The SMS server architecture can be divided into two separate
tiers:
SMS components
SMS components are analogous to the mechanisms and devices that
enable the elevator, the phone system, and the electrical system in
an office building to work properly. When you make changes through
the SMS Administrator console, SMS services and components start
working to complete the operation successfully, whether it is
software distribution, hardware inventory, software metering, or
any other administrator-initiated or scheduled SMS task, feature,
or tool.
WBEM interface to SMS architecture
The WBEM interface to the SMS architecture is a description of
the SMS framework, much as building plans describe a building. As
you become more familiar with SMS, you might find that your
organization needs to provide SMS functionality in a slightly
different fashion. You might need to gather additional inventory
information and store it in your SMS site database. Or, you might
decide that your organization would benefit from a customized
management report. The WBEM interface enables you to customize SMS
for optimal change and configuration management.
