55348AC - Administering Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager

This five-day course describes how to use Configuration Manager and its associated site systems to efficiently manage network resources. In this five-day course, you will learn day-to-day management tasks, including how to manage applications, client health, hardware and software inventory, operating system deployment, and software updates by using Configuration Manager. You also will learn how to optimize Endpoint Protection, manage compliance, and create management queries and reports.

Course Overview
Course Content
FAQs

Audience

This course is for experienced information technology (IT) professionals, typically described as Enterprise Desktop Administrators (EDAs). These EDAs deploy, manage, and maintain PCs, devices, and applications across medium, large, and enterprise organizations. A significant portion of this audience uses, or intends to use, the latest release of Configuration Manager to manage and deploy PCs, devices, and applications.

Pre-requisites

No previous experience of Flow is required

Skills Covered

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe the features Configuration Manager and Intune include, and explain how you can use these features to manage PCs and mobile devices in an enterprise environment.
Analyze data by using queries and reports.
Prepare a management infrastructure, including configuring boundaries, boundary groups, and resource discovery, and integrating mobile-device management with Intune.
Deploy and manage the Configuration Manager client.
Configure, manage, and monitor hardware and software inventory, and use Asset Intelligence and software metering.
Identify and configure the most appropriate method to distribute and manage content used for deployments.
Distribute, deploy, and monitor applications for managed users and systems.
Maintain software updates for PCs that Configuration Manager manages.
Implement Endpoint Protection for managed PCs.
Manage configuration items, baselines, and profiles to assess and configure compliance settings and data access for users and devices.
Configure an operating-system deployment strategy by using Configuration Manager.
Manage and maintain a Configuration Manager site.

Course Content

55348AC - Administering Microsoft Endpoint Configuartion Manager Power

Lesson 1: Managing computers and mobile devices in the enterprise
- Overview of systems management by using enterprise management solutions
- Overview of the Configuration Manager architecture
- Overview of the Configuration Manager administrative tools
- Tools for monitoring and troubleshooting a Configuration Manager site
- Lab : Exploring the Configuration Manager tools
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
- Searching in the Configuration Manager console
- Using Windows PowerShell with Configuration Manager
- Using Configuration Manager Service Manager to manage components
- Monitoring site and component status
- Reviewing log files by using the Configuration Manager Trace tool
Lesson 2: Analyzing data using queries, reports, and CMPivot
- Introduction to queries
- Configuring SQL Server Reporting Services
- Analyzing the real-time state of a device by using CMPivot
- Lab 1 : Creating and running queries
- Lab 2 : Configuring SSRS
- Lab 3 : Analyzing the real-time state of a device by using CMPivot
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
- Analyze data using queries, reports, and CMPivot
Lesson 3: Preparing the Configuration Manager management infrastructure
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
Lesson 4: Deploying and managing the Configuration Manager client
- Overview of the Configuration Manager client
- Deploying the Configuration Manager client
- Configuring and monitoring client status
- Managing client settings and performing management operations
- Lab 1 : Deploying the Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager client software
- Lab 2 : Configuring and monitoring client status
- Lab 3 : Managing client settingst
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
- Deploy and manage the Configuration Manager client
Lesson 5: Managing inventory for PCs and applications
- Overview of inventory collection
- Configuring hardware and software inventory
- Managing inventory collection
- Configuring software metering
- Configuring and managing Asset Intelligence
- Lab 1 : Configuring and managing inventory collection
- Lab 2 : Configuring software metering
- Lab 3 : Configuring and managing Asset Intelligence
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
- Manage inventory for PCs and applications.
Lesson 6: Distributing and managing content used for deployments
- Preparing the infrastructure for content management
- Distributing and managing content on distribution points
- Lab 1 : Distributing and managing content for deployments
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
- Describe containers in Windows Server.
- Explain how to deploy containers.
- Explain how to install, configure, and manage containers using Docker.
Lesson 7: Deploying and managing applications
- Overview of application management
- Creating applications
- Deploying applications
- Managing applications
- Deploying and managing Windows apps
- Lab 1 : Creating and deploying applications
- Lab 2 : Managing application supersedence and removal
- Lab 3 : Using Configuration Manager to deploy Windows apps
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
- Deploy and manage applications
Lesson 8: Maintaining software updates for managed PCs
- The software updates process
- Preparing a Configuration Manager site for software updates
- Managing software updates
- Configuring automatic deployment rules
- Monitoring and troubleshooting software updates
- Enabling third-party updates
- Lab 1 : Configuring the site for software updates
- Lab 2 : Deploying and managing software updates
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
- Implement Defender Protection for managed PCs
Lesson 9: Implementing Defender Protection for managed PCs
- Overview of Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
- Configuring, deploying, and monitoring Endpoint Protection policies
- Configuring and deploying advanced threat policies)
- Lab 1 : Implementing Endpoint Protection
- Lab 2 : Implementing advanced threat policies
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
- Implement Defender Protection for managed PCs
Lesson 10: Managing compliance and secure data access
- Overview of Compliance Settings
- Configuring compliance settings
- Viewing compliance results
- Managing resource and data access
- Lab 1 : Implementing Endpoint Protection
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
- Manage compliance and secure data access
Lesson 11: Managing operating system deployment
- An overview of operating system deployment
- Preparing a site for operating system deployment
- Deploying an operating system
- Managing Windows as a services
- Lab 1 : Preparing the site for operating-system deployment
- Lab 2 : Deploying operating-system images for bare-metal installations
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
- Manage operating system deployments
Lesson 12: Managing and maintaining a Configuration Manager site
- Configuring role-based administration
- Configuring Remote Tools
- Overview of Configuration Manager site maintenance and Management Insights
- Backing up and recovering a Configuration Manager site
- Updating the Configuration Manager infrastructure
- Lab 1 : Configuring role-based administrationt
- Lab 2 : Configuring Remote Tools
- Lab 3 : Maintaining a Configuration Manager site
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
- Manage and maintain a Configuration Manager site.
Lesson 13: What’s new in Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager
- Whats new in Microsoft Endpoint Manager covering each semi annual release.
- Lab 1 : None
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
- Understand and leverage the new features available in each semi annual release.

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