Learning System Center Configuration Manager
2h 52mBeginner2019-09-17
Authors

Robert McMillen
35+ Certifications, Networking Consultant, Consultant for U.S. Government
Course details
System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) allows system admins to manage large groups of operating systems. In addition, it provides remote control, patch management, software distribution, operating system deployment, network access protection, and hardware and software inventory. In this course, instructor Robert McMillen goes over the basics of the 2019 release of SCCM. Robert highlights new features in SCCM 2019, covers the prerequisites for SCCM installation, and shows how to configure boundaries, boundary groups, and users. He demonstrates how to deploy operating systems (including Windows 10) and packages, as well as how to manage clients through the SCCM console. Plus, he shows how to use SCCM for inventory, set up a compliance baseline, and monitor distributions.
Learning objectives
New features in SCCM 2019
Upgrading SCCM from previous versions
Installing SCCM
Deploying operating systems
Deploying software packages and programs
Managing software updates
Setting up a compliance baseline
Managing assets
Monitoring with SCCM
Learning objectives
New features in SCCM 2019
Upgrading SCCM from previous versions
Installing SCCM
Deploying operating systems
Deploying software packages and programs
Managing software updates
Setting up a compliance baseline
Managing assets
Monitoring with SCCM
Skills covered
System Center 2016 Service ManagerSystem Center Configuration ManagerSoftware DeploymentLearningNetwork and System AdministrationMicrosoft
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Windows management with System Center Configuration Manager
1. Getting Started with SCCM
- 02 - System Center Configuration Manager overview and history
- 03 - What's new in SCCM 2019
- 04 - System Center Configuration Manager features
- 05 - Upgrading SCCM from previous versions
- 06 - Core-based licensing model
- 07 - Prerequisites for SCCM installation
- 08 - Prepping Active Directory
- 09 - Installing SQL Server
- 10 - Installing SCCM
2. Administration
- 11 - Configure boundaries and boundary groups
- 12 - Create a device collection
- 13 - Create a user collection
- 14 - Configure resource discovery
- 15 - Default and custom client settings
- 16 - Security
3. Operating System Deployment
- 17 - OS build and image capture
- 18 - OS deployment
- 19 - Windows 10 support using SCCM 2019
- 20 - Deprecated operating systems and features
4. Content Library
- 21 - Content library overview
- 22 - Create software packages
- 23 - Deploying packages and programs
5. SCCM Management
- 24 - Service connection points and site roles
- 25 - Software updates
- 26 - Cloud distribution points
6. Assets and Compliance
- 27 - Hardware and software inventory
- 28 - Compliance baselines
- 29 - Windows Update for Business
7. Monitoring
- 30 - Setting up alerts
- 31 - SCCM reporting setup
- 32 - Client health and operations
- 33 - Using logs to troubleshoot a client installation
- 34 - Endpoint protection
- 35 - Viewing reports in SCCM
Conclusion
- 36 - Next steps