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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

 
Foreword xxi
Introduction 1(1)
Configuration Management Overview and Concepts
2(1)
Planning, Design, and Installation
2(1)
Configuration Manager Operations
2(1)
Administering Configuration Manager 2007
3(1)
Appendixes
3(1)
Disclaimers and Fine Print
3(1)
Who Should Read This Book
4(1)
Part I Configuration Management Overview and Concepts
5(168)
Configuration Management Basics
7(40)
Ten Reasons to Use Configuration Manager
8(1)
The Evolution of Systems Management
9(5)
Hurdles in the Distributed Enterprise
10(1)
The Automation Challenge
10(1)
Configuration ``Shift and Drift''
11(1)
Lack of Security and Control
11(1)
Timeliness of Asset Data
12(1)
Lack of Automation and Enforcement
12(1)
Proliferation of Virtualization
13(1)
Lack of Process Consistency
13(1)
The Bottom Line
14(1)
Systems Management Defined
14(1)
Microsoft's Strategy for Service Management
15(14)
Microsoft's Dynamic Systems Initiative
16(3)
IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF)
19(5)
Service Management Mastery: ISO 20000
24(1)
Optimizing Your Infrastructure
25(4)
Bridging the Systems Management Gap
29(10)
Central Control in the Distributed Enterprise
30(2)
Automation and Control
32(2)
Securing Systems
34(1)
Visibility
35(4)
Overview of Microsoft System Center
39(6)
Reporting in System Center
39(1)
Operations Management
40(1)
System Center Essentials
41(1)
Service Manager: A Complete Service Desk Solution
41(2)
Protecting Data
43(1)
Capacity Planning
44(1)
Virtual Machine Management
44(1)
The Value Proposition of Configuration Manager 2007
45(1)
Summary
46(1)
Configuration Manager 2007 Overview
47(42)
The History of Configuration Manager
47(9)
The Earliest Versions
47(1)
Systems Management Server 1.2
48(1)
Systems Management Server 2.0
48(2)
SMS 2003
50(2)
SMS 2003 Service Packs and R2
52(1)
Configuration Manager 2007
53(3)
Configuration Manager Technology and Terminology
56(19)
Site Servers
56(2)
Site Systems
58(2)
Site Hierarchy
60(1)
Configuration Manager Client
60(1)
Inventory
61(3)
Configuration Manager Console
64(2)
Collections
66(1)
Discovery
67(1)
Software Metering
67(1)
Packages
68(1)
Advertisements
68(1)
Distribution Points
69(1)
Senders
69(1)
Addresses
69(1)
BITS
70(1)
Task Squences
70(1)
Status System
71(1)
Desired Configuration Management
71(1)
Network Access Protection
72(1)
Reporting
73(1)
Security
74(1)
Key Concepts
75(5)
Standardization
75(1)
Remote Management
76(1)
Software Distribution
76(1)
Minimizing Impact on the Network Infrastructure
77(3)
What's New in ConfigMgr 2007
80(6)
Branch Distribution Points
80(1)
Software Update Point
80(2)
Fallback Status Point
82(1)
PXE Service Point
82(1)
Other Site Systems
82(1)
Operating System Deployment
83(1)
Asset Intelligence
83(1)
Device Management
83(2)
Internet-Based Client Management
85(1)
DCM and NAP
85(1)
SQL Support
85(1)
Client Support
85(1)
Feature Dependencies
86(2)
Summary
88(1)
Looking Inside Configuration Manager
89(84)
Design Concepts
90(1)
Active Directory Integration
91(13)
Schema Extensions
93(9)
Benefits of Extending Active Directory
102(2)
Configuration Manager and WMI
104(35)
WMI Feature Set and Architecture
104(4)
Managing WMI
108(5)
Inside the WMI Object Model
113(3)
Looking Inside the CIMV2 Namespace
116(9)
The Root\CCM Namespace
125(1)
Hardware Inventory Through WMI
126(3)
The Configuration Manager Client WMI Namespace
129(5)
WMI on Configuration Manager Servers
134(5)
Components and Communications
139(10)
Inside the ConfigMgr Database
149(7)
SQL Access to the Database
150(1)
Using SQL Server Management Studio
150(6)
Status Messages and Logs
156(16)
Example: Joining a Site to a New Parent
159(9)
Viewing Intersite Replication
168(4)
