Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007

Overview:

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to plan, deploy, and manage Configuration Manager 2007. Learn the essentials of planning and deploying sites and clients, configuring software distribution, deploying operating systems, and managing software updates. You'll also learn to work with remote tools and manage mobile devices.

This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Product (OMLP):

• Course 6451: Planning, Deploying, and Managing Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007

Certification:

This course covers concepts addressed on the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Exam 70-401: TS: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Configuring

Description:

1. Overview of Configuration Manager 2007

• 
  Where Configuration Manager 2007 Fits Within the System Center Solution
• 
  Configuration Manager 2007 Features
• 
  Overview of Configuration Manager Site Architecture
• 
  Overview of Configuration Manager Client

2. Planning and Deploying a Single-Site Architecture

• 
  Planning to Deploy a Configuration Manager Site
• 
  Preparing to Deploy a Configuration Manager Site
• 
  Installing a Configuration Manager Site Server
• 
  Discovering Resources
• 
  Upgrading an SMS 2003 Site to Configuration Manager 2007

3. Planning and Deploying Configuration Manager 2007 Clients

• 
  Preparing for Client Deployment
• 
  Deploying Clients
• 
  Managing Configuration Manager Client Installations
• 
  Troubleshooting Client Deployment

4. Collecting Inventory and Metering Software Usage

• 
  Overview of Inventory Collection
• 
  Collecting Hardware Inventory
• 
  Collecting Software Inventory
• 
  Managing Inventory
• 
  Metering Software Usage

5. 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

6. Preparing for and Managing Software Distribution

• 
  Overview of the Software Distribution Processes
• 
  Preparing the Site for Software Distribution Objects
• 
  Configuring Software Distribution Objects
• 
  Creating and Configuring Collections
• 
  Creating and Configuring Packages and Programs
• 
  Distributing and Advertising a Program
• 
  Monitoring and Troubleshooting Software Distribution

7. Deploying Operating Systems Using Configuration Manager 2007

• 
  Overview of Operating System Deployment
• 
  Task Sequences in Operating System Deployment
• 
  Capturing an Operating System Image
• 
  Deploying an Operating System
• 
  Configuring Operating System Image Deployments using PXE

8. Deploying and Managing Software Updates

• 
  Overview of Software Updates
• 
  Preparing the Configuration Manager Infrastructure for Software Updates
• 
  Managing Software Updates
• 
  Monitoring and Troubleshooting Software Updates

9. Working with Desired Configuration Management in Configuration Manager 2007

• 
  Overview of Desired Configuration Management
• 
  Configuring Desired Configuration Management
• 
  Viewing and Troubleshooting Compliance Results

10. Using Remote Tools and Wake On LAN Features

• 
  About Configuration Manager Remote Tools
• 
  Configuring the Remote Tools Client Agent
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  Monitoring and Securing Configuration Manager Remote Tools
• 
  Configuration Manager Wake On LAN
• 
  Configuring and Monitoring Wake On LAN

11. Managing Mobile Devices Using Configuration Manager 2007

• 
  Overview of Mobile Device Management
• 
  Configuring Server Settings to Support Mobile Device Management
• 
  Configuring Client Settings
• 
  Managing Mobile Devices

12. Maintaining and Troubleshooting Configuration Manager 2007

• 
  Maintaining Configuration Manager 2007
• 
  Backup and Recovery of Configuration Manager 2007
• 
  Configuration Manager Troubleshooting Tools

13. Planning and Configuring a Multiple Site Hierarchy

• 
  Introduction to the Configuration Manager Site Hierarchy
• 
  Configuring Configuration Manager Site Communications
• 
  Installing a Secondary Site Server
• 
  Decommissioning Sites and Hierarchies
• 
  Roaming in Multiple Site Hierarchies

Agenda:

Lab 2.1: Deploying a Configuration Manager Site Server

• Extend the Active Directory schema
• Install a Configuration Manager site

Lab 2.2: Managing Users and Configuring Boundaries and Discovery Methods

• Manage Configuration Manager users
• Configure boundaries
• Enable and configure discovery methods

