This handbook is aimed at administrators working with SMS on large-scale Microsoft networks. It offers task-by-task instructions and other essential tasks in detail, aiming to get the administrator quickly up to speed and on to the next job.

Active Directory is the new directory service for Windows 2000. Basically, it will be a network service that identifies all resources on a network and makes them accessible to users and applications. This was not found in previous versions of NT, and administrators will have to learn a completely new way of managing their directories. This is the feature of Windows 2000 that administrators are looking forward to using. This book should help them with the day-to-day tasks, and assist in managing their networks.