SCCM

Planning and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Duration: 4 Weekends

Course Outline

Module 1: Overview of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

This module explains the System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager infrastructure and the typical scenarios.

Lessons

• Introduction to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• Overview of System Center Configuration Manager Site System Roles
• Overview of the Configuration Manager optional site system roles
• Overview of Configuration Manager Deployment Scenarios
• Overview if the Configuration Manager Client

After completing this module student will be able to:

• Describe the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager architecture
• Describe the System Center Manager server infrastructure
• Describe typical Configuration Manager deployment scenarios
• Describe the Configuration Manger Client

Module 2: Planning and Deploying a Stand-alone Primary Server

This module explains how to plan and deploy a stand-alone Primary Site.

Lessons

• Planning a Configuration Manager Stand-alone Primary Site deployment
• Preparing to deploy a configuration Manger Primary Site
• Installing a Configuration Manager Site Server
• Performing Post-Setup Configuration Tasks
• Tools for Monitoring and troubleshooting a Configuration Manager Site

Lab: Installing a Configuration Manger Primary Site

• Configuring the prerequisites for Configuration Manager 2012 deployment
• Extending Active-Directory Schema
• Installing a configuration Manager 2012 Stand-alone Primary Site

Lab: Performing Post-Setup Configuration Tasks

• Validating the installation of the Primary site
• Performing the initial Configuration of Primary Site

After completing this module, student will be able to:

• Describe the planning tasks for a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Primary site deployment
• Identify the preparation steps for deploying Configuration Manager 2012
• Install a Configuration Manager 2012 primary site
• Perform post-setup configuration tasks
• Describe the tools that you can use to monitor and troubleshoot a Configuration Manager 2012 installation

Module 3: Planning and Configuring Role -Based Administration

This module explains how to plan and configure Configuration Manager administrative users and access.

Lessons

• Overview of Role-Based Administration
• Identifying IT Roles in Your Organization
• Configuring Role-Based Administration

Lab:  Planning and Configuring Role -Based Administration

• Reviewing Built-in Security Roles and Scopes
• Creating Custom Security Roles and Scopes
• Testing the Permissions of the New role

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe role-based administration concepts.
• Describe the process for identifying the roles in a typical IT department and its corresponding responsibilities and activities
• Configure role-based administration

Module 4:  Planning and Deploying a Multiple-Site Hierarchy

This module explains how to plan and deploy a multiple site hierarchy including a central administration site, primary sites, and a secondary site.

Lessons

• Planning a Configuration Manager 2012 Multiple-Site Hierarchy
• Deploying a Configuration Manager 2012 Site
• Deploying the Central Administration Site
• Deploying Primary Sites in a Hierarchy
• Deploying Secondary Sites

Lab: Installation a Site Hierarchy

• Using Hierarchy Expansion to Install the Central Administration Site

Lab: Verifying a Site Hierarchy

• Validating the Installation
• Automating the Installation of a Primary Site

Lab: Secondary Site Installation

• Configuring Prerequisites
  Installing a Secondary Site from a Primary Site
• Validating the Installation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the architecture and characteristics of a System Center 2012 Configuration
• Manager multiple-site hierarchy
• Describe the role of the central administration site in a hierarchy
• Prepare for and perform the installation of the central administration site
• Prepare for and perform the installation of primary sites in an existing hierarchy
• Identify the need to install secondary sites and perform the installation of a secondary site.

Module 5: Replicating Data and Managing Content in Configuration Manger 2012

This module explains how to plan, configure, and monitor data types, intersite communication, replication, and content.

Lessons

• Introduction to Data Types and Replication
• Managing Data Replication
• Planning Content Management

Lab: Planning and Configuration content management

• Planning Content Distribution
• Implementing Distribution Point
• Implementing Content Prestaging
• Implementing BranchCache to Support Content Management

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe site and global data types and how data is replicated throughout the hierarchy
• Manage data replication
• Plan for content management

Module 6: Planning Resource discovery and client deployment

This module explains how to plan and use various methods to discover resources and deploy the Configuration Manager client.

Lessons

• Identifying Resources by Using Configuration Manager Discovery Methods
• Client Deployment in Configuration Manager
• Deploying Windows-Based Configuration Manager Clients
• Managing Configuration Manager Clients
• Monitoring Client Status in Configuration Manager

Lab: Implementing Configuration manager client deployment

• Configuring Active Directory Discovery Methods
• Using Client Push to Install the Configuration Manager Client
• Using Group Policy to Install the Configuration Manager Client

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe processes and methods for resource discovery
• Describe the client-installation process and client-deployment methods
• Plan and complete a typical client deployment
• Manage Configuration Manager clients after installation
• Describe the new Client Health feature in Configuration Manager

Module 7: Application creation and deployment

This module explains how to create application, various method of applications, detection method.

Lesson

• Benefits of Application deployment method.
• Various types of applications method
• Various type of detection method
• Deployment types
• Monitoring application deployment

Lab: Create application from .msi and deployment on clients

• Create application from .msi file
• Set detection method
• Set requirements
• Distribute the content
• Deployment of application on client

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe applications and creation method
• Describe detection method and requirement
• Deployment of application and monitor

Module 8: Software Update creation and deployment

This module explains how to create Software update group, set search criteria, make SUG package and deployment

Lesson

• What are the products in Software update group?
• Create software update group and make package
• Distribute package
• Workstations and Server deployment difference

Lab: Create Software update group and deployment

• Create search criteria for different products
• Create software update group
• Create SUP package and distribution
• SUP deployment

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe Software update search criteria
• Describe SUP for different product
• Create SUG
• Create SUG package and distribution
• SUG deployment and monitor

Module 9: Compliance Settings

This module explains what is mean by Compliance Settings and how we can leverage in

Lessons

• Introduction to Configuration Items and Baseline
• Create CIs and Baseline
• Deploying Configuration Baseline

Lab: Create CI and Baseline and deployment

• Create Configuration Item
• Create Baseline
• Deploy Configuration Baseline

After completing this module, student will be able to:

• Describe CI and Baseline
• How to create CI and Baseline
• Deployment of Configuration Baseline

Module 10: Inventory Management and Reporting

This module explains software and Hardware inventory, and report.

Lesson

• Hardware and Software Inventory
• Configuring Hardware Inventory
• Software metering
• Create software metering rule
• Working with query
• Working with reports

Lab: Extending Hardware data, create custom queries and reports

• Extending Hardware data
• Create Software metering rule
• Create queries
• Create custom reports

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe Hardware inventory
• Describe Software inventory
• Describe query
• Describe reports