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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

Editing and creating reports


With a functional RSP and the knowledge of how to make some basic queries, you should now be prepared to create new reports or edit existing reports. This can be done straight from the CM admin console, straight from your RSP, or using Microsoft SQL Management Studio.

Getting ready

To upgrade your admin console to leverage Report Builder 3.0, follow the steps listed here at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg712698.aspx.The steps that follow are for the more common version-Report Builder 3.0. We're going to start by editing one of the built-in reports.

Additionally, it's rather common to edit reports from workstations and servers other than the SRS server itself. If that's true for you, you'll need to export the SQL certificate off the SRS server and import into your local Trusted People store. The export/import process is well explained in the document, To transfer a copy of self-signed certificate from the site server to another computer,  at http:/...