Book description
Get the definitive guide for administering System Center Configuration Manager 2007 straight from an expert. This comprehensive reference delivers all the information you need to plan, design, deploy, and manage mission-critical software updates and help maximize your organization s productivity. This comprehensive administrator s reference drills into Configuration Manager 2007 features and capabilities for change and configuration management for Windows® based desktop and server systems, providing easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics for everyday, on-the-job results. The author, a Configuration Manager 2007 expert who has written extensively about the technology, provides in-depth information for remotely installing, administering, diagnosing, and troubleshooting applications, and deploying patches, monitoring system usage, and tracking assets must-know details for protecting and optimizing your technology investment. The companion CD features a fully searchable eBook and job aids.
Delivers expert, end-to-end guidance from a leading System
Center Configuration Manager expert
Features easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and
key troubleshooting tactics
Includes a fully searchable eBook and job aids on CD
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Table of contents
- Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Administrator’s Companion
- Dedication
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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I. Planning, Deploying, and Configuring
- 1. Introducing Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007
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2. Planning for and Deploying Configuration Manager Sites
- Planning for Configuration Manager Sites
- Preinstallation Requirements
- Configuration Manager Setup Options
- Installing Configuration Manager Primary Sites
- Installing Configuration Manager Secondary Sites
- Installing Configuration Manager Consoles
- Navigating the Configuration Manager Console
- Modifying the Installation
- Removing Configuration Manager Installations
- Summary
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3. Configuring Site Server Properties and Site Systems
- Defining and Configuring the Configuration Manager Site
- The Site Configuration Process Flow
- Monitoring Status and Flow
- Defining and Configuring Site Systems
- Checkpoints
- Summary
- 4. Implementing Multiple-Site Structures
- 5. Upgrading to Configuration Manager
- 6. Analysis and Troubleshooting Tools
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II. Managing Clients
- 7. Discovering Resources
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8. Configuration Manager Client Installation
- Introduction
- Planning for Client Installation
- Preparing for Client Deployment
- Installing Clients Using Client Push Installation
- Overview of Other Available Client Installation Methods
- Understanding the Client Deployment Process
- Managing the Configuration Manager Client
- Checkpoints for Client Deployment
- Summary
- 9. Defining Collections
- 10. Collecting Inventory
- 11. Distributing Software Packages
- 12. Deploying Operating Systems
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13. Deploying Software Updates
- The Need for Effective Software Updates Management
- Introduction to the Software Updates Management Process
- Preparing for Software Updates Management
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The Four-Phase Software Updates Management Process
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The Assess Phase
- Inventorying and Discovering Existing Computing Assets
- Assessing Security Threats and Vulnerabilities
- Determining the Best Source for Information about Software Updates
- Assessing the Existing Software Updates Infrastructure
- Assessing Operational Effectiveness
- Leaving the Assess Phase and Moving to the Identify Phase
- The Identify Phase
- The Evaluate & Plan Phase
- The Deploy Phase
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The Assess Phase
- Integrating Configuration Manager 2007 into the Software Updates Management Process
- Software Updates Fundamentals
- Responding to Emergencies
- Creating and Publishing Custom Updates
- Checkpoints
- Summary
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14. Implementing Desired Configuration Management
- The Need for Desired Configuration Management
- Understanding the Components of Desired Configuration Management
- Preparing to Use Desired Configuration Management
- Using Desired Configuration Management
- Organizing Configuration Data
- Understanding Compliance Evaluation
- How to View Compliance Results in Desired Configuration Management
- Remediating Noncompliant Computers
- Checkpoints for Using Desired Configuration Management
- Summary
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15. Implementing Network Access Protection
- Understanding Network Access Protection
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Planning for Network Access Protection in Configuration Manager
- Confirm the Windows Network Access Protection Infrastructure
- Extend the Active Directory Schema
- Decide on Server Placement for the System Health Validator Points
- Identify and Configure Firewalls
- Confirm Software Updates Operation
- Engage Other Business Groups
- Educate Your Users
- Identify Users and Computers That Need Exemptions
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Implementing Network Access Protection in Configuration Manager
- Creating and Configuring the System Health Validator Point
- Enabling and Configuring Network Access Protection Client Settings
- Creating and Managing Network Access Protection Policies
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Monitoring Network Access Protection
- Using the Network Access Protection Home Page to Monitor Network Access Protection
- Using Reports to Monitor Network Access Protection
- Using Performance Counters and Event Logs to Monitor Network Access Protection
- Using Log Files to Monitor Network Access Protection
- Checkpoints for Phasing in Network Access Protection
- Summary
- 16. Managing Clients Across the Internet
- 17. Managing Clients Remotely
- 18. Monitoring Software Usage with Software Metering
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III. Site Database Management
- 19. Extracting Information Using Queries and Reports
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20. Configuration Manager 2007 Security
- Security Planning and Considerations
- Certificates and PKI Security
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Security Controls in Configuration Manager
- Network Security Controls
- Access Control Lists
- Auditing
- Configuration Manager Object Security
- Account Security
- Custom Configuration Manager Consoles
- Summary
- 21. Backing Up and Recovering the Site
- 22. Maintaining the Configuration Manager Database through SQL Server
- IV. Appendixes
- Glossary
- D. About the Author
- Index
- About the Authors
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Administrators Companion
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2008
- Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
- ISBN: 9780735623859
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