Learning Path: SCCM: Building Concepts with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager

Introducing System Center Configuration Manager 18 lectures 02:46:39 Introducing System Center Configuration Manager - The Course Overview This video will give an overview of the entire course Configuration Manager Overview This video is a Configuration Manager overview. You will get a basic understanding of what the product is about. • Learn about Configuration Manager history and the naming convention • Learn where to find the best practice information on Microsoft docs site: • Learn about supported clients, ConfigMgr features and integration with other Microsoft technologies; also, discover some basic terminology Configuration Manager Site Planning and Network Design In this video, you will learn about Configuration Manager sites and hierarchies. We will also discuss site servers and roles and how the Configuration Manager environment can be integrated into Active Directory. • Learn about the different site types and hierarchies. • Learn about the supported configuration of each site hierarchy: Refer to the Microsoft documentation for site server sizing guidance: • Learn about the importance of publishing Configuration Manager sites to Active Directory. Configuration Manager Pre-Requisites In this video, you will learn about the various configurations that must be carried out before Configuration Manager can be installed. • Learn about creating the System Management container and extending the Active Directory schema. Navigate to \SMSSETUP\BIN\X64 and execute extadsch.exe from the ConfigMgr media • Learn about the SQL prerequisites. SQL collation must be SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS • Learn about the required Windows Server roles and features: Download and install the Windows ADK: Installing Configuration Manager In this video, you will learn how to install Configuration Manager Current Branch 1606 and create a site. You will also learn how to verify the installation. • Learn about Configuration Manager base builds and Easy Setup • Learn how to use the Configuration Manager installation wizard • Learn how to verify the installation and Configuration Manager site deployment Configuration Manager Easy Setup In this video, you will learn how to upgrade Configuration Manager sites using the Easy Setup process. These upgrades are carried out in-console. • Learn about base builds and in-console upgrades. Discover where the in-console upgrades can be found. • Refer to the Microsoft upgrade checklist: Learn about TestDBUpgrade and the prerequisite checker. • Learn how to upgrade the site. Also learn how to monitor the upgrade and verify it afterwards. The Service Connection tool can be used for offline upgrades: Using the Configuration Manager Console In this video, you will learn about the ConfigMgr console. You will see some of the components that make up the console. Finally, you will learn how to install a remote console. • Learn that the console is the main point of ConfigMgr administration • Learn about the workspaces, navigation pane, results pane, and ribbon • Learn how to install a remote console Configuration Manager and PowerShell In this video, you will explore how PowerShell can be used to manage Configuration Manager sites. You will learn some PowerShell basics and how to connect to a ConfigMgr site using PowerShell. You will also get an introduction to some common PowerShell cmdlets for ConfigMgr. • Learn some PowerShell basics. Microsoft has published a "Getting Started with Windows PowerShell" guide which can be downloaded from MSDN: • Learn how to connect to a ConfigMgr site using PowerShell • Learn some common PowerShell cmdlets for ConfigMgr. Also, see how to keep the cmdlets up to date by installing the System Center Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library: Discovery and Boundaries In this video, youwill start to configure the Configuration Manager site. You willlearn about the various discovery methods and see how to enable Active Directory System and Active Directory User Discoveries. You willalso learn about the various boundary types and see how and why youare added to boundary groups. • Learn about the various discovery methods • Learn how to configure boundaries • Learn about boundary groups and how they are used for content management and site assignment Configuration Manager Client Installation In this video, you will learn about the Configuration Manager client agent and how to configure some of the many client settings. We will also discuss the various methods in which the agent can be installed and monitored afterwards. • Learn about the client agent (ccmexec.exe) and the supported devices. Refer to this document for supported devices: See how to configure client settings • Learn the different methods of installing the ConfigMgr client agent. Refer to this document for installation parameters: • Learn how to monitor the client status Creating and Managing Collections In this video, you will learn about Configuration Manager collections. We will discuss how collections can be created using membership rules and also look at some considerations for updating collections. • Learn about using collections to structure resources • Learn about limiting collections and how to create static and dynamic collections using membership rules. WQL query for Windows 10 computers: Select SMS_R_System.ResourceId, SMS_R_System.ResourceType, SMS_R_System.Name, SMS_R_System.SMSUniqueIdentifier, SMS_R_System.