Summary
172(1)
Part II Planning, Design, and Installation
173(292)
Configuration Manager Solution Design
175(52)
MSF Process Phases for Configuration Manager
175(1)
Envisioning the Solution
176(7)
Assessing the Current Environment
177(1)
Envisioning the Network Infrastructure
177(1)
Envisioning the Solution Architecture
178(1)
Envisioning Server Architecture
179(1)
Envisioning Client Architecture
179(1)
Licensing Requirements
179(3)
Training Requirements
182(1)
Planning for Implementation
183(3)
Planning the Proof of Concept
184(1)
Planning the Pilot
185(1)
Planning for Implementation
186(1)
Developing the Solution Architecture
186(35)
Developing the Network Infrastructure
189(2)
Extending the Schema
191(1)
Secondary Site Considerations
192(1)
Site Modes
193(1)
Configuration Manager 2007 Roles
193(8)
Developing the Server Architecture
201(6)
Capacity Planning
207(3)
Site Boundaries
210(1)
Roaming
211(2)
Site Design
213(3)
Client Architecture
216(2)
Multilanguage Scenarios
218(3)
Testing
221(2)
Stabilizing During the Pilot
223(2)
Deploying
225(1)
Summary
226(1)
Network Design
227(64)
Configuration Manager Network Communications
228(34)
Intrasite Server Communications
228(6)
Client-to-Server Communications
234(17)
Site-to-Site Communications
251(11)
Fast Networks and Slow Networks
262(1)
Use of BITS
263(6)
BITS Versions for Configuration Manager Clients
265(1)
Modifying BITS Functionality Through Group Policy
266(1)
Modifying BITS Functionality Within Configuration Manager
267(1)
Comparative Advantages of Group Policy and ConfigMgr Settings for BITS
267(2)
Other BITS Features
269(1)
Enabling a Distribution Point for BITS
269(1)
Server Placement
269(2)
Disconnected Users and Sometimes-Connected Users
271(1)
Network Discovery
272(5)
Discovering Network Topology
274(1)
Topology and Client Discovery
275(1)
Discovering Topology, Client, and Client Operating Systems
276(1)
Using Subnets in Configuration Manager
277(1)
Troubleshooting Configuration Manager Network Issues
277(13)
Network Configuration Issues
278(1)
Basic Connectivity Problems
279(1)
Name Resolution Issues
279(1)
Blocked or Unresponsive Ports
280(2)
Timeout Issues
282(1)
Identifying Network Issues Affecting Configuration Manager
282(8)
Summary
290(1)
Architecture Design Planning
291(44)
Hierarchy Planning
293(6)
About Sites
293(2)
Primary Sites Versus Secondary Sites
295(1)
Planning Your Hierarchy Structure
296(3)
Site Planning
299(8)
Site Servers and Site Systems Planning
299(7)
Planning Site Boundaries
306(1)
Planning for Site Security Modes
306(1)
Software Update Planning
307(5)
Software Updates Solution Planning
307(2)
Software Updates Architecture
309(3)
Device Management Planning
312(6)
Windows CE Operating Systems
313(1)
Communicating with Site Systems
314(1)
Installing Client Software
315(2)
Configuring Client Agent Settings
317(1)
Planning for Internet-Based Clients
318(5)
Choosing a Solution for Internet-Based Clients
318(1)
IBCM Features and Requirements
319(1)
Deploying Servers to Support Internet-Based Clients
320(3)
Certificate Requirements Planning
323(3)
About PKI
324(1)
Planning to Use PKI with Configuration Manager
324(2)
Windows Server 2008 Planning
326(2)
Operating System Deployment Planning
328(2)
Planning for Wake On LAN
330(1)
Out of Band (OOB) Management Planning
331(2)
Summary
333(2)
Testing and Stabilizing
335(24)
Proving the Concepts
337(20)
Building the Proof of Concept Environment
338(9)
Testing in the POC Phase
347(3)
POC Exit Criteria and Deliverables
350(5)
Pilot Phase
355(2)
Results and Adjustments
357(1)
Customizing the Solution
357(1)
Summary
358(1)
Installing Configuration Manager 2007
359(74)
Pre-Installation
360(3)
Windows Components
361(1)
SQL Server
362(1)
Windows Server Update Services
363(1)
