Mastering System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

Invaluable coverage on all aspects of System Center 2012 R2
Configuration Manager

Completely updated for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration
Manager, this comprehensive book provides intermediate and advanced
coverage of all aspects of the product, including planning and
installation, migrating from previous versions of Configuration
Manager, deploying software and operating systems, security,
monitoring and troubleshooting, and automating and customizing.

• Provides numerous real-world scenarios to show you how to use
  the tool in various contexts

• Explores planning and installation and migrating from SCCM
  2007

• Walks you through deploying software and operating systems,
  security, monitoring, and troubleshooting

• Demonstrates automating and customizing SCCM 2012 with
  scripts

This essential book provides you with all the information you
need to get savvy with System Center 2012 R2 Configuration
Manager.

Auteur

Santos Martinez, Senior Premier Field Engineer for
Microsoft, has been working on ConfigMgr for the past 10 years. He
was awarded MVP for ConfigMgr and Databases prior to joining
Microsoft. Peter Daalmans is a senior technical consultant
at IT-Concern, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in the
Netherlands. He is an MVP in Enterprise Client Management
(ConfigMgr and Windows Intune). Read his blog at ConfigMgrBlog.com.
Brett Bennett is a Senior Premier Field Engineer for
Microsoft and has been working with SMS/ConfigMgr since SMS Version
1.0.

Résumé

Invaluable coverage on all aspects of System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

Completely updated for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, this comprehensive book provides intermediate and advanced coverage of all aspects of the product, including planning and installation, migrating from previous versions of Configuration Manager, deploying software and operating systems, security, monitoring and troubleshooting, and automating and customizing.

• Provides numerous real-world scenarios to show you how to use the tool in various contexts
• Explores planning and installation and migrating from SCCM 2007
• Walks you through deploying software and operating systems, security, monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Demonstrates automating and customizing SCCM 2012 with scripts
  This essential book provides you with all the information you need to get savvy with System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager.

Contenu
Introduction xxiii Chapter 1 • Overview of Service Management 1

Understanding IT Service Management 1

Exploring the IT Infrastructure Library 2

Select ITIL Functions and Processes 5

Exploring the Microsoft Operations Framework 9

Select MOF Service Management Functions 10

Overview of System Center Configuration Manager 12

Configuration Manager Features 12

Summary 20

Chapter 2 • Planning a Configuration Manager Infrastructure 21

Gathering Deployment Intelligence 21

Determining What You Need to Accomplish 22

Describing the Network 23

Describing Your Migration Needs 23

Planning the Configuration Manager Environment 24

System Requirements 24

Extending the Active Directory Schema 37

Hierarchies and Sites 38

Site Boundaries and Boundary Groups 44

Site System Roles 45

Best Practices for Site System Design 47

SQL Considerations 49

Site Communications 50

Site Security Mode 51

Discovery of Your Resources 51

Client Settings and Client Deployment 52

Content Management 52

Role-Based Administration 53

Migration 54

Disaster Recovery 56

Designing Your Configuration Manager Environment 56

Planning the Configuration Manager Hierarchy 58

Planning Configuration Manager Site Systems 59

Planning Configuration Manager Clients 59

Determining How to Deploy Configuration Manager 60

Building a Proof-of-Concept Environment 60

The Bottom Line 64

Chapter 3 • Migrating to Configuration Manager 2012 65

Introducing Migration 66

Migration Functionality in Configuration Manager 2012 67

Source Hierarchy 67

Data-Gathering Process 68

Migration Job Types 68

Objects Not Supported for Migration 79

Distribution Point Sharing 79

Planning a Migration 80

Preparing Your Migration 81

Planning Your Migration Strategy 81

Performing the Migration 83

Using the Side-by-Side Migration Strategy 83

Using the Wipe-and-Load Strategy 100

Upgrading the Configuration Manager Console 100

Post-Migration or Installation Considerations 101

Migrating Packages to the New Application Model 103

What Is Package Conversion Manager? 103

The Conversion Process 104

The Conversion Process Steps 109

Package Conversion Manager Best Practices 110

Monitoring Conversion 110

Migrating Branch Offices with the Physical-to-Virtual Migration Toolkit 111

Requirements 112

P2V Migration Scenario 112

The Task Sequence 113

Steps for Using the Configuration Manager 2012 P2V Migration Toolkit 113

The Bottom Line 120

Chapter 4 • Installation and Site Role Configuration 121

Understanding Configuration Manager 2012 R2 Site Types 122

Implementing Site Servers 125

Software Requirements 125

Implementing a Central Administration Site 127

Implementing a Primary Site 136

Implementing a Secondary Site 140

Verifying Proper Site Installation 147

Troubleshooting a Configuration Manager 2012 R2 Site Installation 154

Unattended Installation 157

Installing Site System Roles 160

Understanding Configuration Manager 2012 R2 Site System Roles 163

Component Server 165

Distribution Point 165

Management Point 178

Site Database Server 183

Site Server 184

Site System 184

System Health Validator Point 184

State Migration Point 186

Fallback Status Point 189

Out of Band Service Point 191

Reporting Services Point 193 Application Catalog Web Service Point and Appli...