What this book covers

Chapter 1, Design Planning, covers basic topics regarding designing and deploying a single ConfigMgr server as well as environments with more than one server. You'll learn what important factors should be taken into consideration while deploying a ConfigMgr server and its roles.

Chapter 2, Installing Configuration Manager, presents the process of preparing the environment for a ConfigMgr server as well as the installation itself.

Chapter 3, Configure Sites and Boundaries, covers topics related to boundaries and boundary groups as well as the configuration of roles typically used in deployments.

Chapter 4, Configuration Manager Agent Installation, presents the ConfigMgr client installation process, available installation methods, and information about checkouts if installation goes successfully.

Chapter 5, Creating Client Settings for Servers and Workstations, covers creating your own custom settings for ConfigMgr clients.

Chapter 6, Compliance Settings, discusses how ConfigMgr can be used to verify computers' compliance with company standards.

Chapter 7, Software Distributions, covers topics related to software deployment.

Chapter 8, Software Update Management, presents the process of scanning, the installation of updates, and the management of this process.

Chapter 9, Endpoint Protection, contains topics related to the deployment and management of Endpoint Protection in order to better secure the environment against malware.

Chapter 10, Operating System Deployment, covers basic concepts for operating system deployment.

Chapter 11, Configuration Manager Assets, presents the process of collecting data from clients, and many possible ways of using this data.

Chapter 12, Role-Based Administration and Security, discusses the configuration of access to the ConfigMgr console.

Chapter 13, Site Server Maintenance Tasks, covers the topic of protecting the ConfigMgr server against failure and administrative tasks related to daily monitoring.