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Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook

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Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook

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Overview of this book

Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (CM12) is a systems management application for managing large groups of Windows-based computer systems. System Center 2012 Configuration Manager provides remote control, patch management, software distribution, operating system deployment, network access protection, and hardware and software inventory. This practical cookbook shows you how to administer System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and understand how to solve particular problems/scenarios Packed with over 50 task-based and immediately reusable recipes, this book starts by showing you how to design a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Infrastructure. The book then dives into topics such as recommended SQL configuration for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, deploying Windows 7 with Operating System Deployment (OSD), deploying Applications and Software Updates, managing Compliance Settings, managing Sites and managing Inventory amongst others.

Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook

Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook

Credits

Credits

About the Authors

About the Authors

About the Reviewers

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

www.PacktPub.com

Preface

Preface

Free Chapter

Designing a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Infrastructure

Designing a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Infrastructure

Introduction

Dividing up site system roles

Creating migration jobs

Installing SQL the right way

Managing Internet-facing clients

Using remote and workstation distribution points, and BranchCache

Deploying Windows 7 with Operating System Deployment

Deploying Windows 7 with Operating System Deployment

Introduction

Creating an OSD test environment

Leveraging the build and capture process

Migrating user state

Managing drivers

Customizing the build process with prestart hooks

Patching your reference build

Leveraging the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit with CM12 OSD

Deploying Applications and Software Updates

Deploying Applications and Software Updates

Introduction

Creating applications and deployment types

Managing Software Center and Application Catalog

Preparing for software updates

Creating and monitoring software updates

Leveraging Automatic Deployment Rules

Reducing collection dependencies with conditional rules and global conditions

Deploying custom updates

Converting classic packages to applications

Creating and deploying Virtual Applications (App-V)

Superseding applications

Monitoring content and deployment status

Managing Compliance Settings

Managing Compliance Settings

Introduction

Building Configuration Items

Creating and deploying a baseline

Leveraging Security Compliance Manager

Monitoring compliance with SSRS

Managing Sites

Managing Sites

Introduction

Managing collections

Configuring site maintenance

Managing site communications

Configuring discovery

Managing Boundary Groups

Managing role-based security

Configuring the Application Catalog

Managing and validating content for DPs and DP groups

Managing Clients

Managing Clients

Introduction

Deploying clients

Managing client health

Managing client settings

Monitoring client installation and activity

Making use of user centric improvements

Configuring power management

Managing Inventory

Managing Inventory

Introduction

Managing hardware inventory

Managing software inventory

Managing software metering

Monitoring inventory data flow

Integrating Asset Intelligence

Managing Reports and Queries

Managing Reports and Queries

Introduction

Installing SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

Configuring Reporting Services

See also

Sharing your reports with others

Building queries

Editing and creating reports

Index

Index

Creating an OSD test environment

The first step in successful OSD is to have a useful test environment that you can connect to remotely and rebuild quickly. You need a Virtual Machine (VM). VMs allow you to quickly perform testing cycles with OSD. Enter MICROSOFT HYPER-V.

This may come as a surprise to many, but Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 is actually a free product. Microsoft Hyper-V Server is a free download from Microsoft—to obtain the latest version, use your favourite web search utility to search for hyper-v server free.

Or if you have an available license for Windows Server 2008 or R2, you can simply install the OS on your server, and enable the Hyper-V role. We'll show you how to use the free Hyper-V offering below to make a VM, but the option for the Hyper-V role is similar.

Getting ready

Install Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 on a server (preferred) or workstation system. Once Hyper-V is installed, it will appear similar to Windows Server Core, in that you will not have a graphical...

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