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Get the comprehensive, one-volume reference for administering System Center Configuration Manager 2007. This ADMINISTRATOR'S COMPANION delivers all the information you need to plan, design, deploy, and manage mission-critical software updates--and help maximize your organization's productivity. Drill into the features and capabilities for change and configuration management for Windows(R)-based desktop and server systems, and use easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics for everyday, on-the-job results. The author, a Configuration Manager 2007 expert who's written extensively about the technology, provides in-depth information for remotely installing, administering, diagnosing, and troubleshooting applications; deploying patches; monitoring system usage; and tracking assets--must-know details to help protect and optimize your technology investment. The companion CD features a fully searchable eBook and job aids.
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Synopsis
Get the comprehensive, one-volume reference for administering System Center Configuration Manager 2007. This ADMINISTRATOR’S COMPANION delivers all the information you need to plan, design, deploy, and manage mission-critical software updates—and help maximize your organization’s productivity. Drill into the features and capabilities for change and configuration management for Windows–based desktop and server systems, and use easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics for everyday, on-the-job results. The author, a Configuration Manager 2007 expert who’s written extensively about the technology, provides in-depth information for remotely installing, administering, diagnosing, and troubleshooting applications; deploying patches; monitoring system usage; and tracking assets—must-know details to help protect and optimize your technology investment. The companion CD features a fully searchable eBook and job aids.
For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.
About the Author
Steven D. Kaczmarek, MCP, MCT, MCSE, is a content publishing manager at Microsoft, where he helps create customer-ready documentation for System Center Configuration Manager 2007. He is the author of the award-winning Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Administrator's Companion and speaks at the annual Microsoft Management Summit.
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Table of Contents
Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Planning, Deploying, and Configuring; Part II: Managing Clients; Part III: Site Database Management; Part IV: Appendixes; How to Use This Book; Planning, Deploying, and Configuring; Chapter 1: Introducing Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007; 1.1 What Is System Center Configuration Manager 2007?; 1.2 Whats Changed Since System Management Server 2003?; 1.3 Features and Functions of Configuration Manager; 1.4 Key Elements of Configuration Manager; 1.5 Summary; Chapter 2: Planning for and Deploying Configuration Manager Sites; 2.1 Planning for Configuration Manager Sites; 2.2 Preinstallation Requirements; 2.3 Configuration Manager Setup Options; 2.4 Installing Configuration Manager Primary Sites; 2.5 Installing Configuration Manager Secondary Sites; 2.6 Installing Configuration Manager Consoles; 2.7 Navigating the Configuration Manager Console; 2.8 Modifying the Installation; 2.9 Removing Configuration Manager Installations; 2.10 Summary; Chapter 3: Configuring Site Server Properties and Site Systems; 3.1 Defining and Configuring the Configuration Manager Site; 3.2 The Site Configuration Process Flow; 3.3 Monitoring Status and Flow; 3.4 Defining and Configuring Site Systems; 3.5 Checkpoints; 3.6 Summary; Chapter 4: Implementing Multiple-Site Structures; 4.1 Defining Parent-Child Relationships; 4.2 Implementing Site Hierarchies; 4.3 Communicating Through Senders; 4.4 Summary; Chapter 5: Upgrading to Configuration Manager; 5.1 Planning the Site Structure; 5.2 Maintaining Mixed Sites within the Same Site Structure; 5.3 Upgrading to Configuration Manager 2007; 5.4 Post-Upgrade Tasks; 5.5 Summary; Chapter 6: Analysis and Troubleshooting Tools; 6.1 Working with Status Messages; 6.2 Understanding Status Summarizers; 6.3 Filtering Status Messages; 6.4 Working with Status Message Queries; 6.5 Status Message Process Flow; 6.6 Using Configuration Manager Service Manager; 6.7 Using Windows System Monitor with Configuration Manager; 6.8 Summary; Managing Clients; Chapter 7: Discovering Resources; 7.1 Understanding Discovery; 7.2 Examining Resource Discovery Methods; 7.3 Discovery Data Manager; 7.4 