The Prerequisite Checker
363(1)
Site Installation
363(54)
Installing ConfigMgr
364(10)
Installing a ConfigMgr Service Pack
374(4)
Installing ConfigMgr 2007 R2
378(2)
Configuring Site Properties
380(10)
Installing Site Systems
390(11)
New Site System Server Wizard
401(1)
New Site System Server Share Wizard
401(2)
Using Replicas and Offloading Site Roles
403(12)
Configuring Site Boundaries
415(2)
Multisite Configuration
417(9)
Configuring Addresses
417(3)
Configuring Senders
420(1)
Attaching to Parent
421(1)
Installing Child Primary Sites
422(1)
Installing Secondary Sites
422(2)
Troubleshooting Secondary Site Installation
424(2)
Transfer Site Settings Wizard
426(2)
Copy Packages Wizard
428(1)
Preload Package Tool
429(1)
Troubleshooting Site Installation
429(1)
ConfigMgr Service Manager
429(2)
Summary
431(2)
Migrating to Configuration Manager 2007
433(32)
Planning Your Migration from SMS 2003
433(2)
Planning Hierarchy Changes During Migration
435(1)
Conducting an In-place Upgrade
435(24)
Feature Packs
436(1)
Upgrade Prerequisites
436(1)
Running the Prerequisite Checker
437(5)
Upgrading SQL Server
442(3)
Database Upgrade Tips and Tricks
445(2)
Upgrading a Primary Site
447(6)
Upgrading Secondary Sites
453(2)
Upgrading SMS 2003 Clients
455(2)
Post-Upgrade Considerations
457(1)
Migrating WSUS to Configuration Manager
458(1)
Side-by-Side Migrations
459(3)
Migrating Site Boundaries
460(1)
Migrating Clients
460(2)
Migrating SMS Database Objects
462(1)
Migrating Hardware Inventory Customizations
462(1)
Interoperability Considerations
463(1)
Troubleshooting Upgrade Issues
463(1)
Summary
464(1)
Part III Configuration Manager Operations
465(514)
The Configuration Manager Console
467(40)
Using Microsoft Management Console 3.0
467(15)
Touring the Console
468(1)
New Console Features
469(4)
Console Nodes
473(4)
Console Keystrokes
477(1)
Launching Reports
478(4)
Console Deployment
482(9)
Supported Platforms
482(1)
Prerquisites
483(1)
Installation Using the Configuration Manager Setup Wizard
483(7)
Unattended Console Installation
490(1)
Customizing the Console
491(6)
Security Considerations
497(3)
Configuring Required DCOM Permissions for the ConfigMgr Console
497(1)
Verifying and Configuring WMI Permissions
498(2)
Configuration Manager Service Manager
500(1)
Starting the Configuration Manager Service Manager
500(1)
Using the Configuration Manager Service Manager
500(1)
Troubleshooting Console Issues
501(4)
Enable Verbose Logging
501(1)
Common Issues
502(3)
Summary
505(2)
Related Technologies and References
507(32)
PKI Management References
508(11)
Cryptography Basics
508(3)
How SSL Works
511(1)
Establishing a PKI
512(4)
Certificate Templates
516(1)
Certificate Validation
517(1)
Deploying Certificates
517(2)
Certificate and PKI References
519(1)
Network Access Protection in Windows Server 2008
519(5)
NPS Overview in Windows Server 2008
520(1)
ConfigMgr NAP Policies
521(1)
ConfigMgr NAP Evaluation
522(1)
NAP Health State
523(1)
Windows Imaging and Image Management
524(9)
New PC Scenario
525(1)
Refresh PC Scenario
525(1)
Replace PC Scenario
526(1)
ImageX
527(1)
File Versus Sector Imaging
528(1)
Boot Images
529(1)
Driver Injection
530(1)
Image Capture
531(2)
Windows Deployment Integration
533(1)
AMT and vPro
534(3)
Summary
537(2)
Client Management
539(48)
Configuring the Management Point
540(1)
Configuring Client Agents
541(19)
Hardware Inventory
542(3)
Modifying the SMS_Def.mof File
545(1)
Software Inventory
546(3)
Advertised Programs
549(1)
Computer Client
550(3)
Desired Configuration Management
553(1)
Mobile Devices
553(1)
Remote Tools
554(2)
Network Access Protection
556(1)
Software Metering
557(2)
Software Updates
559(1)
Client Discovery
560(7)
Active Directory System Group Discovery
561(1)
Active Directory Security Group Discovery
