System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Presented to Mr. Anwar Hussain Mirza [GMIT]

By: Faisal Alvi

Agenda

Feature Coverage

1. Software Distribution

2. Operating System Deployment

3. Asset Intelligence

4. Software Metering

5. Software Update Management

6. Network Access Deployment

7. Desired Configuration Management

8. Mobile Device Management

Implemented Features at PPL

1. Software Distribution

2. Operating System Deployment

3. Asset Intelligence

4. Software Metering

5. Software Update Management

6. Network Access Deployment

7. Desired Configuration Management

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Software Distribution

Software Distribution

Configuration Manager 2007 Software

Distribution simplifies the complex task of

distributing applications and updates to

desktops, servers, laptops, and mobile devices

across enterprise networks. By automating

software distribution, Configuration Manager

helps to eliminate the inefficient and error-prone

process of manually installing applications and

software updates.

•Improvements:

•Efficient troubleshooting with improved

Package Cache control

•Lower network traffic with Binary delta

replication

•Client Branding for User Experience

•Wake on LAN support guarantees delivery

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Operating System Deployment

System Center Configuration Manager

Operating system deployment

enables you to install new operating

systems and software onto a

computer. You can use operating

system deployment to install

operating system images to new or

existing computers as well as to

computers with no connection your

SCCM 2007 site.

Operating system deployment

provides the following solutions

for deploying operating system

images to computers:

• Provide a secure operating

system deployment environment.

• Time saving

• Minimize human interaction.

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Software Update Management

Software Updates

Configuration Manager 2007 Software

Update Management simplifies the complex

task of delivering and managing updates to

IT systems across the enterprise. IT

administrators can deliver updates of

Microsoft products, third-party applications,

hardware drivers, and system BIOS to a

variety of devices, including desktops,

laptops, servers, and mobile devices.

•Built on WSUS 3.0 architecture

•Included as Managed Server role in site

hierarchyFull benefits of site management, Binary

Delta Replication etc.

•Provides Compliance assessmentSecurity updates / vulnerability assessment

Application updates

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Software Metering

Software Metering

• Software metering in Microsoft

System Center Configuration

Manager 2007 allows you to

monitor and collect software

usage data on Configuration

Manager 2007 clients.

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Asset Intelligence

Hardware/software Inventory

Asset Intelligence

• Configuration Manager 2007 gives you

better control over your IT

infrastructure and assets. Its asset

intelligence technologies that provide

administrators with continuous visibility

into what hardware and software

assets you have, who is using them,

and where they are located.

• Asset Intelligence translates inventory

data into information, providing rich

reports that help administrators

optimize software and hardware usage

Desired Configuration Management

• With Configuration Manager 2007

Desired Configuration Management, you

can ensure that IT systems comply with

desired configuration states to improve

availability, security, and performance

network-wide.

• Desired configuration management

allows you to assess the compliance of

computers against a set of established

configurations, such as whether the

correct Microsoft Windows operating

system versions are installed and

configured appropriately or whether

prohibited applications are installed.

Additionally, you can check for

compliance with software updates and

security settings.

Network Access Protection

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• NAP allows you to control those machines

which do not comply with your NAP policy

to be “quarantined” in a remedial network.

• IF it does not have this it is placed in to

a remedial network with limited access, only

access to servers which will allow the client

to update to comply with your NAP policy.

• Once it comply with your NAP policy it is

allowed access to the production network.

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Configuration Manager

2007 Dashboard

• Easy access to key information

without using the Configuration

Manager console.

• Centralized view of Configuration

Manager data sets.

• Data can be viewed in graph and

table.

• You can create custom dashboards

for different departments, based on

site user’s group membership.

Feature not Implemented

Mobile Device Management :

Mobile devices are supported as SCCM 2007

clients. Mobile clients can run a subset of

SCCM 2007 features such as inventory and

software distribution, but cannot be managed

by remote control and cannot receive

operating system deployments like desktop

clients.

Note: In SCCM 2007 Windows Mobile and

Windows CE were the only platforms that

could be managed.

with SCCM 2012 you can now remotely

manage application installs and OS updates

for your organization’s Windows and Nokia

Phones with Exchange support.

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Configuration Manager comparison 2007 and 2012

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