Title Mastering System center 2012 configuration manager / Steve Rachui [and others] ; contributing author, Brett Bennett

Published Indianapolis, Ind. : John Wiley & amp ; Sons, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource Series Sybex serious skills Serious skills. Contents Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Overview of Operations Management -- Defining Operations Management -- Systems Management -- Operations Management -- Understanding IT Service Management -- Exploring the IT Infrastructure Library -- Exploring the Microsoft Operations Framework -- Overview of System Center Configuration Manager -- Configuration Manager Features -- ch. 2 Planning a Configuration Manager Infrastructure -- Gathering Deployment Intelligence -- Determining What You Need to Accomplish -- Describing the Network -- Describing Your Migration Needs -- Planning the Configuration Manager Environment -- System Requirements -- Extending Active Directory Schema -- Hierarchies and Sites -- Site Boundaries and Boundary Groups -- Site System Roles -- Best Practices for Site System Design -- SQL Considerations -- Site Communications -- Site Security Mode -- Discovery of Your Resources -- Client Settings and Client Deployment -- Content Management -- Role-Based Administration -- Migration -- Disaster Recovery -- Designing Your Configuration Manager Environment -- Planning the Configuration Manager Hierarchy -- Planning Configuration Manager Site Systems -- Planning Configuration Manager Clients -- Determining How to Deploy Configuration Manager -- Building a Proof-of-Concept Environment -- Bottom Line -- ch. 3 Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 -- Introducing Migration -- Migration Functionality in Configuration Manager 2012 -- Source Hierarchy -- Data-Gathering Process -- Migration Job Types -- Objects Supported for Migration -- Objects Not Supported for Migration -- Distribution Point Sharing -- Planning a Migration -- Preparing Your Migration -- Planning Your Migration Strategy -- Performing the Migration -- Using the Side-by-Side Migration Strategy -- Using the Wipe-and-Load Strategy -- Upgrading the Configuration Manager Console -- Post-Migration or Installation Considerations -- Migrating Packages to the New Application Model -- What Is Package Conversion Manager? -- Conversion Process -- Conversion Process Steps -- Package Conversion Manager Best Practices -- Monitoring Conversion -- Migrating Branch Offices with the Physical-to-Virtual Migration Toolkit -- Requirements -- P2V Migration Scenario -- Task Sequence -- Steps for Using the P2V Migration Toolkit -- Bottom Line -- ch. 4 Installation and Site Role Configuration -- Understanding Configuration Manager 2012 Site Types -- Implementing Site Servers -- Software Requirements -- Implementing a Central Administration Site -- Implementing a Primary Site -- Implementing a Secondary Site -- Verifying Proper Site Installation -- Troubleshooting a Configuration Manager 2012 Site Installation -- Unattended Installation -- Installing Site System Roles -- Understanding Configuration Manager 2012 Site System Roles -- Component Server -- Distribution Point -- Management Point -- Site Database Server -- Site Server -- Site System -- System Health Validator Point -- State Migration Point -- Fallback Status Point -- Out-of-Band Service Point -- Reporting Services Point -- Application Catalog Web Service Point and Application Catalog Web Site Point -- Enrollment Proxy Point and Mobile Device and AMT Enrollment Point -- Software Update Point -- EndPoint Protection Point -- Asset Intelligence Synchronization Point -- Bottom Line -- ch. 5 Role-Based Administration -- Overview of Role-Based Administration -- Using Security Roles and Security Scopes -- Managing with Flat Hierarchies -- Security Roles -- Security Scopes -- Creating a Custom Security Scope -- Assigning Resources to a Security Scope -- Viewing Security Scope Objects -- Collections -- Using Collections -- Understanding the Default Collections -- Administrative Users -- Bottom Line -- ch. 6 Client Installation -- Creating Client Settings -- Supported Operating Systems -- Discovering Network Objects -- Active Directory Discovery Methods -- Configuring Boundaries and Boundary Groups -- Client Installation Methods -- Command-Line Properties -- Manually Installing the Client -- Client Push -- Group Policy -- Software Update -- Software Distribution -- Logon Script Installation -- Imaging -- Keeping Clients Up to Date -- Verifying Client Installation -- Troubleshooting a Client Installation -- Ensuring Client Health -- Automatic Client Remediation -- Determining Client Health -- Monitoring Client Status -- Configuring Alerts -- Bottom Line -- ch. 7 Application Deployment -- What's New in Application Deployment? -- Distribution Point Changes -- Applications: Application References -- Deployments -- Dependencies for Application Deployment -- Management Point -- Distribution Point -- Default Client Settings -- Elements of Application Deployment -- Applications -- Deployment Types -- Deployments -- Application Deployment Process -- Create Application Wizard -- Options for Application Deployment: the Ribbon -- Exploring the Sample Application -- Exploring the Deployment Type -- Create Deployment Wizard -- Application Deployment -- Client Experience -- Application Deployment -- Advanced Configurations -- User Device Affinity -- Troubleshooting Application Deployment -- Bottom Line -- ch. 8 Software Updates -- What's New in Software Updates -- Prerequisites for Software Updates -- Elements of Software Updates -- Software Update Point -- Software Updates Client Agent -- Software Updates Metadata -- Software Update Files -- Software Update Objects -- Software Update Groups -- Deployment Templates -- Deployment Packages -- Deployments -- Automatic Deployment Rules -- System Center Updates Publisher -- Software Update Process in Configuration Manager -- Synchronization -- Compliance -- Deployment -- Planning to Use Software Updates in Configuration Manager -- Determining What Needs to Be Accomplished -- Role-Based Administration -- System Center Updates Publisher -- Testing in an Isolated Lab -- Configuring Software Updates -- Configuring the Software Updates Client Agent -- Installing Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Server -- Installing the Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 Administrative Console -- Setting Up the Active Software Update Point -- Configuring Software Updates Settings and Synchronization -- Synchronizing Updates with Export and Import -- Preparing Software Updates for Deployment -- Finding the Software Updates to Be Deployed -- Downloading Software Updates -- Creating a Software Update Group -- Deploying Software Updates with the Deploy Software Updates Wizard -- Using System Center Updates Publisher -- Installing the System Center Updates Publisher -- Configuring System Center Updates Publisher -- Using System Center Updates Publisher -- Third-Party Updates in Configuration Manager -- Monitoring Software Update Deployments -- In-Console Monitoring -- Reporting -- Bottom Line -- ch. 9 Operating System Deployment -- What's New in Operating System Deployment -- Planning for OSD with Configuration Manager 2012 -- Deployment Scenarios -- Kind of Images to Deploy -- Operating System Deployment Components -- User Device Affinity -- Deployment Process -- Prepare for Operating System Deployment -- Build and Capture an Operating System -- Deploy an Operating System -- Preparing Configuration Manager 2012 for Operating System Deployment -- Configuring the Network Access Account -- Creating the Configuration Manager Client Install Package -- Creating a USMT Package -- Configuring the State Migration Point Role -- Configuring PXE on Distribution Points -- Distributing the Boot Image Package -- Enabling Boot Images for PXE -- Adding Operating System Installers -- Developing a Task Sequence for Creating a Capture Image -- Task Sequences Used with PXE Boot -- Task Sequences Used with Media Boot -- Capturing an Operating System Image -- Building and Capturing Automatically -- Capturing a Reference Computer -- Deploying an Image -- Adding a Captured Image -- Distributing and Deploying the Image -- Developing a Task Sequence for Deployment -- Deploying the Task Sequence -- Deploying the Operating System on Bare Metal -- Importing Computer Information -- Creating a Task Sequence for the Bare-Metal OSD -- Deploying the Bare-Metal Task Sequence -- Installing Device Drivers into OSD -- Servicing Your Operating System Images Offline -- Using User Device Affinity -- Manually Configure a Primary User for a Device -- Manually Configure a Primary Device for a User -- Configure a Site to Automatically Create User Device Affinities -- Import User Device Affinities -- Enable Users To Configure Their Primary Device -- Pre-deploy User Applications -- Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 -- Installing Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 -- Integrating the Deployment Toolkit -- Creating a New Boot Image -- Creating a Deployment Toolkit Task Sequence -- Using a Replace Scenario -- Maintaining the User State -- Bottom Line -- ch. 10 Asset Intelligence -- Requirements for Asset Intelligence -- Client Agent Prerequisites -- Maintenance Tasks -- Windows Event Log Settings -- Elements of Asset Intelligence -- Asset Intelligence Catalog -- Asset Intelligence Validation States -- Asset Intelligence Synchronization Point -- Asset Intelligence Home Page -- Asset Intelligence Reports -- Configuring Asset Intelligence -- Enabling Asset Intelligence -- Import Software License into Asset Intelligence -- Importing Software License Information Note continued: Creating the Microsoft Volume License Statement -- Creating the General License Statement -- Bottom Line -- ch. 11 Inventory and Software Metering -- Inventory in Configuration Manager 2012 -- Collecting Hardware Inventory -- Collecting Software Inventory -- Using Resource Explorer to View Inventory -- Scheduling Inventory -- Configuring Inventory -- Configuring Software Inventory for a Configuration Manager Site -- Troubleshooting Inventory -- Software Metering in Configuration Manager 2012 -- Overview of Software Metering -- Configuring Software Metering -- Bottom Line -- ch. 12 Reporting -- Installing SQL Server Reporting Services -- Considerations for Installing SQL Server Reporting Services -- Installation of the Reporting Services Site System -- Default Reports -- Running a Report -- Viewing Available Reports -- Running a Report from the Administrative Console -- Running a Report from Report Manager -- Working with Reporting Security -- Permissions Required to Run Reports -- Managing Reports -- Working with Subscriptions -- Creating Reports -- Basic SQL Commands -- Report Models -- Creating a Report Using Report Builder -- Creating a Report Using Business Intelligence Development Studio -- Moving Reports -- Linked Reports -- Importing and Exporting Reports -- Importing Reports -- Exporting Reports -- Bottom Line -- ch. 13 Compliance Settings -- Overview of Compliance Settings -- What's New in Configuration Manager 2012? -- What Can You Do with Compliance Settings? -- Configuration Items -- Configuring Compliance Settings Client Settings -- Creating Configuration Items -- Name, Description, and Category -- Choosing a Detection Method -- Creating and Validating a Setting -- Building a Configuration Baseline -- Creating the Initial Baseline -- Baseline Rules -- Assigning the Configuration Baseline to Clients -- Additional Configuration Baseline Options -- Client Validation of Compliance Baseline Rules -- Compliance Settings Reporting -- Importing Configuration Packs -- Bottom Line -- ch. 14 Mobile Device Management -- What's New in Mobile Device Management -- Requirements for Mobile Device Management -- Lite Management -- Depth Management -- Troubleshooting -- Bottom Line -- ch. 15 Troubleshooting -- Creating the Maintenance Plan -- Using Troubleshooting Tools -- Log Files -- Status Messages -- Troubleshooting Configuration Manager Deployment -- Troubleshooting Configuration Manager Database Replication -- Data Types -- DRS Initialization -- Bottom Line -- ch. 16 Disaster Recovery -- Planning for Disaster Recovery -- What Is Not Included in the Backup -- Backing Up Configuration Manager -- Backup Considerations for the Central Administration Site -- Copying Site Backups to Another Location -- Archiving the Backup Snapshot to Another Server with AfterBackup.bat -- Windows Application Log Entries Created by the Backup Process -- Configuring the Backup ConfigMgr Site Server Maintenance Task -- Restoring Configuration Manager -- Understanding the Effects of a Site Failure -- Recovering a Configuration Manager Site -- Recovering Configuration Manager -- How to Start a Recovery Process -- Recovering a Central Administration Site -- Recovering a Primary Child Site -- Recovering a Primary Standalone Site -- Recovery Scenarios for Multisite Environments -- Other Site Maintenance Options -- Hierarchy Maintenance Tool -- Post-Recovery Tasks -- Bottom Line -- ch. 17 System Center Endpoint Protection -- Differences between FEP and SCEP -- Additional Benefits of SCEP -- Deployment -- Protection -- Monitoring -- Security -- Endpoint Protection Site System Role -- Endpoint Protection Client Agent -- Endpoint Protection Policies -- Antimalware Policy -- Windows Firewall Policy -- Assigning Policy -- Definition Files -- Alerts -- Reporting -- Bottom Line -- ch. 18 Client Health -- Understanding the Client Health Mechanism -- Scheduled Task -- CCMEval Process -- Client Health Evaluation: Results -- Monitoring: Client Health -- Bottom Line -- Appendix The Bottom Line -- ch. 2 Planning a Configuration Manager Infrastructure -- ch. 3 Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 -- ch. 4 Installation and Site Role Configuration -- ch. 5 Role-Based Administration -- ch. 6 Client Installation -- ch. 7 Application Deployment -- ch. 8 Software Updates -- ch. 9 Operating System Deployment -- ch. 10 Asset Intelligence -- ch. 11 Inventory and Software Metering -- ch. 12 Reporting -- ch. 13 Compliance Settings -- ch. 14 Mobile Device Management -- ch. 15 Troubleshooting -- ch. 16 Disaster Recovery -- ch. 17 System Center Endpoint Protection -- ch. 18 Client Health Summary Annotation Expert coverage of Microsoft's highly anticipated network software deployment toolThe latest version of System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) is a dramatic update of its predecessor Configuration Manager 2007, and this book offers intermediate-to-advanced coverage of how the new SCCM boasts a simplified hierarchy, role-based security, a new console, flexible application deployment, and mobile management. You'll explore planning and installation, migrating from SCCM 2007, deploying software and operating systems, security, monitoring and troubleshooting, and automating and customizing SCCM 2012 with scripts. Features an unparalleled team of authors, two of whom are insiders at Microsoft and have worked with SCCM since nearly its inceptionProvides in-depth coverage and offers a hands-on approach to learning all there is to know about SCCMExplores why SCCM 2012 is the most significant update in its 16-year historyPacked with real-world scenarios to show you how to use SCCM in various contexts, Mastering System Center Configuration Manager 2012 covers all aspects of this powerful and complete network software deployment tool Notes Title from title screen SUBJECT Microsoft System center configuration manager. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008042376 Microsoft system center configuration manager fast Subject Computer networks -- Management. Software configuration management -- Computer programs Client/server computing. COMPUTERS -- Data Transmission Systems -- General. COMPUTERS -- Networking -- Vendor Specific. Client/server computing Computer networks -- Management Form Electronic book Author Rachui, Steve. Bennett, Brett. LC no. 2011945673 ISBN 9781118225455 1118225457 9781118238400 1118238400 9781118263013 1118263014 1118128982 9781118128985

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