562(1)
Active Directory System Discovery
562(1)
Active Directory User Discovery
562(2)
Heartbeat Discovery
564(1)
Network Discovery
564(3)
Client Deployment
567(9)
Command-Line Properties
567(2)
Manual Installation
569(1)
Client Push Installation
570(2)
Client Push Installation Wizard
572(2)
Client Installation in Image Deployment
574(1)
Software Update Point Client Installation
574(1)
Client Uninstall
575(1)
Client Upgrade
575(1)
Client Patches
576(1)
Client Troubleshooting
576(6)
General Scenarios
576(1)
Online Assistance
577(2)
Conflicting Hardware IDs
579(1)
ConfigMgr Toolkit
579(2)
General Troubleshooting Information
581(1)
The ConfigMgr Client Agent
582(2)
Out of Band Management
584(1)
Fallback Status Point
584(1)
Client Approval
585(1)
Summary
585(2)
Creating Packages
587(52)
The Case for ConfigMgr Software Packaging
588(2)
Automated Deployment
589(1)
Consistency
589(1)
Targeted Deployment
589(1)
Software Removal
590(1)
Software Package Reuse
590(1)
Comparing GPO-based Software Distribution to ConfigMgr Software Distribution
590(2)
About Packages, Programs, Collections, Distribution Points, and Advertisements
592(4)
Packages
593(1)
Programs
593(1)
Collections
594(1)
Distribution Points
594(1)
Advertisements
595(1)
How These Combine
595(1)
Creating a Package
596(31)
OpsMgr Client
597(23)
Forefront Client
620(6)
Custom Packages
626(1)
Integrating Virtual Applications
627(9)
What is SoftGrid?
627(2)
Activating Application Virtualization in ConfigMgr 2007 R2
629(2)
Creating Adobe Reader as a Virtual Application in ConfigMgr R2
631(5)
Avoiding Common ConfigMgr Software Packaging Issues
636(2)
Program and Package Properties
637(1)
Testing, Testing, Testing
637(1)
Summary
638(1)
Distributing Packages
639(66)
About Queries
639(2)
Creating Collections
641(25)
Static Collections
642(7)
Dynamic Collections
649(8)
Subcollections
657(9)
Using Distribution Points
666(11)
Standard Distribution Points
667(5)
Protected Distribution Points
672(2)
Branch Distribution Points
674(3)
Advertised Programs Client Agent
677(1)
Creating Advertisements
678(24)
Forefront Advertisement
679(7)
OpsMgr Advertisement
686(6)
Distributing Adobe Reader as a Virtual Application in ConfigMgr R2
692(10)
Troubleshooting ConfigMgr Software Distribution Issues
702(1)
Start Simple
702(1)
Checking Status
702(1)
Summary
703(2)
Patch Management
705(60)
Planning Your Software Updates Strategy
706(2)
Software Update Options in Microsoft Products
708(2)
The Windows Update Agent
708(1)
The SMS Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates
708(1)
Standalone WSUS
709(1)
Configuration Manager 2007
709(1)
Preparing for Software Updates
710(12)
Software Updates Prerquisites
710(2)
Creating Software Update Points
712(6)
Synchronization Process
718(1)
Agent Configuration
719(2)
Group Policy Settings
721(1)
Software Updates Process
722(18)
Putting It All Together---A Quick-Start Example
727(1)
Update Repository
728(3)
Update Lists
731(2)
Deployment Templates
733(3)
Update Deployments
736(2)
Deployment Packages
738(2)
Creating and Managing Deployments
740(7)
A Recommended Approach
740(3)
A Few Best Practices
743(1)
Maintenance Windows
744(3)
SMS 2003 Clients
747(2)
Native Mode and Software Updates
749(2)
Using Wake On LAN Capability
751(3)
WOL Prerequisites
751(1)
Two Types of WOL
752(1)
Configuring WOL
753(1)
Using WOL
754(1)
Using NAP to Protect Your Network
754(6)
NAP Prerequisites
755(1)
Agent Settings
755(1)
System Health
756(2)
Client Compliance
758(2)
Remediation
760(1)
Troubleshooting Software Updates
760(4)
Monitoring Software Updates
761(1)
WSUS and SUP
762(1)
Downloading Updates
762(1)
Client Update Scanning and Deployment
763(1)
Summary
764(1)
Desired Configuration Management
765(44)
Configuring Desired Configuration Management
