System Center // SCCM300

Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft ConfigMgr SCCM with Greg Shields

Plan, deploy, and manage your network with System Center ConfigMgr 2007 (SCCM 2007).

Course Description

Microsoft MVP and author Greg Shields is coming to Interface to teach a special 5-day course on Microsoft Systems Center ConfigMgr (SCCM).
Plan, deploy, and manage your network with System Center ConfigMgr 2007 (SCCM 2007). The class focuses on planning and deploying sites and clients, configuring software distribution, deploying operating systems, and managing software updates. It also focuses on remote tools and managing mobile devices.
About the Instructor: 
Greg Shields is a Senior Partner with Concentrated Technology and has over 15 years of experience spanning the breadth and depth of IT.  He is a Contributing Editor and columnist for TechNet Magazine and Redmond Magazine, and serves as Conference Chair for TechMentorEvents.com.  He has authored countless books, white papers, and articles, and is regularly found sharing expert advice on IT webinars across a range of technologies.
Greg’s experience with Configuration Manager started back when it was known as “Slow Moving Software”, or SMS 1.2.  While he’s (thankfully) forgotten more about version than he remembers, he has deployed ConfigMgr infrastructures for a range of customers from small to multisite enterprises.  He has presented numerous times at Tech Ed and Microsoft Management Summit conferences. Known for his abilities to translate technology into terms everyone can understand, Greg consistently receives top marks for his presenting and training skills.

Audience

This course is intended for Systems Engineers with one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers running Microsoft Windows in medium to large enterprise organizations, and who have a need to plan a ConfigMgr 2007 deployment. Additionally, this course is intended for Administrators who are responsible for configuring and managing one or more ConfigMgr 2007 sites and all supporting systems. They have one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers running Microsoft Windows Server in medium to large enterprise organizations.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should have a basic understanding of Systems Management Server and experience with systems configuration, TCP/IP, SQL Server, Active Directory and general knowledge of infrastructure concepts as found in the following courses:
HH9108: Windows Server 2003 / 2008 Active Directory Administration
or
HH9208: Windows Server 2003 / 2008 Implementing, managing and troubleshooting servers and infrastructure

What You Will Learn

Upon completion of this course, you will understand:
  • Planning and Deploying a Single-Site Architecture
  • Deploying a ConfigMgr Site Server
  • Planning and Deploying ConfigMgr 2007 Clients
  • Deploying ConfigMgr Clients
  • Collecting Inventory and Metering Software Usage
  • Collecting Inventory
  • Querying and Reporting Data
  • Preparing for and Managing Software Distribution
  • Deploying Operating Systems Using ConfigMgr 2007
  • Deploying and Managing Software Updates
  • Working with Desired Configuration Management in ConfigMgr 2007
  • Using Remote Tools and Wake On LAN Features
  • Managing Mobile Devices Using ConfigMgr 2007
  • Maintaining and Troubleshooting ConfigMgr 2007
  • Planning and Configuring a Multiple Site Hierarchy

Course Outline

1. Overview of ConfigMgr 2007

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

2. Planning and Deploying a Single-Site Architecture

  • Planning to Deploy a ConfigMgr Site
  • Preparing to Deploy a ConfigMgr Site
  • Installing a ConfigMgr Site Server
    Lab A: Deploying A ConfigMgr Site Server
  • Discovering Resources
  • Upgrading an SMS 2003 Site to ConfigMgr 2007
    Lab B: Managing Users and Configuring Boundaries and Discovery methods

3. Planning and Deploying ConfigMgr 2007 Clients

  • Preparing for Client Deployment
  • Deploying Clients
    Lab A: Deploying ConfigMgr Clients
  • Managing ConfigMgr Client Installations
  • Troubleshooting Client Deployment Problems
  • Reviewing Client Deployment

4. Collecting Inventory and Metering Software Usage

  • Overview of Inventory Collection
  • Collecting Hardware Inventory
  • Collecting Software Inventory
  • Managing Inventory
    Lab A: Collecting Inventory
  • Configuring Software Metering
    Lab B: Configuring Software Metering

5. Querying and Reporting Data

  • Introduction to the Architecture of Data and Status Queries
  • Creating and Running Queries
    Lab A: Creating Queries
  • Configuring and Deploying a Reporting Point
    Lab B: Creating a Reporting Point
  • Creating and Running Reports
    Lab C: Creating 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
    Lab A: Preparing a Site for Software Distribution
  • Configuring Software Distribution Objects
  • Creating and Configuring Collections
  • Creating and Configuring Packages and Programs
  • Distributing and Advertising a Program
  • Monitoring and Troubleshooting Software Distribution
    Lab B: Deploying and Application Using Software Distribution

7. Deploying Operating Systems Using ConfigMgr 2007

  • Overview of Operating System Deployment
  • Task Sequences in Operating System Deployment
  • Capturing an Operating System Image
    Lab A: Capturing a Reference Computer Using ConfigMgr 2007
  • Deploying an Operating System
  • Configuring Operating System Image Deployments Using PXE
    Lab B: Deploying Operating Systems Using PXE

8. Deploying and Managing Software Updates

  • Overview of Software Updates
  • Preparing the ConfigMgr Infrastructure for Software Updates
  • Managing Software Updates
  • Monitoring and Troubleshooting Software Updates
    Lab: Deploying and Managing Software Updates

9. Working with Desired Configuration Management in ConfigMgr 2007

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

10. Using Remote Tools and Wake On LAN Features

  • About ConfigMgr Remote Tools
  • Configuring the Remote Tools Client Agent
  • Monitoring and Securing Configuration Manager Remote Tools
    Lab A: Configuring and Using Remote Tools
  • ConfigMgr Wake On LAN 
  • Configuring and Monitoring Wake On LAN
    Lab B: Configuring and Using Wake On LAN

11. Managing Mobile Devices Using ConfigMgr 2007

  • Overview of Mobile Device Management
  • Configuring Server Settings to Support Mobile Device Management
    Lab A: Configuring the Site Server to Support Mobile Device Management
  • Configuring Client Settings
  • Managing Mobile Devices
    Lab B: Managing Mobile Devices Using ConfigMgr 2007

12. Maintaining and Troubleshooting ConfigMgr 2007

  • Maintaining ConfigMgr 2007
  • Backup and Recovery of ConfigMgr 2007
  • ConfigMgr Troubleshooting Tools
    Lab: Maintaining and Troubleshooting a ConfigMgr Site System

13. Planning and Configuring a Multiple Site Hierarchy

  • Introduction to the ConfigMgr Site Hierarchy
  • Configuring ConfigMgr Site Communications
    Lab A: Planning a ConfigMgr 2007 Hierarchy
  • Installing a Secondary Site Server
    Lab B: Installing Secondary Sites and Proxy Management Points
  • Decommissioning Sites and Hierarchies
  • Roaming in Multiple Site Hierarchies
    Lab C: Roaming Between ConfigMgr 2007 Sites