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Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (CM12) is a systems management application for managing large groups of Windows-based computer systems. System Center 2012 Configuration Manager provides remote control, patch management, software distribution, operating system deployment, network access protection, and hardware and software inventory. This practical cookbook shows you how to administer System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and understand how to solve particular problems/scenarios Packed with over 50 task-based and immediately reusable recipes, this book starts by showing you how to design a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Infrastructure. The book then dives into topics such as recommended SQL configuration for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, deploying Windows 7 with Operating System Deployment (OSD), deploying Applications and Software Updates, managing Compliance Settings, managing Sites and managing Inventory amongst others.
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Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook
Credits
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Credits
About the Authors
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About the Authors
About the Reviewers
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About the Reviewers
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Preface
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Preface
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Designing a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Infrastructure
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Designing a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Infrastructure
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Introduction
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Dividing up site system roles
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Creating migration jobs
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Installing SQL the right way
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Managing Internet-facing clients
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Using remote and workstation distribution points, and BranchCache
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Deploying Windows 7 with Operating System Deployment
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Deploying Windows 7 with Operating System Deployment
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Introduction
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Creating an OSD test environment
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Leveraging the build and capture process
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Migrating user state
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Managing drivers
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Customizing the build process with prestart hooks
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Patching your reference build
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Leveraging the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit with CM12 OSD
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Deploying Applications and Software Updates
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Deploying Applications and Software Updates
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Introduction
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Creating applications and deployment types
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Managing Software Center and Application Catalog
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Preparing for software updates
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Creating and monitoring software updates
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Leveraging Automatic Deployment Rules
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Reducing collection dependencies with conditional rules and global conditions
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Deploying custom updates
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Converting classic packages to applications
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Creating and deploying Virtual Applications (App-V)
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Superseding applications
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Monitoring content and deployment status
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Managing Compliance Settings
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Managing Compliance Settings
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Introduction
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Building Configuration Items
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Creating and deploying a baseline
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Leveraging Security Compliance Manager
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Monitoring compliance with SSRS
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Managing Sites
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Managing Sites
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Introduction
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Managing collections
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Configuring site maintenance
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Managing site communications
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Configuring discovery
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Managing Boundary Groups
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Managing role-based security
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Configuring the Application Catalog
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Managing and validating content for DPs and DP groups
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Managing Clients
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Managing Clients
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Introduction
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Deploying clients
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Managing client health
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Managing client settings
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Monitoring client installation and activity
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Making use of user centric improvements
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Configuring power management
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Managing Inventory
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Managing Inventory
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Introduction
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Managing hardware inventory
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Managing software inventory
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Managing software metering
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Monitoring inventory data flow
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Integrating Asset Intelligence
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Managing Reports and Queries
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Managing Reports and Queries
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Introduction
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Installing SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
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Configuring Reporting Services
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See also
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Sharing your reports with others
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Building queries
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Editing and creating reports
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Managing hardware inventory

Most CM admins soon learn that hardware inventory is actually mostly made up of non-hardware related items. It probably should be called WMI inventory instead because data residing in WMI comes back to CM via hardware inventory.

New to CM12 is the ability to target collections with distinct inventory requests instead of the entire site (and now hierarchy) at one time. Additionally, the old sms_def.mof has been replaced with a new UI, which we will use to gather some specific data off machines.

We will start with clearing off unneeded default inventory items, and then selectively targeting inventory to show you how to keep unneeded items from bloating your database. Then we'll show how to look for items that CM doesn't even know about.

Getting ready

Preferably before enabling inventory and adding lots of clients, you should remove unneeded inventory classes and class properties. If you've inherited a site from someone else, you should go right in and look to see that...

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