1. System Center 2012
Configuration Manager
Matt Coulter
DDLS Technical Instructor
Matt.coulter@ddls.com.au
au.linkedin.com/in/mattcoulter

2. 2012 working with Microsoft
• This year was the first year DDLS won the
Global Microsoft Learning Partner Award
• The first time an Australian company has won
the global award
• And… we also won the Microsoft APAC learning
award for Innovation!

3. Welcome
• What is System Center?
• What can it do?
• How do you use it?
• Demo??
• Training options?
• Questions?

4. System Center 2012
System Center Product Usage
System Center 2012 • Self-service access for private cloud and public cloud
App Controller applications
System Center 2012 • Change and configuration management
Configuration Manager
System Center 2012 Data • Data protection for application servers
Protection Manager (DPM)
System Center 2012 Endpoint • Malware protection for client systems
Protection
System Center 2012 • Monitor applications, services, and devices
Operations Manager
System Center 2012 • Automation of IT processes
Orchestrator • Integration with other management solutions
System Center 2012 Service • Integrated service desk
Manager • Automation of IT processes
System Center 2012 Virtual • Manage virtualized infrastructures
Machine Manager • Build private clouds

5. Overview
Asset Compliance
Management Deployment Management Security
Hardware and Application Compliance Role-based
Software Management Settings Administration
Inventory
Software Power
Asset Management NAP
Update
Intelligence Management
Client Endpoint
Software Operating Health Protection
Metering System
Deployment
Remote Content Reporting
Management Management

6. Key Benefits of Configuration Manager
• Empower user productivity
• Using the application catalog to allow users to request
software when they need it
• Unify management and security infrastructure
• Compliance settings allows you to ensure your clients
are configured in a secure manner
• Simplify IT administration
• Provides a unified infrastructure that gives a single pane
of glass to manage physical, virtual, and mobile clients

7. The Configuration Manager Console Panes
Ribbon
Navigation Pane
Results
Pane
Workspaces
Preview
Pane

8. Example of a complex hierarchy implementation
Central Administration Site
Primary
sites
Secondary
Remote
sites
Distribution
Point

9. Software Center

10. The Application Catalog

11. Role-Based Administration
Assign a Assign a Assign a
Role Scope Collection
Application Custom scope Custom collection
Administrator containing containing users
objects to or computers to
manage manage
Administrative
User
user

12. The Migration Process
Source hierarchy: New hierarchy:
Configuration Manager 2007 Configuration Manager 2012
Central Site Configure source hierarchy Central
(Primary) Administration
Site
Configure additional
source sites
Migrate collections
and objects
Primary Sites
Migrate
clients Primary Sites
Distribution
Point
Convert to Secondary Site
distribution point
Secondary Site
Migration is performed side-by-side

13. How do you use it?
Demo

14. Microsoft Training Courses
Course 10748: Deploying System Center 2012
Configuration Manager
Course 10747: Administering System Center 2012
Configuration Manager

15. 10748 Course
• Overview of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• Planning and deploying a stand-alone Primary site
• Planning and Configuring Role-Based Administration
• Planning and Deploying a Multiple-Site Hierarchy
• Data Replication and Content Management
• Planning and Completing System Center 2012 Configuration
Manager Client Deployment
• Maintaining and Monitoring System Center 2012 Configuration
Manager
• Migrating from System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• Please visit the DDLS website for more information and course
schedules.

16. 10747 Course Outline
• Managing the Configuration Manager Client
• Hardware and software inventory
• Querying and Reporting Data
• Creating and Deploying Applications and software packages
• Managing Software Updates
• Implementing Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager 2012
• Operating System Deployment
• Managing Compliance Settings
• Managing Mobile Devices
• Please visit the DDLS website for more information and course
schedules.

17. Get Microsoft Certified at DDLS
Exam number and title Core exam for the following track
70-243: Microsoft System Center
2012 Configuration Manager, Certification track: TS
Configuring
Click image above for more information
on how to get certified at DDLS.

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19. Thank You!
Matt Coulter
DDLS Technical Instructor
Matt.coulter@ddls.com.au
au.linkedin.com/in/mattcoulter