Mastering SCCM - System Center Configuration Manager

Begin the SCCM lab setup by downloading Ezekial server and Windows 10 ISO, installing VirtualBox, and configuring and starting virtual machines for hands-on practice.

Download and prepare evaluation ISO images for Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows Server 2019, SQL Server 2019, and SCCM 2016 to set up virtual machines in VirtualBox for your SCCM lab.

Select a 64-bit operating system, configure a Windows 10 VM with 3 GB RAM and a 50 GB fixed disk, attach the Windows 10 ISO, and complete the install.

Create a domain controller VM in SCCM with 3 GB RAM and a fixed disk, boot to the desktop experience, set a password, activate, and rename the host to dc1.

Create a Windows server VM to host SCCM and SQL Server, allocate 4 gigs of RAM and a 50 gig VDI disk, set up VirtualBox host-only networking, and activate Windows.

Perform pre-install checks, extend the Active Directory schema, promote a domain controller, and join the client and server to the domain while outlining next installation steps.

Install the SQL database engine for SCCM on a Windows server, configure mixed authentication, enable security settings, and set up management tools and reporting services.

Set up the initial sccm primary site by preparing data and source folders, creating a blank sms file on the c drive, and verifying prerequisites.

Perform the SCCM installation precheck, re-run checks after adjustments, verify disk space and memory reservations for central and primary sites, and ensure required components are on the same computer.

Delegate permissions on the system management container by extending the active directory schema and selecting computers as object types to configure a custom delegation for the SCCM server.

extend active directory schema, run the extension tool as administrator, and verify with the log and green checks; then create the sources folder structure and explore the console.

Complete the SCCM installation by validating active directory prerequisites, finishing the setup with a green checkmark, and confirming the database and sources folder structure before exploring the SCCM console.

Explore asset and compliance within SCCM, configure device collections, deploy to groups, and implement configuration items, baselines, and endpoint protection to streamline administration.

Manage applications and packages, including approved requests and global conditions. Deploy software via the software center with updates, drivers, and OS images, including OS upgrade packages and task sequences.

Explore monitoring in SCCM, configuring system alerts and email notifications, and leveraging reporting to track deployments, client status, and distribution points from production to preproduction.

Configure discovery methods, boundaries, and site configuration in SCCM administration to manage distribution points, software updates, and client settings for efficient deployment.

The lecture explains organizing the sources folder for SCCM deployments, detailing structure by applications such as drivers and updates, with monthly folders for patching and deployment.

Learn how to install and enable the reporting service in SCCM, configure databases and access, verify reports, and prepare for application catalog and web service point deployment.

Learn to enable the application catalog feature in SCCM by configuring the application catalog service and website point through administration and site configuration, then access via software center.

Enable and configure the software update point in SCCM to manage Windows and Office updates, selecting synchronization, content download options, classifications, and deployment rules with internet or internal access.

download and install the Windows ADK for the selected Windows 10 version, choosing the standard and deployment tools components and follow the instructor’s lab sequence for the SCCM setup.

Part three of the system installation series covers installing WinPE, building on prior parts that cover USMT and deployment tools and the initial ACM installation.

Create user collections from Active Directory to deploy apps by user, with install, uninstall, and available or forced options, and enable admin approval via email links.

Learn to create device collections in SCCM, name them by department, and fetch computers from Active Directory. Understand incremental versus full updates and membership rules in collection management.

Explore discovery methods in sccm, including forest discovery, active directory system discovery, and user discovery, with scheduling options, delta discovery, heartbeat discovery, network discovery, and the role of boundaries.

Explore boundaries and boundary groups in SCCM to control client site assignment and how distribution points and management points are selected across multiple sites.

Create boundary groups to organize network boundaries and assign distribution points to those groups so clients fetch from the right point. Cloud distribution points help remote sites reduce network load.

Explore client deployment methods for the Configuration Manager client, including client push, software update point installation, group policy, and log-on script approaches.

Learn how to install the SCCM client via a startup script, including an install folder, XML parameters (site code and management point), and deployment through a GPO to an OU.

Learn how to configure and deploy the Configuration Manager client via client push installation, including enabling automatic installation, selecting domain controllers, and monitoring with logs and software center.

Deploy the Configuration Manager client on Windows 10 via software update using a GPO, specify the Internet Microsoft Update service location and port 8530, and verify with logs.

learn to manually install the system client by copying the setup folder from the server, running cmd as administrator, and configuring the management point and site code.

Learn to deploy the SCCM client via group policy by importing templates, configuring site assignment and deployment settings, and linking a GPO to push a software package network-wide.

Learn how to add an operating system to a system, create and configure task sequences, and capture and deploy images, including the golden image.

Import a Windows 10 20H2 OS image into SCCM, mount and select the image index, then distribute content to distribution points and prepare a deployment task sequence.

Create a test task sequence to deploy an operating system from an existing image, configure domain or workgroup, and install the Configuration Manager client.

Deploys Windows 10 via SCCM, detailing OS deployment sequencing, partitioning, domain join, and post deployment validation with software distribution.

Learn to create and run an operating system capture workflow in SCCM, generating a captured media, selecting a boot image, and deploying the captured reference image to a distribution point.