MECM Training

MECM Training

Hello and welcome to my MECM online training session. MECM which is also known as Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager or Microsoft Endpoint Manager.

This course will give you skills you need to install, configure, administrate, troubleshoot MECM

We designed this course from basic to advanced level so that anyone from IT or non-IT background can easily understand this course.

By the end this course you will be able to fully implement, administrate MECM in your production IT infrastructure or lab environment.

The goal of this course is to turn you into MECM administrator so that you may take this skill into your day to day work profile.

Do not worry if it sounds complicated or difficult, in case you face any challenges then put your questions or comments in the discussion board inside the course and we are there to assist you with the same.

History Of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM)

• System Management Server (SMS) : SMS 1.0, SMS 2.0, SMS 2003

  
  

• System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) : SCCM 2007, SCCM 2012, SCCM 1511, SCCM 1602, SCCM 1606, SCCM 1610, SCCM 1702, SCCM 1706, SCCM 1710, SCCM 1802, SCCM 1806, SCCM 1810, SCCM 1902, SCCM 1906

  
  

• Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) : MECM 1910, MECM 2002, MECM 2006, MECM 2010

• Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) market value, its competitors and MECM related Job Opportunities

• Overview and understanding of Configuration Manager basic features and functionalities

• Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager Certification Exam Details to become MECM certified professional

• Average salary for MECM Configuration Manager System Administrator

• Understanding MECM current status and what will be future of MECM tool

Understanding of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) Site Servers

• What Is MECM Central Administration Site (CAS) / Primary Site / Secondary Site?

• Difference between Configuration Manager site servers

• Benefit and advantages of each Configuration Manager site servers

• Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) site server hierarchy

• Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) site server architecture

• Capabilities of Configuration Manager site servers

• What all things can be done using MECM tool

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) Site Roles

• Site system servers

• Site system roles

• Configuration Manager site server

• Configuration Manager site system

• Configuration Manager component site system role

• Configuration Manager site database server

• SMS Provider

• Application catalog web service point

• Application catalog website point

• Asset Intelligence synchronization point

• Certificate registration point

• Cloud management gateway connection point

• Data warehouse service point

• Distribution point

• Endpoint Protection point

• Enrollment point

• Enrollment proxy point

• Exchange Server connector

• Fallback status point

• Management point

• Reporting services point

• Service connection point

• Software update point

• State migration point

• Understanding important roles of Configuration Manager, Its features and functionalities

• Database replication in a Configuration Manager Site Hierarchy

Planning, designing and implementing Configuration Manager (MECM) Stand-Alone Primary Site

• Understanding why stand-alone primary site is needed

• What is the capability of configuration manager primary site server

• Overview of MECM features and functionalities

• Understanding software and hardware configuration needed for MECM primary site server

• Understanding how MECM primary site server can be implemented in on-premises and cloud platform

• Setting up 30 Days Free trial Microsoft Azure Subscription

• Creating resource group, virtual network and virtual machines in Microsoft Azure cloud data centre

• Installing and configuring remote tool to connect to all Servers needed for MECM Primary Site Server

• Perform Basic configurations on each server needed to setup Configuration Manager Primary Site Server

• Installing all configuration manager prerequisites as per Microsoft

• Installing Active Directory Domain Controller And DNS Server for Configuration Manager Site Server

• Pointing all machines to communicate to internal DNS server

• Joining all computers to the Domain

• Extend Active Directory Schema so that configuration Manager can store information in Active Directory

• Installing .Net Framework and SQL Database Server as a prerequisite for SQL Server

• Creating System Management container in AD for Configuration Manager (MECM)

• Creating and deploying Network Firewall Ports policy which are needed for MECM server client communication

• Installing WADK and Winpe as a prerequisites for Configuration Manager primary site server

• Taking snapshot after all prerequisites installation for MECM primary site server

• Begin Installation of MECM primary site server

• Review log file ConfigMgrSetup.log for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) primary site server installation

• Exploring and navigating the System Center Configuration Manager Console

• Overview of Asset And Compliance, Software Library, Monitoring, Administration tabs in MECM Console

• Searching resources, items and objects in the Configuration Manager Console

Understanding and configuring MECM discovery methods to discover resources from Active Directory (AD)

• Overview and understanding Configuration manager MECM Discovery Methods in MECM console

• Active Directory Forest Discovery

• Active Directory Group Discovery

• Active Directory System Discovery

• Active Directory User Discovery

• Heartbeat Discovery

• Network Discovery

• Understanding and configuring boundaries and boundary groups in ConfigMgr Console

• Understanding and Configuring configuration manager site server assignments

• Collections in configuration manager (user collections and device collections)

• Creating device collection and user collection with direct rule membership in MECM Console

• Creating device collection and user collection with query rule membership in Config Manager Console

• Creating device collection and user collection with include collection rule membership in Configuration Manager Console

• Creating device collection and user collection with exclude collection rule membership in MECM Console

Configure MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Client Policies And Managing the ConfigMgr Client Computers

• Overview of Client Push method, Site wide/Software Update Point/Group Policy/Manual/Logon Script/OSD

• Preparing the Site for Client Installation on windows systems

• Configuring MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER client deployment methods using console

• Configuring User and Device Policies for MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER client deployment

• Deploying Configuration Manager Clients through MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER client push installation method

• Configuring and Monitoring Client Installation Process and Status

• Checking MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER client logs, MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER certificate and certification concept

  
  Collecting And Managing Hardware And Software Inventory Of MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Client Computers

• Configuring Asset Intelligence in MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Console

• Overview, Understanding and Configuring Hardware Inventory

• Overview, Understanding and Configuring Software Inventory

• Configure and manage hardware and software inventory, monitor inventory data flow

• Overview, Benefit and Configuring of software metering.