767(2)
Configurations
769(8)
Configuration Items
769(3)
Configuration Baselines
772(5)
Creating and Modifying Configurations
777(23)
Console Authoring
777(20)
External Authoring
797(1)
Authoring with CP Studio
798(2)
DCM Strategies
800(5)
Reporting
801(1)
On-demand Results
802(1)
Alerting
802(1)
Remediation
803(2)
Troubleshooting
805(3)
Summary
808(1)
Configuration Manager Queries
809(22)
Viewing Queries and Query Results
809(2)
Creating Queries
811(10)
The Query Language
811(1)
Objects, Classes, and Attributes
812(2)
ConfigMgr Query Builder
814(5)
Criterion Type, Operators, and Values
819(2)
Advanced Queries
821(3)
Example: Querying for Systems with a Hardware Scan in the Last 30 Days
823(1)
Example: Querying for Systems Discovered Since Midnight
823(1)
Relationships, Operations, and Joins
824(2)
Querying Discovery Data
824(1)
Querying Inventory Data
825(1)
Using Query Results
826(2)
Exporting Query Results to a Text File
826(1)
Importing and Exporting Queries Between Sites
827(1)
Creating a Collection Based on Query Results
827(1)
Status Message Queries
828(2)
Summary
830(1)
Reporting
831(72)
ConfigMgr Classic Reports Versus SQL Reporting Services
832(2)
Reporting Configuration
834(13)
Configuring the Reporting Point for Classic Reporting
835(2)
Configuring the Reporting Services Point for SRS Reporting
837(2)
Copying ConfigMgr Classic Reports to SQL Reporting Services
839(3)
Report Categories
842(2)
Console Reporting Links
844(1)
Relational Database Concepts
844(3)
Available Reports and Use Cases
847(28)
Reporting on Inventory and Discovery Data
848(8)
Reporting on Sites
856(1)
Reporting on Configuration Manager Operations
857(8)
Client Status Reporting
865(3)
Asset Intelligence
868(5)
Reporting on Application Compatibility
873(2)
Dashboards
875(1)
Customizing Configuration Manager Reports
876(18)
Customizing Report Layout and Display
878(1)
Customizing Report Data Selection
879(5)
Reporting on Custom Data
884(10)
Creating New Reports
894(4)
Creating Classic Reports
894(2)
Creating SQL Reporting Services Reports
896(2)
Creating SQL Reporting Services Subscriptions
898(2)
Troubleshooting
900(2)
Summary
902(1)
Operating System Deployment
903(76)
Tools Overview
904(4)
Sysprep
904(1)
User State Migration Tool
905(1)
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
905(1)
Windows Automated Installation Kit
906(1)
ImageX
906(1)
System Image Manager
907(1)
Windows PE
907(1)
What Works Best for You
908(7)
OSD Scenarios
908(1)
Imaging Goals
909(4)
Hardware Considerations
913(2)
Site Systems
915(7)
Distribution Points
916(2)
PXE Service Point
918(3)
State Migration Point
921(1)
Boot Images
922(3)
PXE Booting
922(1)
Removable Media
922(2)
Using a Distribution Point
924(1)
Incorporating Windows PE
925(1)
Computer Associations
925(5)
Recovery
926(2)
Unknown Computer Support
928(2)
Operating System Install Packages and Image Packages
930(12)
Automated Image Creation and Capture
931(4)
Manual Image Creation
935(2)
Image Deployment
937(3)
User State Migration
940(2)
Task Sequences
942(21)
Variables
943(1)
Task Conditions and Grouping
944(3)
Tasks
947(13)
Custom Commands
960(1)
Task Sequence Targeting
960(2)
Change Control and Portability
962(1)
Customizing Task Sequences
963(1)
Tips and Techniques
963(3)
Confirm Packages Are Available
964(1)
Control PXE Network Boots
964(1)
Don't Add Unnecessary Windows XP Drivers
964(1)
Conflicting Hardware IDs
965(1)
Test Task Sequences
965(1)
Beware the Uberbug
965(1)
Test Thoroughly
966(1)
Drivers
966(5)
Drivers in the Image
969(1)
Drivers After the Image
970(1)
Post Deployment Tasks
971(1)
ConfigMgr Software Deployment
971(1)
Group Policy
971(1)
Troubleshooting
972(2)
Operating System Deployment Home Page
972(1)
Check Advertisement Status
972(1)
The Smsts.log File
