Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Course details

This course describes how to plan and deploy a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager hierarchy, including the central administration site, one or more primary sites and secondary sites, and all associated site systems. This course also covers migration from System Center Configuration Manager 2007.

Completing courses MS 10748 and MS 10747 will prepare candidate for Exam 70-243: Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the Configuration Manager 2012 infrastructure and describe typical deployment scenarios.
• Plan and deploy a single primary site.
• Plan and configure administrative roles.
• Plan and deploy a multiple-site hierarchy including the central administration site, primary sites, and secondary sites.
• Describe replication and data types, and monitor the replication of data throughout the hierarchy.
• Use various methods to plan and deploy Configuration Manager 2012 clients.
• Perform maintenance tasks and monitor site systems.
• Perform migration of objects from Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012.

Course Outline
Module 1: Overview of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

This module describes the Configuration Manager 2012 infrastructure and typical deployment scenarios.

Module 2: Planning and Deploying a Single-Site Environment

This module explains the planning process, inputs, and typical planning activities for deploying a stand-alone primary site. It also describes the prerequisites for installing a site server and related components, the process of installing, validating and configuring a stand-alone primary site, and describes the requirements for managing Internet-based clients.

Module 3: Planning and Configuring Role-Based Administration

This module explains how to plan and configure administrative roles.

Module 4: Planning and Deploying a Multiple-Site Hierarchy

This module explains how to plan and deploy a multiple-site hierarchy including the central administration site, primary sites, and secondary sites.

Module 5: Data Replication and Content Management

This module describes types and data replication, monitoring and troubleshooting data replication throughout the hierarchy, and planning for, configuring, and monitoring content management.

Module 6: Planning and Completing System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Client Deployment

This module explores various methods to plan and deploy Configuration Manager 2012 clients, including discovery methods, client deployment methods, managing clients, and monitoring client health.

Module 7: Maintaining and Monitoring System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

This module describes how to perform various Configuration Manager 2012 maintenance tasks, and how to monitor site systems.

Module 8: Migrating from System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

This module describes the migration of objects from Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012.