Advanced Configuration Manager

Enhance your IT expertise by mastering advanced features of Configuration Manager Current Branch through an intensive training designed for experienced SCCM administrators.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Design high availability and fault-tolerant Configuration Manager environments.

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Implement and troubleshoot advanced client deployment configurations.

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Understand and apply advanced reporting, inventory, and deployment techniques.

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Optimize Configuration Manager infrastructures using latest updates and service packs.

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 3 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • Experienced SCCM Administrators
  • IT Professionals with ConfigMgr knowledge
  • System Center Specialists
  • Network Administrators

Description

Have you taken Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager or 10747 or 20696 and want to dig deeper into SCCM? This is the ultimate follow-up ConfigMgr training for the IT-Pro that wants to reach the next skill level! Kent Agerlund, Microsoft MVP System Center and one of the foremost experts, has developed this 3 day class with the experienced SCCM administrator in mind. During this class he will share his experiences gained in the field and teach you advanced functions that you get to implement in the labs. We will take you through the advanced design, installation, configuration and troubleshooting of the main features in Configuration Manager Current Branch based on Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 After class, you will have a solid understanding of the design options, flow of the main features and troubleshooting techniques. The class is always based on the latest available public Service Pack and Cumulative Update. You will get a solid understanding of the following design options, flow of the main features and troubleshooting techniques.

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Course Outline

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Day 1

  1. Designing CM hierarchies

  2. Recovery options, restore primary sites

  3. Design fault tolerance and high availability environments

  4. Working with HTTP and HTTPS site systems

  5. Working with DMZ and workgroup environments

  6. Working with multi domain/forest environment

  7. Configure and optimize SQL

  8. Troubleshooting tools and techniques

  9. Understanding log files

  10. Status Filter Rules

  11. Introducing WMI

  12. Using SQL Profiler

  13. ConfigMgr clients

  14. Installing, configuring and troubleshooting clients

  15. Installing HTTP and HTTPS clients

Day 2

  1. Working with reports

  2. Working with SQL reporting services

  3. Creating custom SQL reports

  4. Inventory management

  5. Deep dive into the inventory process

  6. Extending hardware inventory

  7. Troubleshooting inventory

  8. Creating custom inventory reports

  9. Content Management

  10. Understanding the content flow

  11. Working with and troubleshooting distribution points and distribution point groups

  12. Working with remote distribution points

  13. Working with cloud based distribution points

  14. Application deployment

  15. Working with the application model

  16. Working with different deployment types

  17. Troubleshooting application deployments

  18. Creating custom application reports

Day 3

  1. Software Updates

  2. Creating and designing the software update infrastructure

  3. Deploying and troubleshooting Microsoft software updates

  4. Monitoring the software update deployment process

  5. Deploying 3rd. party updates

  6. Creating software update reports

  7. Endpoint Protection

  8. Installing and configuring Endpoint Protection

  9. Troubleshooting Endpoint Protection

  10. Creating custom Endpoint Protection reports

  11. Deploying Windows 8 with operating system deployment

  12. Customizing the boot images

  13. Creating and maintaining reference images

  14. Integrating custom frontends

  15. Deploying images

  16. Troubleshooting operating system deployment

  17. Creating custom OSD reports

  18. Settings Management

  19. Creating and implementing configuration items and baselines

  20. Remediate non-compliant computers and users

  21. Troubleshooting Settings Management

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