Title Mastering System Center Configuration Manager / Santos Martinez, Peter Daalmans, Brett Bennett

Published Indianapolis, Indiana : Sybex, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations Contents Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Overview of System Center Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune -- Brief History of Configuration Manager -- Configuration Manager Features -- Application Management -- Collections -- Company Resource Access -- Compliance Settings -- Endpoint Protection -- Inventory -- Mobile Device Management -- Operating System Deployment -- Power Management -- Queries -- Remote Connection Profile -- Remote Control -- Reporting -- Software Metering -- Software Updates -- User Data and Profiles Configuration Items -- Wake on LAN -- Asset Intelligence -- Application Virtualization Management -- Client Health and Monitoring -- Microsoft Intune Features -- Overview of the New Servicing Model for Configuration Manager -- Baseline vs. Incremental Update Versions -- Overview of the Servicing Model for System Center Configuration Manager -- Update Process -- Summary -- ch. 2 Planning a Configuration Manager Infrastructure -- Gathering Deployment Intelligence -- Determining What You Need to Accomplish -- Describing the Network -- Describing Your Migration Needs -- Configuration Manager as a Service -- Planning the Configuration Manager Environment -- System Requirements -- Extending the 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 to Configuration Manager -- Introducing Migration -- Migration Functionality in Configuration Manager -- Source Hierarchy -- Data-Gathering Process -- Migration Job Types -- 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 -- Bottom Line -- ch. 4 Installation and Site Role Configuration -- Understanding Site Types -- Implementing Site Servers -- Software Requirements -- Pre-requirements Automation -- Scenario 1 New Deployment of a Primary Site -- Scenario 2 Preparation for Installing a Remote Distribution Point -- Implementing a Central Administration Site -- Implementing a Primary Site -- Implementing a Secondary Site -- Verifying Proper Site Installation -- Unattended Installation -- Installing Site System Roles -- Understanding Configuration Manager Site System Roles -- Component Server -- Distribution Point -- Management Point -- Site Database Server -- Site Server -- Site System -- State Migration Point -- Fallback Status Point -- Reporting Services Point -- Application Catalog Web Service Point and Application Catalog Website Point -- Enrollment Point and Enrollment Proxy Point -- Software Update Point -- Endpoint Protection Point -- Asset Intelligence Synchronization Point -- Bottom Line -- ch. 5 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 -- Installing Linux/Unix Clients -- Installing a Mac Client -- Verifying Client Installation -- Troubleshooting a Client Installation -- Ensuring Client Health -- Automatic Client Remediation -- Determining Client Health -- Monitoring Client Status -- Configuring Alerts -- Automatic Client Upgrade -- Bottom Line -- ch. 6 Client Health -- Understanding the Client Health Mechanism -- Scheduled Task -- CCMEval Process -- Client Health Evaluation: Results -- Configuring Client Health -- Monitoring: Client Status -- Alert: Client Health -- Bottom Line -- ch. 7 Application Deployment -- What's New in Application Deployment? -- Distribution Point Changes -- Applications: Application References -- Deployment Types -- 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 -- Creating an Application with PowerShell -- 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 -- Highlights in Software Updates -- Prerequisites for Software Updates -- Elements of Software Updates -- Software Update Point -- Software Updates 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 4.0 Server -- Setting Up the 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 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 -- Windows Update Servicing -- Bottom Line -- ch 9 Operating System Deployment -- What's New in Operating System Deployment -- Planning for OSD with Configuration Manager -- Deployment Scenarios -- Kind of Images to Deploy -- OSD Components -- User Device Affinity -- Deployment Process -- Prepare for OSD -- Build and Capture an Operating System -- Deploy an Operating System -- Preparing Configuration Manager for OSD -- Configuring the Network Access Account -- Configuring the State Migration Point Role -- Configuring PXE on Distribution Points -- Distributing the Boot Image Package -- Enabling Boot Images for PXE -- Adding Operating System Source -- Adding the Default Operating System Image -- Adding an Operating System Upgrade Package -- Developing a Task Sequence for Creating a Capture Image -- Task Sequences Used with PXE Boot -- Task Sequences Used with Media -- 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 -- Creating a Task Sequence for Deployment -- Deploying the Task Sequence -- Upgrading Operating System to Windows 10 -- 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 -- 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 2013 -- Installing Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013 -- Integrating the MDT -- Creating a New Boot Image -- Creating an MDT Task Sequence -- Using a Replace Scenario -- Deploying a Virtual Hard Drive -- Creating a VHD Task Sequence -- Creating a Virtual Hard Drive -- Managing the Virtual Hard Drive -- Servicing Your Operating System Images and VHDs Offline -- Maintaining the User State -- Windows 10 as a Service -- Servicing Plans -- Windows 10 Updates -- Bottom