Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- About the Contributing Author -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Overview of Operations Management -- Defining Operations Management -- Systems Management -- Operations Management -- Understanding IT Service Management -- Exploring the IT Infrastructure Library -- Exploring the Microsoft Operations Framework -- Overview of System Center Configuration Manager -- Configuration Manager Features -- Chapter 2 Planning a Configuration Manager Infrastructure -- Gathering Deployment Intelligence -- Determining What You Need to Accomplish -- Describing the Network -- Describing Your Migration Needs -- Planning the Configuration Manager Environment -- System Requirements -- Extending Active Directory Schema -- Hierarchies and Sites -- Site Boundaries and Boundary Groups -- Site System Roles -- Best Practices for Site System Design -- SQL Considerations -- Site Communications -- Site Security Mode -- Discovery of Your Resources -- Client Settings and Client Deployment -- Content Management -- Role-Based Administration -- Migration -- Disaster Recovery -- Designing Your Configuration Manager Environment -- Planning the Configuration Manager Hierarchy -- Planning Configuration Manager Site Systems -- Planning Configuration Manager Clients -- Determining How to Deploy Configuration Manager -- Building a Proof-of-Concept Environment -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 3 Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 -- Introducing Migration -- Migration Functionality in Configuration Manager 2012 -- Source Hierarchy -- Data-Gathering Process -- Migration Job Types -- Objects Supported for Migration -- Objects Not Supported for Migration -- Distribution Point Sharing -- Planning a Migration -- Preparing Your Migration -- Planning Your Migration Strategy.

Performing the Migration -- Using the Side-by-Side Migration Strategy -- Using the Wipe-and-Load Strategy -- Upgrading the Configuration Manager Console -- Post-Migration or Installation Considerations -- Migrating Packages to the New Application Model -- What Is Package Conversion Manager? -- The Conversion Process -- The Conversion Process Steps -- Package Conversion Manager Best Practices -- Monitoring Conversion -- Migrating Branch Offices with the Physical-to-Virtual Migration Toolkit -- Requirements -- P2V Migration Scenario -- The Task Sequence -- Steps for Using the P2V Migration Toolkit -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 4 Installation and Site Role Configuration -- Understanding Configuration Manager 2012 Site Types -- Implementing Site Servers -- Software Requirements -- Implementing a Central Administration Site -- Implementing a Primary Site -- Implementing a Secondary Site -- Verifying Proper Site Installation -- Troubleshooting a Configuration Manager 2012 Site Installation -- Unattended Installation -- Installing Site System Roles -- Understanding Configuration Manager 2012 Site System Roles -- Component Server -- Distribution Point -- Management Point -- Site Database Server -- Site Server -- Site System -- System Health Validator Point -- State Migration Point -- Fallback Status Point -- Out-of-Band Service Point -- Reporting Services Point -- Application Catalog Web Service Point and Application Catalog Website Point -- Enrollment Proxy Point and Mobile Device and AMT Enrollment Point -- Software Update Point -- EndPoint Protection Point -- Asset Intelligence Synchronization Point -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 5 Role-Based Administration -- Overview of Role-Based Administration -- Using Security Roles and Security Scopes -- Managing with Flat Hierarchies -- Security Roles -- Security Scopes -- Creating a Custom Security Scope.

Assigning Resources to a Security Scope -- Viewing Security Scope Objects -- Collections -- Using Collections -- Understanding the Default Collections -- Administrative Users -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 6 Client Installation -- Creating Client Settings -- Supported Operating Systems -- Discovering Network Objects -- Active Directory Discovery Methods -- Configuring Boundaries and Boundary Groups -- Client Installation Methods -- Command-Line Properties -- Manually Installing the Client -- Client Push -- Group Policy -- Software Update -- Software Distribution -- Logon Script Installation -- Imaging -- Keeping Clients Up to Date -- Verifying Client Installation -- Troubleshooting a Client Installation -- Ensuring Client Health -- Automatic Client Remediation -- Determining Client Health -- Monitoring Client Status -- Configuring Alerts -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 7 Application Deployment -- What's New in Application Deployment? -- Distribution Point Changes -- Applications: Application References -- Deployments -- Dependencies for Application Deployment -- Management Point -- Distribution Point -- Default Client Settings -- Elements of Application Deployment -- Applications -- Deployment Types -- Deployments -- The Application Deployment Process -- Create Application Wizard -- Options for Application Deployment: the Ribbon -- Exploring the Sample Application -- Exploring the Deployment Type -- Create Deployment Wizard -- Application Deployment-Client Experience -- Application Deployment-Advanced Configurations -- User Device Affinity -- Troubleshooting Application Deployment -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 8 Software Updates -- What's New in Software Updates -- Prerequisites for Software Updates -- Elements of Software Updates -- Software Update Point -- Software Updates Client Agent -- Software Updates Metadata -- Software Update Files.