Lab 3.1: Deploying Configuration Manager Clients

• Prepare the site for client installation
• Install the Configuration Manager client using various installation methods

Lab 3.2: Reviewing Client Deployment

• Review client deployment

Lab 4.1: Collecting Inventory

• Configure and Manage Hardware Inventory
• Modify Hardware Inventory Collection
• Configure and Manage Software Inventory

Lab 4.2: Configuring Software Metering

• Configure software metering

Lab 5.1: Creating Queries

• Create a query
• Run your query and view the results
• Create and run a query

Lab 5.2: Creating a Reporting Point

• Create a reporting point

Lab 5.3: Creating Reports

• Create a list report
• Create a filter report
• Create a count report
• Enable drill through for reports

Lab 5.4: Creating a Dashboard

• Create a dashboard

Lab 6.1: Preparing a Site for Software Distribution

• Configure the software distribution components
• Configure the Advertised Programs Client Agent
• Configure a distribution point

Lab 6.2: Deploying an Application Using Software Distribution

• Create a collection for software distribution
• Create and configure a package and program
• Distribute a package to distribution points
• Create an advertisement for a software package
• Install a software package
• Review results

Lab 7.1: Capturing a Reference Computer Using Configuration Manager 2007

• Prepare the environment for Configuration Manager operating system deployment
• Create a capture media task sequence
• Create an image of the Windows Vista reference computer

Lab 7.2: Deploying Operating Systems Using PXE

• Configure the PXE environment
• Prepare a deployment task sequence and advertise it to a collection
• Boot the computer using PXE and install the reference image

Lab 8: Deploying and Managing Software Updates

• Configure the software update infrastructure
• Manage software updates to clients
• Monitor software updates

Lab 9: Configuring Desired Configuration Management

• Configure desired configuration management
• Import and configure a configuration pack
• Assign the configuration pack to a collection
• View desired configuration management reports

Lab 10.1: Configuring and Using Remote Tools

• Configure the Remote Tools Client Agent
• Use the Remote Tools
• Monitor Remote Tools usage

Lab 10.2: Configuring and Using Wake On LAN

• Enable and configure Wake On LAN
• View a report for Wake On LAN

Lab 11.1: Configuring the Site Server to Support Mobile Device Management

• Configure operating system prerequisites
• Configure site systems to support mobile device management
• Configure client agents to support mobile device management

Lab 11.2: Managing Mobile Devices Using Configuration Manager 2007

• Configure the client deployment files
• Install the mobile device management client
• Manage the mobile device
• View mobile management reports

Lab 12: Maintaining and Troubleshooting a Configuration Manager Site System

• Backup a primary site system
• Use flowcharts
• Confirm backup is complete
• Perform a site repair

Lab 13.1: Planning a Configuration Manager 2007 Hierarchy

• Plan the hierarchy
• Prepare the server
• Configure communications for Seattle to Vancouver
• Configure communications for Vancouver to Seattle
• Join the Vancouver primary site to the Seattle primary site
• Verify the parent and child site are communicating
• Transfer site settings

Lab 13.2: Installing Secondary Sites and Proxy Management Points

• Install a secondary site
• Install a proxy management point

Lab 13.3: Roaming Between Configuration Manager 2007 Sites

• Uninstall a secondary site
• Advertise the Microsoft Office Excel Viewer
• Install the Microsoft Office Excel Viewer on SEA-CL1
• Advertise the Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer
• Install the Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer on SEA-CL1
• Advertise the Microsoft Office Word Viewer
• Install the Microsoft Office Word Viewer on SEA-CL1

Audience:

• Systems Engineers who have one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers running Microsoft Windows in medium to large enterprise organizations and who need to plan a Configuration Manager 2007 deployment
• Administrators who are responsible for configuring and managing one or more Configuration Manager 2007 sites and all supporting systems and who have one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers running Microsoft Windows Server in medium to large enterprise organizations

Objectives:

• Plan, deploy, and manage Configuration Manager 2007 for your enterprise environment