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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Samir Hammoudi, Matthew Hudson, Greg Ramsey, Brian Mason, Chuluunsuren Damdinsuren
Book Image

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Samir Hammoudi, Matthew Hudson, Greg Ramsey, Brian Mason, Chuluunsuren Damdinsuren

Overview of this book

This practical cookbook is based on the 1602 current branch of System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). It shows you how to administer SCCM, giving you an essential toolbox of techniques to solve real-world scenarios. Packed with over 60 task-based and instantly usable recipes, you’ll discover how design a SCCM Infrastructure, and dive into topics such as the recommended SQL configuration for SCCM and how to deploy Windows 10 with Operating System Deployment (OSD). You will learn to easily manage Windows 10 devices by deploying applications, software updates, and feature upgrades, andl be able to leverage Mobile Device Management (MDM) using SCCM and Microsoft Intune. Finally, you see how to gather the inventory of all your PC park and create reports based on it. By the end of the book, you will have learned the best practices when working with SCCM and have a handy reference guide for troubleshooting.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Cookbook - Second Edition
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Configuring site maintenance


Right after you get your site up and running, you will want to start things off on the right foot. Tell the CM how to manage itself right at the start and it will save you headaches down the road. You won't want to rely on default settings for long, for example, backups are disabled by default.

Getting ready

Have a completed installation of a primary site with roles and configurations set up, as needed, before proceeding.

How to do it...

To configure site maintenance, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Administration | Site Configuration. In the right-hand pane, each site in your hierarchy is listed. The console will offer varying configuration options based on the type of site you choose in the right-hand pane. For example, the Client Installation Settings offerings are grayed out on a CAS as clients never assign to it.

  2. For each primary or CAS in the right-hand pane, select the site in the right-hand pane then click on Site Maintenance in the ribbon. The Site Maintenance...