20696 - Administering System Center Configuration Manager and Intune

This module describes the features that Configuration Manager and Intune include, and it details how you can use these solutions to manage PCs and mobile devices in an enterprise environment.

• Overview of systems management by using enterprise-management solutions
• Overview of the Configuration Manager architecture
• Overview of the Configuration Manager administrative tools
• Tools for monitoring and troubleshooting a Configuration Manager site
• Introduction to queries and reports

• Searching in the Configuration Manager console
• Using Windows PowerShell with Configuration Manager
• Using Configuration Manager Service Manager to manage components
• Monitoring site and component status
• Reviewing log files by using the Configuration Manager Trace tool

• Creating data queries
• Creating subselect queries
• Configuring a Reporting Services point
• Creating a report by using Report Builder

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain how to use Configuration Manager to address the challenges of managing systems and users in today’s enterprise.
• Describe the Configuration Manager architecture.
• Describe the management tools that you use to perform administrative functions for Configuration Manager.
• Describe the tools that you use to monitor and troubleshoot a Configuration Manager site.
• Describe the Configuration Manager queries and reports.

This module explains how to prepare the management infrastructure, including configuring boundaries, boundary groups, and resource discovery. Additionally it describes how Configuration Manager interacts with the Microsoft Exchange Server environment to discover and manage mobile devices.

• Configuring site boundaries and boundary groups
• Configuring resource discovery
• Configuring the Exchange Server Connector for mobile-device management
• Configuring user and device collections

• Configuring boundaries and boundary groups
• Configuring Active Directory discovery methods

• Creating a device collection
• Creating a user collection
• Configuring a maintenance window

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure boundaries and boundary groups.
• Configure resource discovery.
• Configure the Exchange Server connector.
• Configure the Microsoft Intune connector for mobile device management.
• Configure user and device collections.

This module explains the supported operating systems and devices, the software requirements, and the different methods for installing the Configuration Manager client. This module also describes some of the default and custom client settings that you can configure. After installing the client software, you can configure the client settings to perform routine management tasks.

• Overview of the Configuration Manager client
• Deploying the Configuration Manager client
• Configuring and monitoring client status
• Managing client settings in Configuration Manager

• Preparing the site for client Installation
• Deploying the Configuration Manager client software by using client push installation

• Configuring and monitoring client health status

• Configuring client settings

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the requirements and considerations for installing the Configuration Manager client software.
• Deploy the Configuration Manager client software.
• Configure and monitor client status.
• Manage client settings.

This module describes the inventory collection process. Additionally, it details how to configure, manage, and monitor hardware and software inventory, and use the Asset Intelligence and software metering features.

• Overview of inventory collection
• Configuring hardware and software inventory
• Managing inventory collection
• Configuring software metering
• Configuring and managing Asset Intelligence

• Configuring and managing hardware inventory

• Configuring software metering

• Preparing the site for Asset Intelligence
• Configuring Asset Intelligence
• Monitoring license agreements by using Asset Intelligence
• Viewing Asset Intelligence reports

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe inventory collection.
• Configure and collect hardware and software inventory.
• Manage inventory collection.
• Configure software metering.
• Configure Asset Intelligence.

This module explains how to identify and configure the most appropriate method to distribute and manage content that is used for deployments.

• Preparing the infrastructure for content management
• Distributing and managing content on distribution points

• Installing a new distribution point
• Managing content distribution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Prepare the infrastructure for content management.
• Distribute and manage content on distribution points.

This module explains describes the methods for creating, deploying, and managing applications with Configuration Manager. Also it explains how to use the Software Center and the Application Catalog to install available applications and manage deployments on unconventional applications. In addition, it describes how to install Windows 10 apps and virtualized applications.

