This article is a reproduced version of the “Point to point” article I wrote for Server Management Magazine back in November 2007. Thumbnails of the actual pages from the magazine are included at the end of the article which can be clicked to view the full sized versions.

Point to point

Now we’ve established why we need them, getting Management Points up and running is just a case of following the instructions. Last month we looked at the basics of management points in Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 and issues relating to Design.  In Part II, this month we move on to look at installation, configuration and troubleshooting.