What you'll learn?

  • Software installation.
  • License monitoring.
  • Operating System deployment.
  • User State Migration.

Description

This course provides students with the skills and knowledge to manage and configure a Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager site and its associated site systems in the role of Configuration Manager Administrators. How to plan and deploy a Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager hierarchy, including the one or more primary sites, secondary sites and central administration site, and all associated site systems. This course also covers migration from System Center Configuration Manager 2007.

Who this course is for:

  • Systems Engineers.
  • Configuration Manager Administrators.

Curriculum

Total hours: 40hrs

System Center Configuration Manager - SCCM

  • Feature overview.
  • New features in SCCM 2012.
  • Architecture – how it works.
  • Server components and communications (database replication new in 2012).
  • Understanding site system roles.
  • The new Central Administration Site (new in 2012).
  • Understanding the Content Library (new in 2012).
  • Designing and Sizing a SCCM 2012 Infrastructure.
  • Design considerations.
  • Hardware and software requirement.
  • Sizing the SCCM servers.
  • Planning for disaster recovery.
  • Upgrade considerations.
  • Installation and Configuration.
  • Prerequisite Checker (new in 2012).
  • Install SCCM primary site server.
  • Install the Configuration Manager admin console.
  • Install secondary sites.
  • Introduction to the new Configuration Manager console (new in 2012).
  • Initial general configuration.
  • Role based administration (new in 2012).
  • Client Deployment and Management.
  • Boundaries and Boundary Groups (new in 2012).
  • Discovery methods.
  • Client Settings (formerly Client Agent Settings).
  • Client deployment and assignment.
  • Automatic client assignment.
  • Fallback Site (new in 2012).
  • Client status.
  • Collections and what's new in collections for 2012.
  • Managing Assets.
  • Hardware inventory.
  • Custom hardware inventory classes.
  • Software inventory.
  • File collection.
  • Using Resource Explorer.
  • Software metering.
  • Asset intelligence.
  • Remote control.
  • Applications (formerly Software Deployment).
  • What's new in application management?.
  • Working with Distribution Points.
  • The Content Library (new in 2012).
  • Packages and Deployments.
  • Requirement Rules and Global Conditions (new in 2012).
  • Detection methods (new in 2012).
  • Monitoring status of application deployments (new in 2012).
  • Software Center and the Application Catalog (new in 2012).
  • Managing virtual applications.
  • Software Updates.
  • Overview of the Software Update architecture in SCCM.
  • Installing and configuring software updates.
  • The software updates point site system role.
  • Configuring and deploying updates.
  • Software update groups (new in 2012).
  • Automatic deployment rules (new in 2012).
  • The user experience with updates.
  • Monitoring software updates.
  • Operating System Deployment.
  • Overview of OS deployment in SCCM 2012.
  • Configuring the PXE service point (now an extension of the distribution point).
  • Working with WIM images.
  • Creating images.
  • Building task sequences.
  • Adding updates and applications to task sequences.
  • Capturing user data.
  • Component-Based Servicing (CBS).
  • Monitoring OS deployments.
  • Compliance Settings (formerly Desired Configuration Management).
  • Overview of compliance settings.
  • Creating configuration items.
  • Creating configuration baselines.
  • Compliance thresholds (new in 2012).
  • Monitoring noncompliance and errors.
  • Power Management, Out of Band Management and Wake-on-LAN.
  • Overview and architecture.
  • Site system roles.
  • Configuring Power Management.
  • Working with AMT and out of band management.
  • Configuring and using wake-on-LAN.
  • Reporting, Monitoring and Troubleshooting.
  • Overview of reporting services.
  • Installing the Reporting Services point (new in 2012).
  • Understanding and using reports.
  • Report subscriptions (new in 2012).
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting services.
  • Backup and recovery strategies for SCCM 2012s.

  • Exchange Server 2016 management.
  • Overview of the Exchange 2016 Mailbox server.
  • Configuring Mailbox servers.

70-696 : Administering System Center Configuration Manager and Intune

  • Overview of systems management by using enterprise-management solutions.
  • Overview of the Configuration Manager architecture.
  • Overview of the Configuration Manager administrative tools.
  • Tools for monitoring and troubleshooting a Configuration Manager site.
  • Introduction to queries and reports.

  • Overview of systems management by using enterprise-management solutions.
  • Overview of the Configuration Manager architecture.
  • Overview of the Configuration Manager administrative tools.
  • Tools for monitoring and troubleshooting a Configuration Manager site.
  • Introduction to queries and reports.

  • Overview of the Configuration Manager client.
  • Deploying the Configuration Manager client.
  • Configuring and monitoring client status.
  • Managing client settings in Configuration Manager.

  • Overview of inventory collection.
  • Configuring hardware and software inventory.
  • Managing inventory collection.
  • Configuring software metering.
  • Configuring and managing Asset Intelligence.

  • Preparing the infrastructure for content management.
  • Distributing and managing content on distribution points.

  • Overview of application management.
  • Creating applications.
  • Deploying applications.
  • Managing applications.
  • Deploying virtual applications by using System Center Configuration Manager (optional).
  • Deploying and managing Windows Store apps.

  • The software updates process.
  • Preparing a Configuration Manager site for software updates.
  • Managing software updates.
  • Configuring automatic deployment rules.
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting software updates.

  • Overview of Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager.
  • Configuring, deploying, and monitoring Endpoint Protection policies.

  • Overview of compliance settings.
  • Configuring compliance settings.
  • Viewing compliance results .
  • Managing resource and data access.

  • An overview of operating-system deployment.
  • Preparing a site for operating-system deployment.
  • Deploying an operating-system.

  • Overview of mobile-device management.
  • Managing mobile devices with on-premises infrastructure.
  • Managing mobile devices by using Configuration Manager and Intune.
  • Managing settings and protecting data on mobile devices.
  • Deploying applications to mobile devices.

  • Configuring role-based administration.
  • Configuring remote tools.
  • Overview of Configuration Manager site maintenance.
  • Performing backup and recovery of a Configuration Manager site.

70-703 : Administering Microsoft SCCM & Cloud Services Integration

  • Configure the management infrastructure to support clients and devices.
  • Configure the management infrastructure to distribute content.
  • Configure the management infrastructure to use queries and reports.
  • Configure the management infrastructure to deploy operating systems.
  • Maintain the management infrastructure.

  • Deploy and manage the Configuration Manager client.
  • Configure and manage inventory collection.

  • Create and deploy applications.
  • Manage and deploy virtual applications.
  • Manage and deploy Microsoft Store apps, Microsoft Store for Business apps, and Microsoft Office 365 apps.

  • Deploy operating systems.
  • Deploy software updates.
  • MManage compliance and access control.

  • Implement support for Internet-based clients and devices.
  • Implement on-premises mobile device management (MDM).
  • Migrating from Hybrid MDM to Intune standalone.

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