This document discusses a session about clients, Configuration Manager 2012, and Windows Intune 3.0 beta. It provides overviews of new features in Configuration Manager 2012 such as managing up to 400,000 devices, improved asset management, deployment, compliance, and security capabilities. It also discusses the Windows Intune 3.0 beta focus on consumerization trends and enterprise-class mobile device management in the cloud without infrastructure.

4. THIS SESSION IS ABOUT
• Clients, clients, clients... Management?
• Whats new in Config Manager 2012
• Whats new in Windows Intune 3.0 beta
• What about Direct Access

5. MANAGE, SECURE PCS AND DEVICES
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6. CONFIG MANAGER 2012
Managing up to 400.000 devices? Yes we can!

7. CONFIGURATION MANAGER 2012
Asset Compliance
Deployment Security
Management Management
HW and SW Application Compliance
RBAC
Inventory Management Settings
Software Update Power
NAP
Asset Intelligence Management Management
Endpoint
Operating System Protection
Software Metering
Deployment
Reporting
Remote Content
Management Management
Monitoring

8. SITES AND HIERARCHIES
Configuration Manager 2012 can be implemented as:
• Single primary site
Primary
Site
Configuration Manager 2012 can be implemented as:
A hierarchy made of: Central
• Central administration site Administration Site
• Primary sites
• Secondary sites
Secondary Primary Site Primary Site
Site

9. CONFIG MANAGER CLIENT
The Configuration Manager 2012 Client:
• Collects hardware and software inventory
• Deploys applications and software updates
• Meters the usage of applications Site Server
• Detects and remediates configuration settings
• Supports remote management
• Applies power management policies
Client
• Protects the client against malware by using Endpoint
Protection

10. WINDOWS CLIENT OS SUPPORT
Operating System Editions Service Pack Platform
Windows XP • Professional SP3 x86
Windows Vista • Business SP2 x86, x64
• Enterprise
• Ultimate
Windows Server 2003 • Web RTM, R2 x86, x64
• Standard
• Enterprise
• Datacenter
Windows Server 2008 • Standard x86, x64
• Enterprise
• Datacenter
Windows XP Tablet PC SP3 x86
Windows Storage Server R2 x64
Windows 7 • Professional RTM, SP1 x86, x64
• Enterprise
• Ultimate
Windows Server 2008 R2 • Standard SP1 x64
• Enterprise
• Datacenter

11. WINDOWS MOBILE CLIENT SUPPORT
Note: Windows Phone 7 Series is not supported as a native client, only through the
Exchange connector
Native client support includes:
• Windows CE 5.0 (Arm and x86 processors)
• Windows CE 6.0 (Arm and x86 processors)
• Windows Mobile 6.0
• Windows Mobile 6.1
• Windows Phone 6.5
Light management support using the Exchange connector through:
• Exchange Server 2010
• Exchange Server 2010 SP1
• Exchange Online

12. BOUNDARIES
Central
Administration
Site
Active
Directory
Primary Site A Primary Site B
Boundary Boundary Boundary Boundary
Boundary Group A Boundary Group B

14. OVERVIEW OF CLIENT STATUS
Client Status
• Dashboard view when
Client Status node
selected
• Dashboard shows
summary information
• Click on labels for
detailed information
• Can specify the group
to view summary
information for

15. HEALTH EVALUATION TASK
• ccmeval.exe is located in the Configuration Manager client folder
• ccmeval.exe runs as a scheduled task
• Client Health can auto-remediate some client issues

16. MONITORING CLIENT ACTIVITY
Client Activity
• Administrator defined thresholds
to determine if a client is active
• Select the Client Status node and
then click Client Status Settings to
configure
• Results displayed as part of the
Client Status dashboard
• Client Activity node shows the
percentage of clients that are
active
• Click on appropriate pie piece for
detailed information

17. CLIENT CHECK
Client Check
• Shows the summary
results of the Health
Evaluation task
• Also displays trend
information for
monitoring client health
activity
• Click on appropriate pie
piece for detailed
information

18. WINDOWS INTUNE 3.0
Where did the device go? Who cares?

19. MANAGE, SECURE PCS AND DEVICES ANYWHERE
SIMPLE WEB-BASED ADMINISTRATION CONSOLE AND A FRIENDLY IW
EXPERIENCE
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20. VISION
DELIVER THE BEST WINDOWS EXPERIENCE, EMBRACE CONSUMERIZATION TRENDS WITH
ENTERPRISE-CLASS MANAGEMENT

21. CONSUMERIZATION FOCUS

22. LOGICAL ARCHITECTURE
Sync AD user data into the cloud
Sync managed users to Windows Intune
Sync mobile devices for managed users
ActiveSyn Policy/Config
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Apply EAS policies or remediation tasks

23. EXCHANGE CONNECTOR
• Allows Windows Intune to manage EAS connected devices
– Discover mobile devices which are connected to Exchange and belong to Windows Intune managed users
– Manage EAS targeted policies and org wide access rules
– Retire and wipe mobile devices
• Automatic and easy to use

24. EXCHANGE CONNECTOR PREREQ
• Server hosting the connector
– Windows Server 2008 R2 or SP2 (64-bit)
– .NET framework 4.0 and PowerShell 2.0
– Joined to the Exchange domain
– Outbound Internet access
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