Microsoft KB Archive/235684

= SMS: Systems Management Server Software Development Toolkit FAQ =

Article ID: 235684

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q235684



SUMMARY
The released version of the Systems Management Server Software Development Kit (SDK) for version 2.0 is now available for download as part of the platform SDK. This product was previously named "SMS Toolkit" in its Beta forms, and this release directly supercedes the existing Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 Beta 3 Toolkit. This article addresses the most common questions about the Systems Management Server SDK.



Question
What's in the SMS 2.0 SDK?

Answer
The SDK contains documentation and sample applications for developing SMS applications which integrate or utilize the SMS Admin UI, SMS Provider (server side apps) and client side applications. Most of the sample applications make use of WMI APIs, and the docs reference WMI and MMC SDK's.

Question
How do I download the SMS 2.0 SDK?

Answer
The setup is located at:

http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/setuplauncher.htm

Select the link to "Platform SDK Setup".

Choose Custom install and for a minimal SMS SDK installation you should select the following components:  Documentation / Management Services / Microsoft Management Console Documentation / Management Services / Systems Management Server Documentation / Management Services / Windows Management Instrumentation Documentation / Networking/ Network Monitor Build Environment / Systems Management Server Headers and Libs Build Environment / WMI Headers and Libs Tools / Systems Management Server Tools Sample Code -> Management Samples / Systems Management Server samples Sample Code -> Management Samples / WMI samples

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Q: How do I build the C++ samples?

Answer
The C++ samples need to be pointed to the header and lib locations before they can successfully build.

To set header file directory:
 * 1) In msdev choose Tools menu and then select Options and then select Directories
 * 2) Select the "Directories" tab
 * 3) From the drop-down menu select show directories for and then choose Include files
 * 4) Add a new path entry and set it to Root Location\Platform SDK\INCLUDE where Root Location is the root directory of the platform SDK installation.

To set lib directory:


 * 1) Create a directory called "Lib" in the directory Root Location\Platform SDK\samples\SysMgmt\SMS\VC
 * 2) Copy Wbemuuid.lib from Root Location\Platform SDK\Lib to this new directory.

Question
When will the SMS 2.0 SDK be on the MSDN CDs?

Answer
The entire SMS 2.0 SDK will be in the July 99 quarterly MSDN release. The April 99 MSDN release did contain the SMS 2.0 SDK documentation, but it was missing the samples. Jan 99 MSDN and prior versions contained the SMS 1.2 SDK only.

Question
Is there a Network Monitor (Netmon) 2.0 SDK available?

Answer
The Netmon 2.0 documents are in the Platform SDK, but it is missing the netmon samples and build environment. If you need the Netmon build environment for the SMS Beta 3 Toolkit it is shipping in the Back Office Resource Kit 4.5 ).

Question
How do I obtain the SMS 1.2 SDK now that the SDK platform has only the 2.0 version?

Answer
The 1.2 sample files are included in the new platform SDK, but the documentation is not. Currently the only method of obtaining the documentation is from an older MSDN release (Jan 99 or previous).

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