Duration

2 day(s)

Audience

This course is intended for people who are working in a Systems Center Configuration Manager environment, but who do not need to setup and install System Center Configuration Manager. The main goal of this course is to make sure that people have the skills required to efficiently manage and maintain an existing Systems Center Configuration Manager environment.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have a base-level understanding of System Administrator–level working knowledge of Deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-based personal computers and TCP/IP networking.

Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to efficiently manage Systems Center Configuration Manager for their enterprise environment.

Methods

Classical training with exercices. Each student will dispose of a workstation to perform the exercices.

Description

This two-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to plan, deploy, and manage Configuration Manager. The course focuses on planning and deploying sites and clients, configuring software distribution, deploying operating systems, and managing software updates. It also focuses on remote tools and managing mobile devices.

Contents

• Overview of Configuration Manager
  • Where Configuration Manager Fits Within the System Center Solution
  • Configuration Manager Features
  • Overview of Configuration Manager Site Architecture
  • Overview of Configuration Manager Client
• Deploying Configuration Manager Clients
  • Deploying Clients
  • Managing Configuration Manager Client Installations
  • Troubleshooting Client Deployment
• Collecting Inventory and Metering Software Usage
  • Overview of Inventory Collection
  • Collecting Hardware Inventory
  • Collecting Software Inventory
  • Managing Inventory
  • Metering Software Usage
• Querying and Reporting Data
  • Introduction to the Architecture of Data and Status Queries
  • Creating and Running Queries
  • Configuring and Deploying a Reporting Point
  • Creating and Running Reports
  • Creating and Running Dashboards
• Preparing for and Managing Software Distribution
  • Overview of the Software Distribution Processes
  • Configuring Software Distribution Objects
  • Creating and Configuring Collections
  • Creating and Configuring Packages and Programs
  • Distributing and Advertising a Program
  • Monitoring and Troubleshooting Software Distribution
• Working with Desired Configuration Management in Configuration Manager
  • Overview of Desired Configuration Management
  • Configuring Desired Configuration Management
  • Viewing and Troubleshooting Compliance Results
• Using Remote Tools and Wake On LAN Features
  • About Configuration Manager Remote Tools
  • Configuring the Remote Tools Client Agent
  • Monitoring and Securing Configuration Manager Remote Tools
  • Configuration Manager Wake On LAN
  • Configuring and Monitoring Wake On LAN