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