Module 1: Microsoft Endpoint Manager and Configuration Manager
This module introduces the Microsoft Endpoint Manager suite and Configuration Manager. It also explains the various asset-management, change-management, and administrative features in Configuration Manager. The module introduces the Configuration Manager console, including its installation, and the support tools included with Configuration Manager, including CMTrace.
- Microsoft Endpoint Manager and Features of Configuration Manager
- Configuration Manager Concepts and Fundamentals
- The Configuration Manager Console, CMTrace, and Other Tools
Module 2: Infrastructure Preparation for Client Deployment and Management
This module explains how to prepare the Configuration Manager infrastructure for deploying the Configuration Manager client software and the subsequent management of client devices. The module covers Active Directory integration, resource discovery, resource collections, and the configuration of boundaries and boundary groups.
- Configuration Manager integration with Active Directory
- User and System Resource Discovery
- Resource Collections
- Boundaries and Boundary Groups
Module 3: The Configuration Manager Client
This module introduces the Configuration Manager client and explains its functions in Configuration Manager operations. It discusses the platforms and operating systems for which the Configuration Manager client is available. The module also explains the various client-installation methods and the site system roles and other infrastructure requirements for each of those methods. Finally, the module explains client settings and monitoring client health.
- Configuration Manager Client Fundamentals
- Client Installation
- Client Settings
- Client Health
Module 4: Asset Management in Configuration Manager
This module explains how to configure and manage the asset-management features of Configuration Manager. It covers hardware inventory and legacy software inventory, including file collection; Asset Intelligence; and software metering. It also explains how to monitor and troubleshoot the various client and server processes involved in asset management and how to secure inventory collection.
- Introduction to Asset Management Features
- Hardware Inventory
- Software Inventory
- Asset Intelligence
- Software Metering
Module 5: Queries and Reports
This module explains how to use queries and reports in Configuration Manager. It introduces data query concepts and explains how to create and run queries to retrieve data from the Configuration Manager database. The module also covers status message queries, which can provide process-status and component-health information. The module introduces the CMPivot feature for performing real-time queries on client devices. Finally, the module introduces SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), covers how to configure SSRS prior to implementing reporting in Configuration Manager, and explains how to run reports on-demand, create report subscriptions, and configure report security.
- Data and Status Message Queries
- Real-time CMPivot Queries
- Reports
Lab Outline:
Labs are designed to assure learners a whole practical experience, through the following practical activities:
- Lab 1: Installing and Using the Configuration Manager Console and CMTrace
- Lab 2: Configuring Active Directory Integration, Discovery, and Collections
- Lab 3: Configuring Boundaries and Boundary Groups
- Lab 4: Installing the Configuration Manager Client
- Lab 5: Configuring Client Settings and Monitoring Client Health
- Lab 6: Configuring and Managing Hardware and Software Inventory Collection
- Lab 7: Configuring Asset Intelligence
- Lab 8: Configuring and Managing Software Metering
- Lab 9: Creating and Running Queries
- Lab 10: Using CMPivot
- Lab 11: Implementing and Using Configuration Manager Reporting