Summary; Chapter 8: Configuration Manager Client Installation; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Planning for Client Installation; 8.3 Preparing for Client Deployment; 8.4 Installing Clients Using Client Push Installation; 8.5 Overview of Other Available Client Installation Methods; 8.6 Understanding the Client Deployment Process; 8.7 Managing the Configuration Manager Client; 8.8 Checkpoints for Client Deployment; 8.9 Summary; Chapter 9: Defining Collections; 9.1 Defining Collections; 9.2 Creating Collections; 9.3 Updating Collections; 9.4 Collections and the Configuration Manager Site Hierarchy; 9.5 Checkpoints; 9.6 Summary; Chapter 10: Collecting Inventory; 10.1 Hardware Inventory; 10.2 Software Inventory; 10.3 Asset Intelligence; 10.4 Summary; Chapter 11: Distributing Software Packages; 11.1 Defining Package Distribution; 11.2 Creating Packages for Distribution; 11.3 Configuring the Software Distribution Component; 11.4 Distributing Software from a Resource; 11.5 Creating an Advertisement; 11.6 Configuring the Client Agent; 11.7 Monitoring Status; 11.8 Working with Branch Distribution Points; 11.9 Checkpoints; 11.10 Summary; Chapter 12: Deploying Operating Systems; 12.1 Understanding the Working Components of Operating System Deployment; 12.2 Understanding Task Sequences; 12.3 Creating an Image for Deployment; 12.4 Deploying the Operating System Image; 12.5 Manual Deployment Methods; 12.6 Checkpoints; 12.7 Summary; Chapter 13: Deploying Software Updates; 13.1 The Need for Effective Software Updates Management; 13.2 Introduction to the Software Updates Management Process; 13.3 Preparing for Software Updates Management; 13.4 The Four-Phase Software Updates Management Process; 13.5 Integrating Configuration Manager 2007 into the Software Updates Management Process; 13.6 Software Updates Fundamentals; 13.7 Responding to Emergencies; 13.8 Creating and Publishing Custom Updates; 13.9 Checkpoints; 13.10 Summary; Chapter 14: Implementing Desired Configuration Management; 14.1 The Need for Desired Configuration Management; 14.2 Understanding the Components of Desired Configuration Management; 14.3 Preparing to Use Desired Configuration Management; 14.4 Using Desired Configuration Management; 14.5 Organizing Configuration Data; 14.6 Understanding Compliance Evaluation; 14.7 How to View Compliance Results in Desired Configuration Management; 14.8 Remediating Noncompliannnnnnt Computers; 14.9 Checkpoints for Using Desired Configuration Management; 14.10 Summary; Chapter 15: Implementing Network Access Protection; 15.1 Understanding Network Access Protection; 15.2 Planning for Network Access Protection in Configuration Manager; 15.3 Implementing Network Access Protection in Configuration Manager; 15.4 Summary; Chapter 16: Managing Clients Across the Internet; 16.1 Understanding Internet-Based Client Management; 16.2 Summary; Chapter 17: Managing Clients Remotely; 17.1 Configuring a Client for Remote Control; 17.2 Exploring Remote Tools Functions; 17.3 Remote Tools Session Process Flow; 17.4 Monitoring Status and Flow; 17.5 Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop Support; 17.6 Checkpoints; 17.7 Summary; Chapter 18: Monitoring Software Usage with Software Metering; 18.1 Understanding Software Metering; 18.2 Software Metering Process Flow; 18.3 Configuring Software Metering; 18.4 Running Software Metering Reports; 18.5 Checkpoints; 18.6 Summary; Site Database Management; Chapter 19: Extracting Information Using Queries and Reports; 19.1 Working with Queries; 19.2 Working with Reports; 19.3 Checkpoints for Using Queries and Reports; 19.4 Summary; Chapter 20: Configuration Manager 2007 Security; 20.1 Security Planning and Considerations; 20.2 Certificates and PKI Security; 20.3 Security Controls in Configuration Manager; 20.4 Custom Configuration Manager Consoles; 20.5 Summary; Chapter 21: Backing Up and Recovering the Site; 21.1 Database Maintenance; 21.2 Scheduling Maintenance Tasks; 21.3 Backing Up the Site Through Configuration Manager; 21.4 Recovering Configuration Manager Sites; 21.5 Using the Configuration Manager Site Repair Wizard; 21.6 Restoring Site Systems; 21.7 Summary; Chapter 22: Maintaining the Configuration Manager Database through SQL Server; 22.1 SQL Server Components; 22.2 Configuration Manager Database Components; 22.3 SQL Server Management Tools; 22.4 Database Maintenance; 22.5 Backing Up and Restoring the Database; 22.6 Modifying SQL Server Parameters; 22.7 Using SQL Replication to Enhance Configuration Manager Site Performance; 22.8 Summary; Appendixes; Recommended Web Sites; Backup Control File; Understanding Windows Management Instrumentation; Glossary; About the Author;