Microsoft System Center 2012 configuration manager [electronic resource] : administration cookbook.

ISBN:

9781849684958

9781849684941

Title:

Microsoft System Center 2012 configuration manager [electronic resource] : administration cookbook.

Author:

Mason, Brian.

Personal Author:

Mason, Brian.

Publication Information:

Birmingham, UK : Packt Pub., 2012.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations

General Note:

Authors Brian Mason, Greg Ramsey"--Credits.

Includes index.

Contents:

Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook; Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook; Credits; About the Authors; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more; Why Subscribe?; Free Access for Packt account holders; Instant Updates on New Packt Books; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. Designing a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Infrastructure.

IntroductionDividing up site system roles; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's 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 readyHow 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 readyHow 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.

Local Note:

eBooks on EBSCOhost

Title Subject:

Microsoft System center.

Microsoft System center. (OCoLC)fst01915393

Subject Term:

Computer networks -- Management.

Client/server computing.

Added Author:

Ramsey, Greg.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

Birmingham, UK : Packt Pub., 2012.

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Summary

Over 50 practical recipes to administer System Center 2012 Configuration Manager with this book and ebook.

Key Features Administer System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Provides fast answers to questions commonly asked by new administrators Skip the why's and go straight to the how-to's Gain administration tips from System Center 2012 Configuration Manager MVPs with years of experience in large corporations Book Description 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. What you will learn Install SQL before considering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Set up security so administrators can t see or touch each other s machines Use the new System Center 2012 Configuration Manager features to set up monthly patching Create applications, deploy them, enforce them, and monitor them Create Security Baselines and Monitor Drift Use Compliance Settings instead of Hardware or Software Inventory Set up Discovery and Inventory with the least impact to the network Install SRS and edit the canned reports Flatten your hierarchy to get faster reporting back from your clients Deploy Windows 7 to your workstations Manage drivers for your images Leverage boundary groups to save you work Who this book is for

If you are an intermediate to advanced administrator who wants to administer System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and understand how to solve particular problems/scenarios, then this book is for you. You should have a working knowledge of System Center Configuration Manager, however, knowledge of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager is not necessarily required.