Advantages Of Performing An SMS 2003 Site Reset

 

Here you will find a listing of just some of the advantages or good points to performing an SMS site reset.

 

Everyone seems to shutter when the think of HAVING to perform an SMS 2003 site reset. However there are a few advantages to doing so. After reading this post you may actually WANT to perform an SMS 2003 site reset.

 

  • If your SMS 2003 site is currency running in Standard security mode you can switch your site over to Advanced security mode. 
  • If your site is in Standard security mode the site reset will allow you to modify your SMS service accounts as well as change the service accounts password. 
  • The site reset also allows for you to renew or refresh your Client Access Point (CAP) shares by deleting and then recreating them. 
  • You can also use the site reset to renew or refresh your SMS core services because the site reset deletes them and then reinstalls them. 
  • If you need to use a different SQL database for one reason or another the site rest will allow you to use a different SQL Database Name. You can also use the site reset to change your SQL Server security mode. 
  • One of the best advantages of the reset is that you can change out the accounts that the various SMS components use easily.

As you can surmise there are certainly some advantages to performing an SMS 2003 site reset so if you need to do so or you want to do so use this guide see what is available for you to change or modify.

 

 

Published Sunday, September 09, 2007 6:50 AM by dhite
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