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Mastering System Center Configuration Manager

Mastering System Center Configuration Manager

By : Vangel Krstevski
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Mastering System Center Configuration Manager

Mastering System Center Configuration Manager

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By: Vangel Krstevski
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Overview of this book

This book is perfect for IT administrators who are looking to enhance their skills on system and asset management. A fair understanding of the core elements and applications related to SCCM would be helpful.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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Customer support
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1. Introduction to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2
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1. Introduction to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2
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System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 – requirements
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Prerequisites for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2
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Installing MS SQL Server 2012
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Installing System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2
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Site system server and roles
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Summary
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2. Assets and Compliance
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2. Assets and Compliance
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The benefits of centralized system management
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Managing compliance
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Compliance authoring
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Endpoint Protection
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Configuring custom client device settings for Endpoint Protection
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The Endpoint Protection client
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3. The Software Library
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3. The Software Library
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Introducing packages
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Creating a package
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Creating and managing applications
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Creating applications
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Creating deployment types
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Creating detection methods
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Managing applications
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Package conversion
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Operating System Deployment
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Summary
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4. Reporting in Configuration Manager
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4. Reporting in Configuration Manager
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SQL Server Reporting Services
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Implementing SQL Server Reporting Services
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Reports in the Configuration Manager console
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Creating a report
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Troubleshooting SSRS
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Optimizing SSRS performance
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System Center Data warehouse
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Summary
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5. Administration and Monitoring
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5. Administration and Monitoring
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The Configuration Manager's discovery methods
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Hierarchy planning
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Planning your hierarchy structure
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Planning boundaries and boundary groups
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Client discovery and installation methods
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Role-based administration
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In-console alerts
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Client settings
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Client policy device settings
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Software deployment device settings
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Using Resource Explorer
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6. Cloud Integration
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6. Cloud Integration
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Cloud integration – prerequisites
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Subscribing to Windows Intune
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Adding the Windows Intune subscription to Configuration Manager
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Cloud distribution points
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7. Security and Backup
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7. Security and Backup
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Administrative users
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Security roles
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Preventing unauthorized administrative access
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Securing the Configuration Manager infrastructure
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Site and SQL Server backups
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8. Troubleshooting
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8. Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting network issues
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Troubleshooting console issues
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Troubleshooting the client installation
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Troubleshooting compliance settings
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Troubleshooting application deployments
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Troubleshooting software updates
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Troubleshooting SQL Server Reporting Services
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Index
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Index

Creating applications

This section will focus on the application creation process using the create application wizard. This wizard is a great approach to set up an application. However, keep in mind that several configuration options are only made available after you finish the wizard and create the application.

Creating a Windows Installer application

For the purpose of creating an application that uses Windows Installer, we will take the 7-Zip MSI file. Follow these steps to create a Windows Installer application:

  1. Start the Configuration Manager console and go to Software Library.
  2. Expand Application Management and right-click on the Application node.
  3. Select Create Application from the menu.

The wizard starts with the General page that has two options:

  • Automatically detect the application information
  • Manually define the information

If you want to create an application for 7-Zip and use the existing Windows Installer content, then you have to perform the following:

  1. Start the wizard and click on Browse...
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