Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Course details

This course describes how to plan and deploy a Microsoft 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.

Objectives

This course is designed to teach you how 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

Content

• Module 1: Overview of System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
• Module 2: Planning and Deploying a Stand-Alone Primary Site
• Module 3: Planning and Configuring Role-Based Administration
• Module 4: Planning and Deploying a Multiple-Site Hierarchy
• Module 5: Replicating Data and Managing Content in Configuration Manager 2012
• Module 6: Planning Resource Discovery and Client Deployment
• Module 7: Configuring Internet and Cloud-Based Client Management
• Module 8: Maintaining and Monitoring System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• Module 9: Migrating to System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

• Networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS)
• Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) principles and management
• Windows Server management including Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Client fundamentals
• Deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-based personal computers
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 including reporting services
• Basic Public Key Infrastructure concepts
• Configuration Manager features and administrative tasks including:
• Working with the Administrator console
• Installing clients
• Hardware and software inventory
• Working with collections
• Reporting
• Deploying applications

Who should attend?

This course is intended for:

• Systems Engineers who need to plan a Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager deployment. They have three to five years of experience in medium to large enterprise organizations supporting multiple desktop and server computers that run Microsoft Windows
• Configuration Manager Administrators responsible for designing and deploying one ormore System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Sites and all supporting systems. They have three to five years of experience in medium to large enterprise organizations supporting multiple desktop and server computers that run Microsoft Windows Server.
• Individuals who are interested in taking exam 70-243: Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, can also attend this course. Both this course and course 10747A: Administering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager will help to prepare for the exam.