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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

Introduction


Operating System Deployment (OSD) in Configuration Manager (CM) is a key feature of the product. Many admins report that their primary reason for implementing CM was just to leverage OSD, and frankly, we can't blame them. The Task Sequence (TS), which the CM uses to drive the OSD process, is very flexible and powerful, as you will learn in this chapter.

OSD is a complex and powerful feature of CM. Entire books and careers are built around it. Our aim in this chapter is just to get the reader started with the basics; the art and finesse will come with time.

While the title of this chapter mentions Windows 10, all recipes should equally apply to Windows 7 and 8/8.1 (or Server 2008 R2/2012 R2). Mass storage challenges are present with both servers and workstations.