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Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Administrators Companion
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- + Cover
- Dedication
- Contents at a Glance
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- + Introduction
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Part I: Planning, Deploying, and Configuring
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Chapter 1: Introducing Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007
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Chapter 2: Planning for and Deploying Configuration Manager Sites
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Planning for Configuration Manager Sites
- + Preinstallation Requirements
- + Configuration Manager Setup Options
- + Installing Configuration Manager Primary Sites
- + Installing Configuration Manager Secondary Sites
- + Installing Configuration Manager Consoles
- Navigating the Configuration Manager Console
- + Modifying the Installation
- + Removing Configuration Manager Installations
- Summary
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Planning for Configuration Manager Sites
- + Chapter 3: Configuring Site Server Properties and Site Systems
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Chapter 4: Implementing Multiple-Site Structures
- + Chapter 5: Upgrading to Configuration Manager
- + Chapter 6: Analysis and Troubleshooting Tools
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Chapter 1: Introducing Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007
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Part II: Managing Clients
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Chapter 7: Discovering Resources
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Chapter 8: Configuration Manager Client Installation
- Introduction
- + Planning for Client Installation
- + Preparing for Client Deployment
- + Installing Clients Using Client Push Installation
- + Overview of Other Available Client Installation Methods
- + Understanding the Client Deployment Process
- + Managing the Configuration Manager Client
- Checkpoints for Client Deployment
- Summary
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Chapter 9: Defining Collections
- + Chapter 10: Collecting Inventory
- + Chapter 11: Distributing Software Packages
- + Chapter 12: Deploying Operating Systems
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Chapter 13: Deploying Software Updates
- The Need for Effective Software Updates Management
- + Introduction to the Software Updates Management Process
- + Preparing for Software Updates Management
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The Four-Phase Software Updates Management Process
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The Assess Phase
- Inventorying and Discovering Existing Computing Assets
- Assessing Security Threats and Vulnerabilities
- Determining the Best Source for Information about Software Updates
- Assessing the Existing Software Updates Infrastructure
- Assessing Operational Effectiveness
- Leaving the Assess Phase and Moving to the Identify Phase
- + The Identify Phase
- + The Evaluate & Plan Phase
- + The Deploy Phase
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The Assess Phase
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Integrating Configuration Manager 2007 into the Software Updates Management Process
- + Software Updates Fundamentals
- + Responding to Emergencies
- Creating and Publishing Custom Updates
- Checkpoints
- Summary
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Chapter 14: Implementing Desired Configuration Management
- The Need for Desired Configuration Management
- + Understanding the Components of Desired Configuration Management
- + Preparing to Use Desired Configuration Management
- Using Desired Configuration Management
- + Organizing Configuration Data
- Understanding Compliance Evaluation
- + How to View Compliance Results in Desired Configuration Management
- + Remediating Noncompliant Computers
- Checkpoints for Using Desired Configuration Management
- Summary
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Chapter 15: Implementing Network Access Protection
- + Understanding Network Access Protection
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Planning for Network Access Protection in Configuration Manager
- Confirm the Windows Network Access Protection Infrastructure
- Extend the Active Directory Schema
- Decide on Server Placement for the System Health Validator Points
- Identify and Configure Firewalls
- Confirm Software Updates Operation
- Engage Other Business Groups
- Educate Your Users
- + Identify Users and Computers That Need Exemptions
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Implementing Network Access Protection in Configuration Manager
- + Creating and Configuring the System Health Validator Point
- + Enabling and Configuring Network Access Protection Client Settings
- Creating and Managing Network Access Protection Policies
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Monitoring Network Access Protection
- Using the Network Access Protection Home Page to Monitor Network Access Protection
- Using Reports to Monitor Network Access Protection
- Using Performance Counters and Event Logs to Monitor Network Access Protection
- Using Log Files to Monitor Network Access Protection
- Checkpoints for Phasing in Network Access Protection
- Summary
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Chapter 16: Managing Clients Across the Internet
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Chapter 17: Managing Clients Remotely
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Chapter 18: Monitoring Software Usage with Software Metering
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Chapter 7: Discovering Resources
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Part III: Site Database Management
- + Part IV: Appendixes
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author
Get the comprehensive, one-volume reference for administering System Center Configuration Manager 2007. This ADMINISTRATOR'S COMPANION delivers all the information you need to plan, design, deploy, and manage mission-critical software updates--and help maximize your organization's productivity. Drill into the features and capabilities for change and configuration management for Windows®-based desktop and server systems, and use easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics for everyday, on-the- job results. The author, a Configuration Manager 2007 expert who's written extensively about the technology, provides in-depth information for remotely installing, administering, diagnosing, and troubleshooting applications; deploying patches; monitoring system usage; and tracking assets--must-know details to help protect and optimize your technology investment. The companion CD features a fully searchable eBook and job aids.
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Book Details
Authors
Steven D. Kaczmarek and Microsoft System Center Team
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Publication year : 2010
License: All rights reserved ©
Times read: 67

