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Mastering System Center Configuration Manager

By : Vangel Krstevski
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Mastering System Center Configuration Manager

By: Vangel Krstevski

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Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Mastering System Center Configuration Manager
Mastering System Center Configuration Manager
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Introduction to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2
Introduction to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2
System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 – requirements
Prerequisites for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2
Installing MS SQL Server 2012
Installing System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2
Site system server and roles
Summary
2
Assets and Compliance
Assets and Compliance
The benefits of centralized system management
Managing compliance
Compliance authoring
Endpoint Protection
Configuring custom client device settings for Endpoint Protection
The Endpoint Protection client
Summary
3
The Software Library
The Software Library
Introducing packages
Creating a package
Creating and managing applications
Creating applications
Creating deployment types
Creating detection methods
Managing applications
Package conversion
Operating System Deployment
Summary
4
Reporting in Configuration Manager
Reporting in Configuration Manager
SQL Server Reporting Services
Implementing SQL Server Reporting Services
Reports in the Configuration Manager console
Creating a report
Troubleshooting SSRS
Optimizing SSRS performance
System Center Data warehouse
Summary
5
Administration and Monitoring
Administration and Monitoring
The Configuration Manager's discovery methods
Hierarchy planning
Planning your hierarchy structure
Planning boundaries and boundary groups
Client discovery and installation methods
Role-based administration
In-console alerts
Client settings
Client policy device settings
Software deployment device settings
Using Resource Explorer
Summary
6
Cloud Integration
Cloud Integration
Cloud integration – prerequisites
Subscribing to Windows Intune
Adding the Windows Intune subscription to Configuration Manager
Cloud distribution points
Summary
7
Security and Backup
Security and Backup
Administrative users
Security roles
Preventing unauthorized administrative access
Securing the Configuration Manager infrastructure
Site and SQL Server backups
Summary
8
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting network issues
Troubleshooting console issues
Troubleshooting the client installation
Troubleshooting compliance settings
Troubleshooting application deployments
Troubleshooting software updates
Troubleshooting SQL Server Reporting Services
Summary
Index
Index

Package conversion

Package Conversion Manager (PCM) is a Microsoft feature for System Center Configuration Manager that you can download from the official site. This feature can help you with the migration process of Configuration Manager 2007 packages and programs the new application model. You can read more about this feature at the following link:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh531583.aspx

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