System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Matt Coulter DDLS Technical Instructor Matt.coulter@ddls.com.au au.linkedin.com/in/mattcoulter

2012 working with Microsoft •  This year was the first year DDLS won the

Global Microsoft Learning Partner Award •  The first time an Australian company has won

the global award •  And… we also won the Microsoft APAC learning

award for Innovation!

Welcome

•  What is System Center?

•  What can it do?

•  How do you use it?

•  Demo??

•  Training options?

•  Questions?

System Center 2012 System Center Product Usage

System Center 2012 App Controller

•  Self-service access for private cloud and public cloud applications

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

•  Change and configuration management

System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager (DPM)

•  Data protection for application servers

System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection

•  Malware protection for client systems

System Center 2012 Operations Manager

•  Monitor applications, services, and devices

System Center 2012 Orchestrator

•  Automation of IT processes •  Integration with other management solutions

System Center 2012 Service Manager

•  Integrated service desk •  Automation of IT processes

System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager

•  Manage virtualized infrastructures •  Build private clouds

Overview Deployment

Application Management

Software Update

Management

Operating System

Deployment

Content Management

Asset Management

Hardware and Software Inventory

Asset Intelligence

Software Metering

Remote Management

Reporting

Role-based Administration

NAP

Security

Endpoint Protection

Compliance Settings

Power Management

Compliance Management

Client Health

Key Benefits of Configuration Manager •  Empower user productivity

•  Using the application catalog to allow users to request software when they need it

•  Unify management and security infrastructure •  Compliance settings allows you to ensure your clients

are configured in a secure manner

•  Simplify IT administration •  Provides a unified infrastructure that gives a single pane

of glass to manage physical, virtual, and mobile clients

The Configuration Manager Console Panes Ribbon

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Results Pane

Preview Pane

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Example of a complex hierarchy implementation

Central Administration Site

Primary sites

Secondary sites Remote

Distribution Point

Software Center

The Application Catalog

Role-Based Administration

User Administrative user

Assign a Role

Application Administrator

Assign a Scope

Custom scope containing objects to manage

Assign a Collection

Custom collection containing users or computers to

manage

The Migration Process

Configure source hierarchy

Primary Sites

Secondary Site

Primary Sites

Migrate collections and objects

Central Site (Primary)

Convert to distribution point

Distribution Point

Secondary Site

Migrate clients

Configure additional source sites

Migration is performed side-by-side

Source hierarchy: Configuration Manager 2007

New hierarchy: Configuration Manager 2012

Central Administration

Site

How do you use it?

Demo

Course 10747: Administering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Course 10748: Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Microsoft Training Courses

10748 Course •  Overview of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager •  Planning and deploying a stand-alone Primary site •  Planning and Configuring Role-Based Administration •  Planning and Deploying a Multiple-Site Hierarchy •  Data Replication and Content Management •  Planning and Completing System Center 2012 Configuration

Manager Client Deployment •  Maintaining and Monitoring System Center 2012 Configuration

Manager •  Migrating from System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

•  Please visit the DDLS website for more information and course schedules.

10747 Course Outline •  Managing the Configuration Manager Client •  Hardware and software inventory •  Querying and Reporting Data •  Creating and Deploying Applications and software packages •  Managing Software Updates •  Implementing Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager 2012 •  Operating System Deployment •  Managing Compliance Settings •  Managing Mobile Devices

•  Please visit the DDLS website for more information and course schedules.

Get Microsoft Certified at DDLS

Exam number and title Core exam for the following track

70-243: Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, Configuring

Certification track: TS

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Matt Coulter DDLS Technical Instructor Matt.coulter@ddls.com.au au.linkedin.com/in/mattcoulter