Configuration Manager

Microsoft Configuration Manager is a powerful management solution that helps you with systems management, delivers more effective IT services, and works alongside many Microsoft technologies and solutions.

It's worth noting that the product name has changed several times in the past. When originally released it was called Systems Management Server (SMS). In 2007, Microsoft moved it to the System Center suite and rebranded the name to System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), which is the name that everyone is most familiar with. It is now part of the Microsoft Intune suite and is called Microsoft Configuration Manager.

The latest baseline version is 2403, which can be downloaded from Evaluation Center or MSDN.

Prepare and Install

• Run Prerequisites Check
  • Avoid installation failures in advance.

• Prepare Active Directory for site publishing
  • Extended the schema to support Configuration Manager fully.

• Install prerequisites
  • Install the services and features that Configuration Manager requires.

• Install Configuration Manager
  • Install Configuration Manager.

Post-Installation tasks

• Boundaries and boundary groups
  • Clients use one or more boundary groups for automatic site assignment and find one or more site system servers that can provide a service.

• Discovery methods
  • Using different methods to discover devices and users on your network from Active Directory.

• Collections
  • Organize resources to more specifically identify the devices or users in the hierarchy.

• Publish site to AD DS
  • Clients can automatically find Installation Properties through AD publishing.

System Roles

• Install a Software update point
  • Software update point integrated with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) can provide software updates to client computers.

• Install a Distribution point
  • Distribution point can distribute software and updates to download for clients.

• Install a Management point
  • Management point can provide policy and service location information for clients. It also receives configuration data from clients.

• Install a Reporting services point
  • Reporting services point uses SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) to create and generate reports.

Software and Updates

• Deploy clients to computers
  • Deploy the client to computers depending on the environment.

• Create and deploy an application
  • Create and deploy an application for clients.

• Download and deploy an update
  • Download and deploy an update for clients.

Manage

• Configure client settings
  • Create, deploy, and configure custom client settings for a better user experience.

• Hardware and software inventory
  • Collect information about hardware configuration and files.

Tutorial

• Enable SSL for SCCM
  • Secure the connection by configuring SSL.

• Backup and recover a site
  • Use backups to prevent data loss and reduce downtime.

• Run the cycles manually
  • Manual run cycle to make client settings take effect immediately.

Maintenance

• Update the site server
  • Update the site for feature updates and bug fixes.

• Maintain the hierarchy
  • A brief introduction to how to maintain your site in the hierarchy.

• Maintain a distribution point
  • Change the distribution point to a read-only state and no operations can be performed.

Troubleshooting

• Monitor actions and operations
  • Use monitoring to view all reports and action progress.

• Useful tools for troubleshooting
  • Briefly introduce several commonly used troubleshooting tools.

• Common errors list and solutions
  • List of common error codes and brief solutions, updated over time.