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup, SMS_R_System.Client from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_OPERATING_SYSTEM on SMS_G_System_OPERATING_SYSTEM.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_R_System.OperatingSystemNameandVersion like "Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 10.0%." • Learn about evaluating and updating collections Configuration Manager Compliance In this video, you will learn about Configuration Manager compliance. You will see how to implement compliance settings using configuration items and baselines and discover what devices can be managed in this way. You will also learn how to use ConfigMgr reports to track compliance. • Learn what compliance settings can do and what devices are supported • Learn how to create configuration items. Also, learn how to create and deploy configuration baselines • Learn how to monitor compliance Hardware and Software Inventory In this video, you learn about hardware and software inventory with ConfigMgr. You willsee how to configure, extend and view hardware inventory before discussing software inventory and what that actually means. • Learn that hardware inventory queries WMI on a client following a schedule. Know the difference between full and delta inventory. See how to extend the inventory in client settings • Information on installed applications is actually collected by hardware inventory. Software inventory collects information on files. Learn how to view hardware and software information using resource explorer • Learn that great care is required when configuring hardware and software inventory as they may cause performance issues in your devices and network Configuration Manager Security Overview In this video, you learn some important security concepts. You will learn about the security issues to consider when implementing ConfigMgr. Youwill also see how ConfigMgr is actually used to manage security features in the environment. • Learn about important security concepts such as Personally Identifiable Information • Learn about the security issues to be considered during ConfigMgr design and planning • Learn about the many important security services ConfigMgr provides in the infrastructure, such as software updates and endpoint protection Role-Based Administration In this video, you learn about role-based administration in Configuration Manager. • Learn about using Administrative Users, Security Roles and Security Scopes to implement a secure, least privilege solution • See how to add an administrative user and assign a security role • Learn how to create a custom security role and assign to an administrative user Securing the Configuration Manager Environment In this video, you learn about additional ways to secure administrative access to ConfigMgr, including access to Active Directory and the site database. You will also see methods of securing the ConfigMgr infrastructure. • Learn some techniques for the management of ConfigMgr user accounts and groups in Active Directory • Learn how to secure the SQL database on ConfigMgr site systems • Learn some controls that can be put in place to protect the ConfigMgr infrastructure from an attacker Configuration Manager Reporting In this video, you will learn how to implement reporting in ConfigMgr. Youwill see how reporting is based on SQL Server Reporting Services and requires the addition of the Reporting Services Point. You will also see how reports can be viewed and customized before discussing how to create report subscriptions. • Learn about the advanced reporting capabilities of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) • Learn how to add the Reporting Services Point • Learn how to use reports and report subscriptions Configuration Manager Backup, Recovery, and Maintenance In this video, you learn about backup and recovery procedures, which are the vital components in a disaster recovery plan. You will also learn about ConfigMgr site maintenance and monitoring. • Learn how to configure the various backup methods and how to recover a ConfigMgr site from backup • Learn about ConfigMgr site maintenance, including the built-in maintenance tasks, SQL and WSUS maintenance • Learn about ConfigMgr site monitoring, including the Monitoring workspace and SCOM Introducing System Center Configuration Manager. 18 lectures 02:46:39 Introducing System Center Configuration Manager - The Course Overview This video will give an overview of the entire course Configuration Manager Overview This video is a Configuration Manager overview. You will get a basic understanding of what the product is about. • Learn about Configuration Manager history and the naming convention • Learn where to find the best practice information on Microsoft docs site: • Learn about supported clients, ConfigMgr features and integration with other Microsoft technologies; also, discover some basic terminology Configuration Manager Site Planning and Network Design In this video, you will learn about Configuration Manager sites and hierarchies. We will also discuss site servers and roles and how the Configuration Manager environment can be integrated into Active Directory. • Learn about the different site types and