System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 Unified IT Management to Meet Business Demands Tim Vander Kooi Systems Architect @tvanderkooi www.NetComLearning.com
Feb 26, 2016
System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2
Unified IT Management to Meet Business Demands
Tim Vander KooiSystems Architect
@tvanderkooi
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What we will be covering:
Overview of the Systems Center Architecture System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and
Intune Managing Client and Server Deployment Personalization and Management of Applications Self-Service Compliance Management
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What is System Center 2012 R2?
System Center is a Group of 7 different Products used to manage your entire IT infrastructure
Important licensing changes with release of System Center 2012 that make using products easier and more cost effective
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System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager (DPM) Disk and Tape-Based Data Backup and Recovery
Application Can be used for Server and Client machines in and
across Active Directory domains DPM Servers are DPM aware allowing for
redundancy and/or archival from Disk to Tape Can be Configured for End User Self-Service
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System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator Automates processes in your data center Is hardware and platform agnostic Uses Runbooks (work flows) to create customized
and dynamic automation solutions Helps to make your environment more Efficient Helps make your environment more Compliant No need to know scripting or programming
languages
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System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager (SCOM) Monitors computers, devices, services and
applications Enables you to check health, performance and
availability of monitored objects from a central console
Can be configured to alert when problems are identified
Agent based
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System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Management Server enabling the configuration and
management of Hosts, Networking and Storage in a Virtualized environment
Can deploy Virtual Machines and Services to a Private Cloud
Private Cloud management is possible, but tools are basic
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System Center 2012 R2 App Controller Works with System Center Virtual Machine Manager
(VMM) Can connect to Private and/or Public Clouds Deploys Virtual Machines and/or Services to
connected Clouds Manages Virtual Machines and/or Services in
connected Clouds
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System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager Platform for implementing/adapting to IT best
practices such as Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
Change Control Asset Lifecycle Management Service Desk Ticketing and Incident Tracking Integrates with VMM for Cloud management and
monitoring
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System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager (SCCM) Roots go back to SMS Enables Publishing and Distribution of Software
Packages to keep software up to date and compliant Allows for setting Security Policies Settings can be based on multiple criteria regarding
both the device being used and who is using it Collections are used to manage software, deploy
compliance settings and control role-based access for administrative use
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System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager (SCCM) Integrates security and protection against malware
through System Center 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection Can be used for System deployments and integrates
with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) for more advanced settings if needed
Provides hardware and software inventory and statuses
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System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager (SCCM) Works with Mac OS X and many Linux and UNIX
distros Role-based administration Provides Mobile Device Management for Windows
Phone, iOS and Android devices (when used with Windows Intune)
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Windows Intune
Cloud-based device management Can be used together with SCCM to add mobile
device management and to allow for management of devices not connected to the network
Can be used as a “Stand-alone” configuration to allow for Publishing of Software Packages, policy management and inventory control for Windows, Windows RT, Mac OS X, Linux, and mobile devices
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Application Management and Self-Service Software can be packaged and made available via either
push installation or Publishing Both Push and Publish availability of software can be
controlled based on parameters of user accounts, machine accounts or both depending on need
Software can also be removed based on the same criteria
Company Portal can be used to make Published software available (but for more powerful solutions you will want to use Service Manager (SCSM)
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Compliance Management
Security settings can be set based on Collections Configuration Baselines can be set for Collections
with Alerts sent or Actions taken when an object falls out of compliance with the baseline
Metering of software can be set to ensure license compliance
Microsoft provides Predefined Configuration Packs for many products (requires the download and use of Security Compliance Manager (SCM))
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Private Cloud Certification
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CertificationMicrosoft Certified Specialist (MCS): Server Virtualization with Hyper-
V and System Center
Exam: 74-409Course: 20409: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V
and System Center
NOTE: This course is based on Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview and System Center 2012 R2 Preview. This course is designed for experienced IT professionals who support medium to large enterprises and have experience administering Windows Server 2012.
New Virtualization Certification
Free Exam voucher with course PLUS*Free Second Shot Exam | expires May 31st, 2014
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SCCM 2012 R2 | Admin Course
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