Systems Management Server

Version 2.0

Purpose

In the Microsoft® Systems Management Server (SMS) SDK, the documentation and samples necessary to write client applications that access and modify SMS data can be found. The SMS documentation also shows you how to extend the SMS user interface and client inventory.

Where Applicable

You can create Web applications for the Internet or intranet, use Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) to create read-only applications, and use C/C++ to create COM-based management applications. You can also access SMS data using Microsoft® Visual Basic®, Visual Basic for Applications, or any scripting language that is compliant with Windows Script Host.

Developer Audience

This documentation is written primarily for C/C++ and Visual Basic developers.

Run-time Requirements

To use SMS, you must have access to Microsoft® Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 1 or later, as well as a development environment such as Microsoft® Visual C++® version 5.0, Service Pack 3 or later, or Visual Basic version 6.0 or later.

See Also

The installable SMS SDK that includes tools, samples and this documentation.

The WMI Documentation on MSDN.

About Systems Management Server

General information about SMS and developing SMS clients.

Using Systems Management Server

Programmer's guide for developing SMS clients and extending SMS functionality and client inventory.

Systems Management Server Reference

Reference information for the SMS class schema, the SMS extended query language, and the various SMS interfaces.

Systems Management Server Glossary

Terms and nomenclature.

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