972(1)
Status Reports
973(1)
Command Line Support
974(1)
Native Mode
974(2)
Upgrading from SMS 2003
976(1)
Summary
977(2)
Part IV Administering Configuration Manager 2007
979(98)
Security and Delegation in Configuration Manager 2007
981(56)
Basic Security Concepts
983(4)
Securing Administrative Access to Configuration Manager
987(16)
Administrative Access at the Operating System Level
989(7)
Administrative Access Within Configuration Manager
996(7)
Security for Remote Administration
1003(1)
Auditing Configuration Manager Administration
1003(1)
SQL Server Administrative Security
1003(1)
Securing the Configuration Manager Infrastructure
1004(25)
Building Security into Your Hierarchy
1004(3)
Securing Site Systems
1007(8)
Securing Configuration Manager Communications
1015(4)
Securing Configuration Manager Accounts
1019(7)
Securing Service Dependencies for Configuration Manager
1026(1)
Securing Configuration Manager Reporting
1027(2)
Securing Configuration Manager Operations
1029(6)
Best Practices for Configuration Manager Administration
1029(1)
Operational Security for Software Distribution
1030(2)
Operational Security for Operating System Deployment
1032(1)
Operational Security for Remote Tools Administration
1032(1)
Operational Security for Configuration Manager Inventory
1033(2)
Operational Security for Mobile Device Management
1035(1)
Summary
1035(2)
Backup, Recovery, and Maintenance
1037(40)
Site and SQL Server Backups
1037(12)
Backing Up ConfigMgr
1037(4)
Restoring ConfigMgr Backups
1041(7)
Using Back Up and Restore to Migrate to New Environments
1048(1)
Site Maintenance
1049(13)
Site Maintenance Tasks
1049(6)
Data Discovery Record (DDR) Retention
1055(5)
Obsolete Records
1060(2)
Database Maintenance
1062(3)
Making the Status Message System Work for You
1065(8)
Maintaining Status Data
1070(1)
Status Filter Rules
1070(3)
Monitoring Configuration Manager with Operations Manager
1073(1)
Services and Descriptions
1073(2)
Summary
1075(2)
Part V Appendixes
1077(38)
Configuration Manager Log Files
1079(20)
Related Documentation
1079(1)
Enabling Logging
1080(1)
Debug and Verbose Logging
1080(1)
Using ConfigMgr Service Manager
1081(1)
SQL Logging
1081(1)
NAL Logging
1081(1)
Reporting Point Logging
1081(1)
ConfigMgr Setup Logs
1082(1)
Client Log Files
1082(2)
Site Server Log Files
1084(2)
Backup Log Files
1086(1)
Management Point Log Files
1086(1)
Admin User Interface Log Files
1087(1)
Mobile Device Log Files
1087(1)
Mobile Device Management Log Files
1087(1)
Mobile Device Management Client Logs
1088(1)
OSD Log Files
1089(2)
Multicast for OSD Log Files
1091(1)
Network Access Protection Log Files
1092(1)
Desired Configuration Management Log Files
1093(1)
Wake On LAN Log Files
1094(1)
Software Updates Log Files
1094(1)
Software Updates Site Server Log Files
1094(1)
Software Updates Client Computer Log Files
1095(1)
WSUS Server Log Files
1096(1)
Windows Update Agent Log File
1097(1)
Out of Band Management Log Files
1097(1)
Out of Band Service Point Log Files
1097(1)
Out of Band Management Console Log File
1098(1)
Out of Band Management Computer Log File
1098(1)
Reference URLs
1099(16)
General Resources
1099(4)
More Specific Information
1103(4)
Blogs
1107(2)
The System Center Family
1109(1)
Public Forums
1110(1)
Free Utilities
1111(2)
Other Utilities
1113(2)
Index 1115
Kerrie Meyler, MVP, is the lead author of Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Unleashed and System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed (Sams Publishing). She is an independent consultant and trainer with over 15 years of Information Technology experience. Kerrie was responsible for evangelizing SMS while a Sr. Technology Specialist at Microsoft, and has presented on System Center technologies at TechEd and MMS.