Software Update Objects -- Software Update Groups -- Deployment Templates -- Deployment Packages -- Deployments -- Automatic Deployment Rules -- System Center Updates Publisher -- The Software Update Process in Configuration Manager -- Synchronization -- Compliance -- Deployment -- Planning to Use Software Updates in Configuration Manager -- Determining What Needs to Be Accomplished -- Role-Based Administration -- System Center Updates Publisher -- Testing in an Isolated Lab -- Configuring Software Updates -- Configuring the Software Updates Client Agent -- Installing Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Server -- Installing the Windows Server Update Services SP2 Administrative Console -- Setting Up the Active Software Update Point -- Configuring Software Updates Settings and Synchronization -- Synchronizing Updates with Export and Import -- Preparing Software Updates for Deployment -- Finding the Software Updates to Be Deployed -- Downloading Software Updates -- Creating a Software Update Group -- Deploying Software Updates with the Deploy Software Updates Wizard -- Using System Center Updates Publisher -- Installing the System Center Updates Publisher -- Configuring System Center Updates Publisher -- Using System Center Updates Publisher -- Third-Party Updates in Configuration Manager -- Monitoring Software Update Deployments -- In-Console Monitoring -- Reporting -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 9 Operating System Deployment -- What's New in Operating System Deployment -- Planning for OSD with Configuration Manager 2012 -- Deployment Scenarios -- The Kind of Images to Deploy -- Operating System Deployment Components -- User Device Affinity -- Deployment Process -- Prepare for Operating System Deployment -- Build and Capture an Operating System -- Deploy an Operating System -- Preparing Configuration Manager 2012 for Operating System Deployment.

Configuring the Network Access Account -- Creating the Configuration Manager Client Install Package -- Creating a USMT Package -- Configuring the State Migration Point Role -- Configuring PXE on Distribution Points -- Distributing the Boot Image Package -- Enabling Boot Images for PXE -- Adding Operating System Installers -- Developing a Task Sequence for Creating a Capture Image -- Task Sequences Used with PXE Boot -- Task Sequences Used with Media Boot -- Capturing an Operating System Image -- Building and Capturing Automatically -- Capturing a Reference Computer -- Deploying an Image -- Adding a Captured Image -- Distributing and Deploying the Image -- Developing a Task Sequence for Deployment -- Deploying the Task Sequence -- Deploying the Operating System on Bare Metal -- Importing Computer Information -- Creating a Task Sequence for the Bare-Metal OSD -- Deploying the Bare-Metal Task Sequence -- Installing Device Drivers into OSD -- Servicing Your Operating System Images Offline -- Using User Device Affinity -- Manually Configure a Primary User for a Device -- Manually Configure a Primary Device for a User -- Configure a Site to Automatically Create User Device Affinities -- Import User Device Affinities -- Enable Users To Configure Their Primary Device -- Pre-deploy User Applications -- Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 -- Installing Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 -- Integrating the Deployment Toolkit -- Creating a New Boot Image -- Creating a Deployment Toolkit Task Sequence -- Using a Replace Scenario -- Maintaining the User State -- The Bottom Line -- Chapter 10 Asset Intelligence -- Requirements for Asset Intelligence -- Client Agent Prerequisites -- Maintenance Tasks -- Windows Event Log Settings -- Elements of Asset Intelligence -- Asset Intelligence Catalog -- Asset Intelligence Validation States.

Asset Intelligence Synchronization Point.