Mastering Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager

Hands-on Labs

Over 60 percent of the time you spend in class is dedicated to hands-on labs and exercises, based on self-perceived real-life scenarios and methods verified to work in production environments. And the best part, you get access to all the sample files and scripts, including a solution that will build up the complete lab environment once returned home from the training.

These two world-leading IT experts will focus on hands-on-labs and exercises, based on self-perceived real-life scenarios and methods verified to work in a live environment.

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Level
300

Target Audience

IT pros and System Administrators that want to implement systems management solutions based on ConfigMgr and Intune.

Prerequisites
Basic understanding of Active Directory, and Software Distribution using ConfigMgr. Scripting experience (PowerShell) is helpful but not a requirement.

Material
Student lab manual, slide deck, and lab files

Class Outline

ConfigMgr Technical Drilldown

• Installation and Servicing
• Inventory Management
• Real-time actions
• Application deployment
• Software updates
• Settings management
• Operating System Deployment and Servicing

Intune Technical Drilldown

• Windows Autopilot
• Configuring Co-Management
• Windows Update for Business
• Application Management
• Migrating GPO to MDM Policies

Planning for ConfigMgr

• Prepare your Active Directory Environment
• Prepare your Azure and Intune Environment
• Install ConfigMgr Prerequisites

Primary Site Server – Installation

• Reviewing the environment (Network, Azure, AWS)
• Installing ConfigMgr
• Real-world examples of good structures (folders, collections etc.)

ConfigMgr Site Review

• Verifying the ConfigMgr Environment
• Setup Maintenance and other Operations tasks

Planning and Configuring Role-Based Administration

• Implementing administrative roles

Installing and ConfigMgr Clients

• Installing Clients
• Configuring client settings
• Monitoring the Client Policy Process
• Working with Client health

Inventory Management

• Configure Asset Intelligence
• Working with Inventory Data
• Extending Hardware Inventory
• Using CMPivot and other real-time actions
• Software Metering

Queries and Reporting

• Creating queries
• Using Power BI and SQL Reporting Services
• Modifying reports

Content Management

• Setup and Manage Distribution Point
• Bandwidth Management and reducing network impact
• Setup BITS, LEDBAT, and Microsoft Connected Cache
• Implementing P2P, Peer Cache, BranchCache, Delivery Optimization

Application Management

• Working with Application Model
• Application Lifecycle Management

Software Updates

• Planning for Software Updates
• Setup and Configure WSUS and Windows Update for Business
• Setup Third-Party Updates

Windows Defender Protection

• Enable Windows Defender Protection
• Managing Windows Defender Settings

Compliance Management

• Create self-remediating configuration items
• Deploy Configuration Baselines
• Monitor Compliance
• Working with Compliance in a Hybrid Environment with Intune

Windows 10 Deployment

• Modern vs. Traditional Deployment
• Imaging and image servicing scenarios
• Windows Autopilot Scenarios
• Creating reference images
• Performance tuning – Speeding up imaging
• ConfigMgr OS Deployment
• Create boot images, add OS images, and applications
• Create Task Sequences
• Modern BIOS and Driver Management
• Troubleshooting OSD
• Setting up PXE and remote DPs
• Using the User State Migration Tool
• Using P2P (BranchCache and Peer Cache) during imaging

Advanced OSD Customizations

• Rules (Customsettings.ini)
• Create a test environment
• Using a deployment database for ConfigMgr
• Assigning Applications and Packages using dynamic roles
• Using User-Driven Installation (UDI)
• Using custom Frontends for imaging