Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook. Over 50 practical recipes to administer System Center 2012 Configuration

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Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (CM12) is a systems management application for managing large groups of Windows-based computer systems. System Center 2012 Configuration Manager provides remote control, patch management, software distribution, operating system deployment, network access protection, and hardware and software inventory.This practical cookbook shows you how to administer System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and understand how to solve particular problems/scenariosPacked with over 50 task-based and immediately reusable recipes, this book starts by showing you how to design a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Infrastructure. The book then dives into topics such as recommended SQL configuration for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, deploying Windows 7 with Operating System Deployment (OSD), deploying Applications and Software Updates, managing Compliance Settings, managing Sites and managing Inventory amongst others. Spis treści:
Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook
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Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook
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Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
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Errata
Piracy
Questions
1. Designing a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Infrastructure
Introduction
Dividing up site system roles
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Theres more...
Offloading the SUP
Offloading Endpoint Protection
Offloading SQL Reporting Services
See also
Creating migration jobs
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Using multiple sites
Re-migrating objects
DP sharing
See also
Installing SQL the right way
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Installing SQL with an unattend file
Setting some limits
SQL file layout
Helping SQL
See also
Managing Internet-facing clients
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
See also
Using remote and workstation distribution points, and BranchCache
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works
There's more...
When to choose BranchCache
When to choose a workstation distribution point
When to choose a server-class distribution point
See also
2. Deploying Windows 7 with Operating System Deployment
Introduction
Creating an OSD test environment
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
The reference image in a VM
The production build in a VM
Leveraging the build and capture process
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Creating bootable media
Deploying the task sequence to a device collection
Starting the build process, and troubleshooting information
See also
Migrating user state
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Managing drivers
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Auto Apply Drivers
Applying a driver package
Customizing with WMI conditional statements
See also
Customizing the build process with prestart hooks
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Patching your reference build
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
See also
Leveraging the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit with CM12 OSD
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
3. Deploying Applications and Software Updates
Introduction
Creating applications and deployment types
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Creating deployment types
Specifying application settings
Distributing an application to your DPs
Deploying an application to workstations
See also
Managing Software Center and Application Catalog
How to do it...
There's more...
See also
Preparing for software updates
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
The Active Software Update Point
Enabling software updates on clients
Creating and monitoring software updates
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Creating a software update deployment
Monitoring the deployment
See also
Leveraging Automatic Deployment Rules
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Reducing collection dependencies with conditional rules and global conditions
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Testing the application using a Simulated Deployment
Deploying custom updates
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Converting classic packages to applications
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Creating and deploying Virtual Applications (App-V)
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Superseding applications
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
Monitoring content and deployment status
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
4. Managing Compliance Settings
Introduction
Building Configuration Items
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Disabling the local guest account
Disabling Internet Connection Sharing
Verifying recent antivirus definition
See also
Creating and deploying a baseline
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Piloting the baseline
Testing the baseline
Managing revisions
See also
Leveraging Security Compliance Manager
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Adding an additional CI to the baseline
See also
Monitoring compliance with SSRS
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Creating a file-based subscription
See also
5. Managing Sites
Introduction
Managing collections
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Creating maintenance windows
Configuring power management
Configuring alerts
Import/export and copying collections
See also
Configuring site maintenance
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Setting up a Network Access Account
Disabling unused Status Filter Rules
Designating a fallback site
See also
Managing site communications
Getting ready
How to do it...
There's more...
Configuring bandwidth restrictions on standalone DPs
Configuring discovery
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Enabling Active Directory System Discovery
Enabling Active Directory User Discovery
Enabling Active Directory Group Discovery
See also
Managing Boundary Groups
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Adding/editing Boundary Groups from the Boundaries node
See also
Managing role-based security
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Creating scopes to manage security boundaries
Defining administrator groups
Setting security scopes on DPs
See also
Configuring the Application Catalog
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Managing and validating content for DPs and DP groups
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Monitoring the content status
Monitoring DP group status
Monitoring the DP configuration status
Validating the content
See also
6. Managing Clients
Introduction
Deploying clients
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Discovering computers
Configuring security
Pushing the client to a collection
Pushing the client to all computers automatically
See also
Managing client health
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Viewing health in the console
Viewing health in SRS reports
Viewing alerts in the console
Disabling client remediation
See also
Managing client settings
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Hiding all notifications
Deploying Endpoint Protection
See also
Monitoring client installation and activity
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
See also
Making use of user centric improvements
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Associating users to devices
See also
Configuring power management
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Copying Power Management settings from another computer
Enabling users to opt out of power management
Creating an "always on" collection
Configure wakeup time, but no other settings
Monitoring Power Management with Reporting
See also
7. Managing Inventory
Introduction
Managing hardware inventory
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Extending hardware inventory
Using RegKeytoMof
Backing up your classes
See also
Managing software inventory
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Adding new software inventory rules
Creating a software inventory rule with a custom client policy
Ignoring other options
See also
Managing software metering
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Automatically creating metering rules based on recent usage data
Reviewing metering reports
Automating uninstall processes to remove unused software
Leveraging CCM_RecentlyUsedApps
Monitoring inventory data flow
Getting ready
How to do it...
Client
Management Point
Site
How it works...
There's more...
Integrating Asset Intelligence
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Submitting applications to Microsoft for categorization
See also
8. Managing Reports and Queries
Introduction
Installing SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Remote SSRS remote RSP
See also
Configuring Reporting Services
Getting ready
How to do it
Making the SSRS server an RSP
Saving your CAS or primary cache reports
See also
Sharing your reports with others
Getting Ready
How to do it
Building queries
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Creating subselect queries in T-SQL
Creating a WMI query
Creating a WMI-based query collection
Creating subselect queries in WMI
See also
Editing and creating reports
Getting ready
How to do it...
How it works...
There's more...
Creating a new report with Report Builder 3.0
Incorporating readability aids in your report
Uploading reports to the RSP
See also
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