SMS Planning Chart -- Redmond Channel Partner

SMS Planning Chart

By Ethan Wilansky
February 01, 2000

Components	Details
Network cabling/wireless media that will support SMS	[ ] UTP [ ] STP [ ] Copper core [ ] Fiber [ ] Wireless [ ] Other: explain
Primary Network device information.	dev 1 Type: Manufacturer: _____ Model: _____ IP addresses: [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ] SNMP enabled? [ ] Yes [ ] No If yes, SNMP community name: Public
	dev 2 Type: Manufacturer: _____ Model: _____ IP addresses: [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ] SNMP enabled? [ ] Yes [ ] No If yes, SNMP Community Name: Public
IP addresses and community names of other SNMP-enabled devices. Don’t include PCs, such as Windows NT workstations running the SNMP service.	dev 1 Type: Manufacturer: _____ Model: _____ IP addresses: [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ] SNMP community name: _____ If Type is “Other,” please describe the device type: _____
	dev 2 Type: Manufacturer: _____ Model: _____ IP addresses: [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ] SNMP community name: _____ If Type is “Other,” please describe the device type: _____
TCP/IP subnets containing computer resources.	Net. 1 Subnet address: 0.0.0.0 Mask: 0.0.0.0 Approximate number of computers on this segment: _____
	Net. 2 Subnet address: 0.0.0.0 Mask: 0.0.0.0 Approximate number of computers on this segment: _____
IPX networks containing computer resources. This information is required only if you plan to discover computer resources using IPX/SPX. Otherwise, the IP information provided is sufficient.	Net. 1 Network number: _____ Approximate number of computers on this segment: _____
	Net. 2 Network number: _____ Approximate number of computers on this segment: _____
	Net. 3 Network number: _____ Approximate number of computers on this segment: _____
DHCP Server information	IP addresses: [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ] Computer name: _____
	IP addresses: [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ], [0.0.0.0 ] Computer name: _____
Windows NT/2000 Domains	Domain name: _____ [ ] Resource domain [ ] Logon (Master) domain Domain controller computer names (separate each computer name with a comma): _____ If NT Server 3.5x or 4, which computer name is the PDC?
	Domain name: _____ [ ] Resource domain [ ] Logon (Master) domain Domain controller computer names (separate each computer name with a comma): _____ If NT Server 3.5x or 4, which computer name is the PDC?
NetWare Logon Servers (3.x and 4.x)	Server name: _____ [ ] Bindery server [ ] NDS server If NetWare 4.x, does the server support bindery emulation? [ ] Yes [ ] No
	Server name: _____ [ ] Bindery server [ ] NDS server If NetWare 4.x, does the server support bindery emulation? [ ] Yes [ ] No
Accounts management (User and Group account discovery)	Do you plan to distribute software to Windows NT/2000 users and groups or will software only be distributed to client computers? [ ] Client computers only [ ] Both
Heartbeat Discovery	Does your network contain computers that rarely log on, like email servers and print servers? [ ] Yes [ ] No
WAN connections that will support SMS	Type: Bandwidth: Is this connection heavily utilized? [ ] Yes [ ] No If yes, what periods show peak activity? Approximate number of client computers on the far side of the connection:_____
	Type: Bandwidth: Is this connection heavily utilized? [ ] Yes [ ] No If yes, what periods show peak activity? Approximate number of client computers on the far side of the connection:_____
Client computer functions	Which functions do you plan to use soon after your initial deployment of SMS? [ ] Hardware Inventory [ ] Product compliance (Y2K) [ ] Software Inventory [ ] Report generation [ ] Remote Tools [ ] Software Metering [ ] Event to Trap Translation (Windows NT/2000 client computers only)
	Which functions do you plan to use six months to a year after your initial deployment of SMS? [ ] Hardware Inventory [ ] Product compliance (Y2K) [ ] Software Inventory [ ] Report generation [ ] Remote Tools [ ] Software Metering [ ] Event to Trap Translation (Windows NT/2000 client computers only)
Windows NT/2000 Server non-domain controllers	Computer name: _____ Primary purpose: Site location: _____ Bandwidth to primary network (usually corporate network):
	Computer name: _____ Primary purpose: Site location: _____ Bandwidth to primary network (usually corporate network):
Client computer operating systems where SMS agents will operate	[ ] Windows 3.x and WFW [ ] Windows 95/98 [ ] Windows NT/2000
Other client computer operating systems that SMS agents don’t support	[ ] MS-DOS [ ] OS/2 [ ] Unix (all versions) [ ] Apple System x
Laptop computers	Will client agents be installed on laptop computers? [ ] Yes [ ] No If yes, do the majority of mobile users report to a central location? [ ] Yes [ ] No
Remote tools	Do you currently support a real-time remote support tool? [ ] Yes [ ] No If yes, provide the name here: _____
International support	Will you be supporting sites that operate using non-English languages? [ ] Yes [ ] No If yes, provide the names here: _____
Network plans	Are there plans to make significant changes to the current structure of your network before SMS is deployed? [ ] Yes [ ] No If yes, explain the significant changes and an estimate as to when the changes will be implemented:

About the Author

Ethan Wilansky, MCSE, MCT, is the president of Network Design Group and an author. He actively consults in Seattle and Washington, D.C.

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