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You Will Learn How To
- Install, configure, deploy and leverage SCCM 2007 throughout your Windows enterprise
- Prepare for and implement SCCM sites
- Enable client agent settings for optimal performance
- Customise sites, establish system roles and designate discovery methods
- Distribute applications, operating systems and security updates
- Run queries, initiate remote control and troubleshoot sites
Course Benefits Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 offers significant enhancements for Windows resource management through comprehensive inventory collection, software distribution, Windows OS deployment and security patching. SCCM allows organisations to reduce the total cost of ownership and gain control over their computing environments. In this course, you gain the skills needed to configure and manage SCCM.
Who Should Attend Anyone involved in using SCCM as an enterprise configuration and change management solution. Experience with Windows at the level of Course 960, " Windows Server 2008 Comprehensive Introduction", is assumed.
Hands-On Training Throughout this course, you gain practical experience planning and deploying SCCM. Extensive hands-on exercises include:
- Installing and configuring SCCM
- Configuring Discovery methods
- Setting up client agents and creating collections
- Deploying SCCM clients
- Distributing applications and security updates
- Managing clients remotely
- Recovering sites with the Site Recovery Wizard
- Enabling Desired Configuration Management (DCM)
Course Content System Center Configuration Manager
The benefits of SCCM
- Asset management
- Software distribution
- Remote management
- Security updates
Enhancements and new features
- Desired Configuration Management (DCM)
- Wake-On LAN
- Integration with WSUS
- Expanded Operating System deployment
- Support for Internet clients
Planning for SCCM Implementation
Designing your SCCM architecture
- Extending Active Directory
- Determining site hierarchy
- Optimising SCCM with system role placement
- Defining software and hardware requirements
Installing SCCM on your network
- Creating primary and secondary sites
- Running command line options
- Initiating an unattended installation
Upgrading from SMS 2003
- Choosing side-by-side migrations vs. upgrading
- Maintaining mixed sites
Securing SCCM sites
- Specifying native vs. mixed mode
- Determining security controls
- Synchronising SCCM updates database
Installing SCCM Clients
Determining client agent configuration
- Controlling software and hardware inventory
- Establishing inventory frequency
- Leveraging remote control settings
- Appraising advertised client program settings
Assessing client installation methods
- Client push installation
- Group policy
- Software Update Point installation
Viewing inventory
- Running Resource Explorer
- Analysing SCCM reports
- Reviewing inventory history
Configuring and Customising Sites
Setting site properties
- Declaring site boundaries and addresses
- Conducting component configuration
- Examining the power management features of R3
Establishing System roles
- Enabling functionality with Management, Software Update, Distribution Points and other roles
Choosing Discovery methods
- Network
- Heartbeat
- Active Directory
- Scheduling and scoping Discovery
Deploying Software, Operating Systems and Patches
Creating software packages and advertisements
- Defining programs and requirements
- Selecting packages, programs and distribution points
- Scheduling and monitoring optional, mandatory or recurring distributions
- Targeting advertisements to collections
Operating System Deployment (OSD)
- Generating task sequences
- Capturing and deploying images
Managing security updates
- Integrating WSUS with SCCM
- Implementing maintenance windows
Querying SCCM and Remote Administration
Creating and running queries
- Reviewing results
- Building collections from queries
Leveraging Remote Control
- Choosing Remote Assistance, Remote Desktop or Remote Tools
- Testing remote access
Troubleshooting and Site Maintenance
Implementing SCCM tools and techniques
- Working with the SCCM 2007 Toolkit
- Utilising the status system and status summarisers
Backup and recovery
- Backing up and restoring sites
- Running the Site Repair Wizard
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Course Dates
UK Dates | | 21-24 Feb | London enrol | | 3-6 Jul | London enrol | | 13-16 Nov | London enrol | US East Coast Dates | | 1-4 May | Washington, DC enrol* | | 5-8 Jun | Washington, DC enrol* |
*New York and Washington DC Courses – Available online with a run time of 2pm to 9pm BST. For AnyWare enrolments, please register at least 10 days prior to the start of the course.
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