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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

Managing Software Center and Application Catalog


In CM12, if you plan to target software to users, you will use the Application Catalog, or If you plan to target software to devices (computers, mobile devices, and so on), you will use Software Center. Also Software Center was used to schedule software installations, configure remote control, power management settings. Users could connect to the Application Catalog to browse for and request software.

In CM, a new version of Software Center is now available that allows you to browse for applications without having to use the Application Catalog. However, the Application Catalog website point and Application Catalog web service point site system roles are still required for user-available apps to appear in the new Software Center.

Now, you have two options:

  • The old Software Center and the Application Catalog - this is the default option. Users use the CM12 like client UI.

  • The new Software Center - you have to enable it. User-available apps now...