SCCM560: Mastering System Center ConfigMgr 1511 (vNext)

Description

Audience

This course is intended for Administrators who are planning to migrate to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM 2012)/vNext

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of Active Directory, WSUS and SQL. Basic knowledge of System Center Configuration Manager 2007/2012 or SMS 2003 is highly recommended.

What you will learn

After the training you will have a solid understanding off the product and be able to use and design these features:

• Installing different site servers
• Working with multiple sites
• Migrate from Configuration Manager previous versions
• Upgrade from Configuration Manager vNext
• Role based security
• Configuring, maintaining and installing clients
• Inventory Management
• Visualizing data using reports & queries
• Application management
• Software update management
• Settings management
• Operating System Deployment
• Endpoint Protection

Course Outline

Day 1

Installing and Configuring CM vNext

• Installing a Configuration Manager hierarchy
• Installing and configuring site system roles

Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 and Configuration Manager 2012

Upgrading from Configuration Manager vNext

• Planning the upgrade

Configuring Role Based Security

ConfigMgr clients

• Installing and configuring clients
• Maintaining and remediating clients
• Monitoring client health status

Day 2

Inventory management

• Working with hardware and software inventory
• Extending hardware inventory
• Working with asset intelligence

Visualizing data using queries and reports

• Creating basic and advanced queries
• Working with SQL reporting services
• Modifying existing reports
• Introduction to creating custom SQL reports

Content Management

• Working with distribution points and distribution point groups
• Working with remote distribution points
• Understanding the content flow
• Application deployment

Understanding the difference between traditional software packages and Applications

Working with the application model

Working with different deployment types

• Dependencies
• Global conditions
• User Device Affinity
• Requirements

Advanced application scenarios

Day 3

Software Updates

• Creating and designing the software update infrastructure
• Deploying Microsoft software updates
• Monitoring the software update deployment process
• Installing and configuring Custom Updates Publisher – SCUP 2011
• Publish 3rd. party updates

Deploying Windows 10 operating systems

• Introducing the prerequisites
• Creating and maintaining images
• Working with task sequences
• Deploying images
• Handling drivers
• Performing in-place upgrade of Windows 7 to Windows 10
• Performing bare metal deployments of Windows 10

Endpoint Protection

• Installing and configuring Endpoint Protection
• Enabling Endpoint Protection on clients
• Creating and modifying Endpoint Protection policies
• Monitoring the status

Compliance Settings

• Introducing Compliance settings
• Creating and implementing configuration items and baselines
• Remediate non-compliant computers and users