This book is your most complete source for in-depth information about Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007!
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Unleashed is a comprehensive guide to System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007. ConfigMgr 2007 helps you manage servers and desktops, integrates SMS 2003 feature pack functionality, and adds new capabilities. It enables you to assess, deploy, and update servers, clients, and devices across physical, virtual, distributed, and mobile environments, including clients that connect only over the Internet. This book guides you through designing, deploying, and configuring ConfigMgr 2007 with detailed information on topics such as capacity planning, security, site design and hierarchy planning, server placement, discovery, native mode, and using Windows Server 2008. You will learn how to tackle challenges such as setting up DCM and OSD, customizing inventory, creating queries and using query results, and configuring asset intelligence.
Detailed information on how to
Understand how ConfigMgr works
Plan your ConfigMgr deployment
Manage Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Architect for performance
Install or migrate to ConfigMgr 2007 with Windows 2003 or Windows 2008
Discover and manage clients
Create and distribute packages
Understand patch and compliance management
Create queries
Use reports
Deploy operating systems
Secure ConfigMgr 2007
Perform site maintenance
Back up ConfigMgr components