 

Byron Holt, an IT professional for over 15 years, has been a lead SMS and Configuration Manager engineer for several Global 5000 corporations and was part of the Active Directory and Enterprise Manageability support teams while working at Microsoft. Byrons experience includes software development, security architecture, and systems management. Byron currently works for McAfee, in the security engineering team.

 

Greg Ramsey, Configuration Manager MVP, has worked with SMS and desktop deployment since 1998. He currently works for Dell, Inc., as a ConfigMgr administrator, and previously was a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. Greg is a columnist for myITforum.com, cofounder of the Ohio SMS User Group and Central Texas Systems Management User Group, and creator of SMSView. Greg previously coauthored SMS 2003 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (Apress, 2006).

 

About the Contributors

 

Jason Sandys, a Senior Consultant at Catapult Systems, has over 10 years of experience in development and systems management. Jason concentrates on implementing and supporting Microsoft-centric solutions for a wide variety of customers, focusing primarily on Configuration Manager and Operations Manager. Jason presented at MMS and TechEd in 2009 on ConfigMgr native mode.

 

Cameron Fuller, MVP, is a Managing Consultant for Catapult Systems, an IT consulting company and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. He focuses on management solutions, with 15 years of infrastructure experience. Cameron is the coauthor of Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Unleashed and System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed.

 

Anthony Puca, MVP, is a Senior Solution Architect for EMC, a Global System Integrator and Gold Certified Partner focused on information infrastructure. Anthony concentrates on management technologies, and presents frequently on System Center management technologies.

 

Peter Zerger, MVP, is a consulting partner with AKOS Technology Services. He has 10 years of experience in the IT industry. Pete is webmaster of System Center Central (http:// systemcentercentral.com), a popular community site focusing on the Microsoft System Center suite.

 

Jannes Alink, ConfigMgr consultant, works at Inovativ, a European consultancy with a dedicated focus on the System Center family. Jannes began as a support engineer and now consults in infrastructure management with System Center, with a primary focus on SMS 2003 and Configuration Manager 2007.