• Overview of application management
• Creating applications
• Deploying applications
• Managing applications
• Deploying virtual applications by using System Center Configuration Manager (optional)
• Deploying and managing Windows Store apps

• Installing and Configuring the Application Catalog Roles
• Creating Applications with Requirements
• Deploying Applications

• Managing application supersedence
• Uninstalling the Excel Viewer application

• Configuring support for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)
• Deploying virtual application

• Configuring support for sideloading Windows Store apps
• Configuring a Windows Store app
• Deploying Windows 10 apps to users

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the application management features of Configuration Manager.
• Create applications.Deploy applications.
• Manage applications.
• Configure and deploy virtual applications.
• Configure and deploy Windows Store apps.

This module explains how to use the software updates feature in Configuration Manager to implement an end-to-end management process for the complex task of identifying, deploying, and monitoring software updates to your Configuration Manager clients.

• The software updates process
• Preparing a Configuration Manager site for software updates
• Managing software updates
• Configuring automatic deployment rules
• Monitoring and troubleshooting software updates

• Configuring and synchronizing the software-update point

• Determining software-update compliance
• Deploying software updates to clients
• Configuring automatic deployment rules

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe how the software updates feature integrates with Configuration Manager.
• Prepare the Configuration Manager site for software updates.
• Manage the evaluation and deployment of software updates.
• Configure automatic deployment rules.
• Monitor and troubleshoot software updates.

This module explains how to use Configuration Manager to implement Endpoint Protection.

• Overview of Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
• Configuring, deploying, and monitoring Endpoint Protection policies

• Configuring the System Center Endpoint Protection point and client settings
• Configuring and deploying Endpoint Protection policies
• Monitoring Endpoint Protection

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure Endpoint Protection to detect and remediate malware and security vulnerabilities.
• Configure, deploy, and manage Endpoint Protection policies.

This module explains how to manage configuration items, baselines, and profiles to assess and configure compliance settings and data access for users and devices.

• Overview of compliance settings
• Configuring compliance settings
• Viewing compliance results
• Managing resource and data access

• Managing configuration items and baselines
• Viewing compliance settings and reports
• Configuring remediation in compliance settings
• Using compliance information to create collections

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe compliance settings features.
• Configure compliance settings.
• View compliance results.
• Manage resource and data access.

This module explains how to use Configuration Manager to create a strategy for operating-system deployments.

• An overview of operating-system deployment
• Preparing a site for operating-system deployment
• Deploying an operating-system

• Managing the site system roles used to support operating-system deployment
• Managing packages to support operating-system deployment

• Preparing the operating-system image
• Creating a task sequence to deploy an image
• Deploying an image

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the terminology, components, and scenarios used to deploy operating systems by using System Center Configuration Manager.
• Describe how to prepare a site for operating system deployment.
• Describe the process used to deploy an operating system image.

This module explains how to manage mobile devices by using Configuration Manager and Intune.

• Overview of mobile-device management
• Managing mobile devices with on-premises infrastructure
• Managing mobile devices by using Configuration Manager and Intune
• Managing settings and protecting data on mobile devices
• Deploying applications to mobile devices

• Preparing Configuration Manager prerequisites for on-premises mobile-device management
• Enrolling and configuring a Windows Phone 10 mobile device

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe mobile device management.
• Manage mobile devices with an on-premises infrastructure.
• Manage mobile devices by using Configuration Manager and Intune.
• Manage settings and protecting data on mobile devices.
• Deploy application to mobile devices.

This module explains how to use manage and maintain a Configuration Manager site. It describes role-based administration, Remote Tools, and the site maintenance tasks that you can manage by using Configuration Manager. Additionally it explains how to back up and recover a Configuration Manager site system.

• Configuring role-based administration
• Configuring remote tools
• Overview of Configuration Manager site maintenance
• Performing backup and recovery of a Configuration Manager site

• Configuring a new scope for Toronto administrators
• Configuring a new administrative user

• Configuring the Remote Tools client settings and permissions
• Managing desktops by using Remote Control

• Configuring maintenance tasks in Configuration Manager
• Configuring the site backupBackup Site Server task
• Recovering a site from a backup

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe role-based administration
• Explain how to use the default security roles.
• Describe security scopes.
• Explain how to add an administrative user to Configuration Manager.
• Explain how to use reports for role-based administration.
• Implement role-based administration.