Administering System Center Configuration Manager

Students who attend this training can meet the prerequisites by attending the following courses or by obtaining equivalent knowledge and skills through hands-on activities:

• Course 20697-1: Installing and Configuring Windows 10
• Course 20697-2: Deploying and Managing Windows 10 Using Enterprise Services
• Course 20411: Administering Windows Server 2012

Module 1: Managing computers and mobile devices in the enterprise

• Lesson 1: Overview of systems management by using enterprise management solutions
• Lesson 2: Overview of the Configuration Manager architecture
• Lesson 3: Overview of the Configuration Manager administrative tools
• Lesson 4: Tools for monitoring and troubleshooting a Configuration Manager site
• Lab: Exploring the Configuration Manager tools

Module 2: Analyzing data using queries and reports

• Lesson 1: Introduction to queries
• Lesson 2: Configuring Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
• Lab: Creating and running queries
• Lab: Configuring SSRS

Module 3: Preparing the management infrastructure to support PCs and mobile devices

• Lesson 1: Configuring site boundaries and boundary groups
• Lesson 2: Configuring resource discovery
• Lesson 3: Configuring the Exchange Server Connector for mobile device management
• Lesson 4: Configuring user and device collections
• Lab: Configuring user and device collections
• Lab: Configuring boundaries and resource discovery

Module 4: Deploying and managing clients

• Lesson 1: Overview of the Configuration Manager client
• Lesson 2: Deploying the Configuration Manager client
• Lesson 3: Configuring and monitoring client status
• Lesson 4: Managing client settings in Configuration Manager
• Lab: Deploying the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager client software
• Lab: Configuring and monitoring client status
• Lab: Managing client settings

Module 5: Managing inventory for PCs and applications

• Lesson 1: Overview of inventory collection
• Lesson 2: Configuring hardware and software inventory
• Lesson 3: Managing inventory collection
• Lesson 4: Configuring software metering
• Lesson 5: Configuring and managing Asset Intelligence
• Lab: Configuring and managing inventory collection
• Lab: Configuring software metering
• Lab: Configuring and managing Asset Intelligence

Module 6: Distributing and managing content used for deployments

• Lesson 1: Preparing the infrastructure for content management
• Lesson 2: Distributing and managing content on distribution points
• Lab:  Distributing and managing content for deployments

Module 7: Deploying and managing applications

• Lesson 1: Overview of application management
• Lesson 2: Creating applications
• Lesson 3: Deploying applications
• Lesson 4: Managing applications
• Lesson 5: Deploying virtual applications by using System Center Configuration Manager (Optional)
• Lesson 6: Deploying and managing Windows Store apps
• Lab: Managing application supersedence and removal
• Lab: Deploying virtual applications by using Configuration Manager (Optional)
• Lab: Using Configuration Manager to deploy Windows Store apps

Module 8: Maintaining software updates for managed PCs

• Lesson 1: The software updates process
• Lesson 2: Preparing a Configuration Manager site for software updates
• Lesson 3: Managing software updates
• Lesson 4: Configuring automatic deployment rules
• Lesson 5: Monitoring and troubleshooting software updates
• Lab: Configuring the site for software updates
• Lab: Deploying and managing software updates

Module 9: Implementing Endpoint Protection for managed PCs

• Lesson 1: Overview of Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
• Lesson 2: Configuring, deploying, and monitoring Endpoint Protection policies
• Lab: Implementing Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection

Module 10: Managing compliance and secure data access

• Lesson 1: Overview of Compliance Settings
• Lesson 2: Configuring compliance settings
• Lesson 3: Viewing compliance results
• Lesson 4: Managing resource and data access
• Lab: Managing compliance settings

Module 11: Managing operating system deployment

• Lesson 1: An overview of operating system deployment
• Lesson 2: Preparing a site for operating system deployment
• Lesson 3: Deploying an operating system
• Lesson 4: Managing Windows as a service
• Lab: Preparing thea site for operating system deployment
• Lab: Deploying operating system images for bare-metal installations

Module 12: Managing and maintaining a Configuration Manager site

• Lesson 1: Configuring role-based administration
• Lesson 2: Configuring Remote Tools
• Lesson 3: Overview of Configuration Manager site maintenance
• Lesson 4: Backing up and recovering a Configuration Manager site
• Lab: Configuring role-based administration
• Lab: Configuring Remote Tools
• Lab: Maintaining a Configuration Manager site

• Describe the features Configuration Manager and Intune include, and explain how you can use these features to manage PCs and mobile devices in an enterprise environment.
• Analyze data by using queries and reports.
• Prepare a management infrastructure, including configuring boundaries, boundary groups, and resource discovery, and integrating mobile-device management with Microsoft Exchange Server.
• Deploy and manage the Configuration Manager client.
• Configure, manage, and monitor hardware and software inventory, and use Asset Intelligence and software metering.
• Identify and configure the most appropriate method to distribute and manage content used for deployments.
• Distribute, deploy, and monitor applications for managed users and systems.
• Maintain software updates for PCs that Configuration Manager manages.
• Implement Endpoint Protection for managed PCs.
• Manage configuration items, baselines, and profiles to assess and configure compliance settings and data access for users and devices.
• Configure an operating-system deployment strategy by using Configuration Manager.
• Manage and maintain a Configuration Manager site.

• Networking fundamentals, including common networking protocols, topologies, hardware, media, routing, switching, and addressing.
• Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) principles and fundamentals of AD DS management.
• Installation, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-based personal computers.
• Basic concepts of public key infrastructure (PKI) security.
• Basic understanding of scripting and Windows PowerShell syntax.
• Basic understanding of Windows Server roles and services.
• Basic understanding of the configuration options for iOS, Android, and Windows Mobile device platforms.

Classrooms are equipped with high-performance computers with Internet access and the possibility of wireless connection.

All participants will get Microsoft student materials.