools/ITMUvideo.mspx 

Preinstall guide:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3d81b520-a203-4376-a72d-fd34a6c4a44c&displaylang=en

WMI

WMIDiag usage:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/help/wmidiag.mspx 

WMIDiag Download:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d7ba3cd6-18d1-4d05-b11e-4c64192ae97d&DisplayLang=en 

WMIDiag webcast:

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032290320&Culture=en-US 

WMI Troubleshooting:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/help/wmi.mspx

Slow ITMU Performance

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft is aware, through recent customer feedback, that some enterprise customers have been experiencing performance issues when they apply Microsoft updates to certain workstations or servers. Customers are experiencing this when they use Microsoft System Management Server (SMS) 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or a later version together with the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU). Customers also experience this issue on computers that are running the Windows Update Agent (WUA). The performance issues are causing high levels of CPU consumption when the customers perform a scan or when they apply Microsoft updates.

See full Microsoft KB:  http://support.microsoft.com/?id=924148