• Lab : Configuring and Managing Inventory Collection

  
  

  Microsoft Endpoint Manager Default And Custom Query, Default And Custom Report

• Preparing site to run queries and reports by using SQL Server Reporting Services.

• Introduction and Managing Queries

• Configuring SQL Server Reporting Services

• Introduction to MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER and Web portal reports

• Overview to SQL Management Studio tables and view data

• Creating custom reports by joining multiple SQL Data Tables using SQL Management Studio and SQL Report Builder

  
  

  Software Deployment Through MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Using Application and Package Model

• Introduction to Applications and Packages models in MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

• Configuring Software Distribution / Software Distribution Concepts

• Creating and deploying Application with approval flow concepts, detection method and deployment requirement

• Distributing Content to Distribution Points

• Deploying an Application to a User or a Device using MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER console

• What Is the role of Software Center in MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

• Configuring the Application Catalog in MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Console

• Configuring Packages and Programs in MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

• Managing Application Deployment Through MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER application management section

• Viewing Log files, Monitoring and Troubleshooting application deployment

  
  

  Software Updates / Patches Deployment Through Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER)

• Overview of Software Updates /Prerequisites for the Software Updates Feature

• Preparing the Configuration Manager Site for Software Updates

• Configuring Software Update types product classifications

• Synchronizing the Software Update Catalog Metadata with Microsoft Update Server

• Creating Software Update Groups and Deployment Packages

• Deploying and Managing Software Updates

• Configuring Automatic Deployment Rules to deploy software updates / patches through MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

• Understanding Software Updates Reports in MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Console

• Viewing Log files, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Software Updates

  
  Bare-Metal PXE Boot, In-Place Upgrade From Windows 7 To Windows 10, Wipe And Reload, Windows 10 Servicing Operating System Deployment Through Microsoft Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER)

• Overview of Operating System Deployment /Prerequisites for the Operating System Deployment

• Configure DHCP Server as a prerequisite for Operating System Deployment

• Preparing the Site for Operating System Deployment

• Capturing a Reference Computer Operating System Image

• Creating a Operating System Task Sequence to Deploy an Image

• Deploying an Operating System through MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

• Viewing Log files, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Operating System Deployment

  
  

Overview And Configuring System Center Endpoint Protection using Configuration Manager (MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER)

• Overview of System Center Endpoint Protection in MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

• Understanding Endpoint Protection prerequisites in MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER​

• Step By Step Installation of Endpoint Protection Point Role using MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Console

• Configuring Endpoint Protection Virus Definition Polices In MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

• Installing Endpoint Protection clients to computers through MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

• Enabling Automatic Deployment Rule For Endpoint Protection Virus Definition Updates through MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

  
  

  Overview And Setting Up Configuration Items And Compliance Baseline In through Configuration Manager (MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER)

• Overview and advantages of Compliance Settings in MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

• Creating Configuration Item and Compliance Baseline for devices through MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER console

• Configure compliance detection and remediation method through MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

• Viewing Compliance Results in MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER reports section

Overview And Configuring Power Management And Remote Control through MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER collection

• Overview And Advantage of Using Power Management And Its Requirement Using MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

• Configuring Step By Step MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Power Policy Through MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Console

• MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Helps reducing electricity consumption by devices During non-peak hours using MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

• Overview And Advantages Of MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Remote Control Through Configuration Manager Console

• Step By Step Configuring Remote Tool In MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Client Settings

• Provisioning Remote Control Permission To MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER System Administrators

Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER) Backup, Disaster And Recovery

• Overview of MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Site And Database Backup

• Advantages of MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Site And Database Backup

• Enable MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Backup Policy on scheduled time to a specified location

• Monitoring and checking MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER And Database Backup files

Overview and step by step Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER) Secondary Site Server

• Understanding the concept why we need MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Secondary Site server

• What are the advantages of MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Secondary Site Server

• Preparing And Installing Secondary Site Server Prerequisites

• Step By Step Installation of MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Secondary Site Server

• Pointing devices to MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER secondary site server using Site assignment

• Verifying MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER client on devices which points to Secondary Site server

• Application deployment to devices through MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER secondary site Distribution Point

  
  

  Microsoft System Configuration Manager (MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER) Miscellaneous Topics

• Maintenance Window Configuration using MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Console

• Role Based Administration for MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER Administrators

• Accessing MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER console from different computer

• Resource Explorer via Microsoft Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER) Console

• Windows 10 Servicing Model through MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

• Office 365 Client update deployment through MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER

• Step By Step Upgrade MICROSOFT ENDPOINT MANAGER from old version to new version

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) Training

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What you will learn

• Microsoft Endpoint Manager Technology
• Microsoft Endpoint Manager Historical Details
• Overview And Prerequisites of SCCM

Rating: 4.59231

Level: All Levels

Duration: 23 hours

Instructor: Kashif Akhter