Line -- ch. 10 Inventory and Software Metering -- Inventory in Configuration Manager -- Collecting Hardware Inventory -- Collecting Software Inventory -- Using Resource Explorer to View Inventory -- Scheduling Inventory -- Configuring Inventory -- Configuring Software Inventory for a Configuration Manager Site -- Software Metering in Configuration Manager -- Overview of Software Metering -- Configuring Software Metering -- Bottom Line Note continued: ch. 11 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 -- Creating the Microsoft Volume License Statement -- Creating the General License Statement -- 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 -- Functions vs. Views -- Basic SQL Commands -- Report Models -- Creating a Report Using Report Builder -- 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? -- 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 Configuration Data -- Assigning the Configuration Baseline to Clients -- Additional Configuration Baseline Options -- Client Validation of Compliance Baseline Rules -- Compliance Settings Reporting -- Configuring Windows Information Protection -- Importing Configuration Packs -- User Data and Profiles -- Remote Connection Profiles -- Compliance Policies -- Conditional Access -- Company Resource Access -- Certificate Profiles -- Email Profiles -- VPN Profiles -- Wi-Fi Profiles -- Windows Hello for Business Profiles -- Terms and Conditions -- Windows 10 Edition Upgrade -- Bottom Line -- ch. 14 Endpoint Protection -- Benefits of Endpoint Protection -- Deployment -- Protection -- Monitoring -- Security -- Endpoint Protection Point Site System Role -- Endpoint Protection Client Agent -- Endpoint Protection Policies -- Antimalware Policy -- Windows Firewall Policy -- Assigning Policy -- Definition Files -- Alerts -- Reporting -- Client Notifications -- Bottom Line -- ch. 15 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 -- RBA Viewer -- Collection Best Practice for RBA -- 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 Configuration Manager Site Server Maintenance Task -- Restoring Configuration Manager -- Understanding the Effects of a Site Failure -- Overview of the Recovery Options -- Recovering Configuration Manager -- How to Start the Recovery Process -- Change Tracking Retention -- Recovering a Central Administration Site -- Recovering a Primary Child Site -- Recovering a Primary Standalone Site -- Recovering a Secondary Site -- Unattended Recovery of a Site -- Other Site Maintenance Options -- Hierarchy Maintenance Tool -- Postrecovery Tasks -- Bottom Line -- ch. 17 Troubleshooting -- Creating the Maintenance Plan -- Using Troubleshooting Tools -- Log Files -- Status Messages -- Server-Based Tools -- Client-Based Tools -- System Center Support Center -- Troubleshooting a Configuration Manager Site Installation -- Troubleshooting Configuration Manager Deployment -- Troubleshooting Configuration Manager Database Replication -- Data Types -- DRS Initialization -- Troubleshooting a Client Installation -- Troubleshooting Inventory -- Hardware Inventory -- Client-Side Processing -- Management Point Processing -- Site Server Processing -- When Clients Try to Inventory Data Classes That Don't Exist -- Troubleshooting Mobile Devices -- Bottom Line -- ch. 18 Enterprise Mobility and Configuration Manager -- Mobile Devices in Configuration Manager -- Lite Management -- Configuring Required Components -- Results of Lite-Management Configuration -- Depth Management via Microsoft Intune -- Getting an EMS Subscription -- Prerequisites for Microsoft Intune -- Synchronizing Your Users with Azure Active Directory -- Configuring the Microsoft Intune Subscription -- Configuring Mobile Device Platforms -- MDM Policies -- Deploying Resources -- Conditional Access -- Mobile Application Management Policies -- On-Premises MDM -- Microsoft Intune Subscription -- Client Settings -- Allow Windows Platform Support -- Terms and Conditions -- Corporate-Owned iOS Devices -- Corporate-Owned Windows Devices -- Enrolling Devices -- Android -- iOS -- Windows Phone 8.x -- Windows RT and Windows 8.1 -- Windows 10 -- Troubleshooting -- Bottom Line -- Appendix The Bottom Line Answers -- ch. 2 Planning a Configuration Manager Infrastructure -- ch. 3 Migrating to Configuration Manager -- ch. 4 Installation and Site Role Configuration -- ch. 5 Client Installation -- ch. 6 Client Health -- ch. 7 Application Deployment -- ch. 8 Software Updates -- ch. 9 Operating System Deployment -- ch. 10 Inventory and Software Metering -- ch. 11 Asset Intelligence -- ch. 12 Reporting -- ch. 13 Compliance Settings -- ch. 14 Endpoint Protection -- ch. 15 Role-Based Administration -- ch. 16 Disaster Recovery -- ch. 17 Troubleshooting -- ch. 18 Enterprise Mobility and Configuration Manager Summary This textbook provides comprehensive coverage of Microsoft's powerful network software deployment tool, with a practical hands-on approach. It walks you through SCCM 2016 with in-depth explanations anchored in real-world applications to get you up to speed quickly Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed February 10, 2017) SUBJECT Microsoft System center configuration manager. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008042376 Microsoft system center configuration manager fast Subject Computer networks -- Management. Client/server computing. Client/server computing Computer networks -- Management Form Electronic book Author Daalmans, Peter, author Bennett, Brett (Software engineer), author. ISBN 9781119258469 1119258464 1119258456 9781119258452 9781119258940 1119258944

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