hierarchies. • Learn about the supported configuration of each site hierarchy: Refer to the Microsoft documentation for site server sizing guidance: • Learn about the importance of publishing Configuration Manager sites to Active Directory. Configuration Manager Pre-Requisites In this video, you will learn about the various configurations that must be carried out before Configuration Manager can be installed. • Learn about creating the System Management container and extending the Active Directory schema. Navigate to \SMSSETUP\BIN\X64 and execute extadsch.exe from the ConfigMgr media • Learn about the SQL prerequisites. SQL collation must be SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS • Learn about the required Windows Server roles and features: Download and install the Windows ADK: Installing Configuration Manager In this video, you will learn how to install Configuration Manager Current Branch 1606 and create a site. You will also learn how to verify the installation. • Learn about Configuration Manager base builds and Easy Setup • Learn how to use the Configuration Manager installation wizard • Learn how to verify the installation and Configuration Manager site deployment Configuration Manager Easy Setup In this video, you will learn how to upgrade Configuration Manager sites using the Easy Setup process. These upgrades are carried out in-console. • Learn about base builds and in-console upgrades. Discover where the in-console upgrades can be found. • Refer to the Microsoft upgrade checklist: Learn about TestDBUpgrade and the prerequisite checker. • Learn how to upgrade the site. Also learn how to monitor the upgrade and verify it afterwards. The Service Connection tool can be used for offline upgrades: Using the Configuration Manager Console In this video, you will learn about the ConfigMgr console. You will see some of the components that make up the console. Finally, you will learn how to install a remote console. • Learn that the console is the main point of ConfigMgr administration • Learn about the workspaces, navigation pane, results pane, and ribbon • Learn how to install a remote console Configuration Manager and PowerShell In this video, you will explore how PowerShell can be used to manage Configuration Manager sites. You will learn some PowerShell basics and how to connect to a ConfigMgr site using PowerShell. You will also get an introduction to some common PowerShell cmdlets for ConfigMgr. • Learn some PowerShell basics. Microsoft has published a "Getting Started with Windows PowerShell" guide which can be downloaded from MSDN: • Learn how to connect to a ConfigMgr site using PowerShell • Learn some common PowerShell cmdlets for ConfigMgr. Also, see how to keep the cmdlets up to date by installing the System Center Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library: Discovery and Boundaries In this video, youwill start to configure the Configuration Manager site. You willlearn about the various discovery methods and see how to enable Active Directory System and Active Directory User Discoveries. You willalso learn about the various boundary types and see how and why youare added to boundary groups. • Learn about the various discovery methods • Learn how to configure boundaries • Learn about boundary groups and how they are used for content management and site assignment Configuration Manager Client Installation In this video, you will learn about the Configuration Manager client agent and how to configure some of the many client settings. We will also discuss the various methods in which the agent can be installed and monitored afterwards. • Learn about the client agent (ccmexec.exe) and the supported devices. Refer to this document for supported devices: See how to configure client settings • Learn the different methods of installing the ConfigMgr client agent. Refer to this document for installation parameters: • Learn how to monitor the client status Creating and Managing Collections In this video, you will learn about Configuration Manager collections. We will discuss how collections can be created using membership rules and also look at some considerations for updating collections. • Learn about using collections to structure resources • Learn about limiting collections and how to create static and dynamic collections using membership rules. WQL query for Windows 10 computers: Select SMS_R_System.ResourceId, SMS_R_System.ResourceType, SMS_R_System.Name, SMS_R_System.SMSUniqueIdentifier, SMS_R_System.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup, SMS_R_System.Client from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_OPERATING_SYSTEM on SMS_G_System_OPERATING_SYSTEM.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_R_System.OperatingSystemNameandVersion like "Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 10.0%." • Learn about evaluating and updating collections Configuration Manager Compliance In this video, you will learn about Configuration Manager compliance. You will see how to implement compliance settings using configuration items and baselines and discover what devices can be managed in this way. You will also learn how to use ConfigMgr reports to track compliance. • Learn what compliance settings can do and what devices are supported • Learn how to create configuration items e of publishing Configuration Manager sites to Active...