MOC 20703-1 B: Administering System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)

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Training Summary
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 System Center Endpoint Protection, manage compliance, and create management queries and reports. Additionally, this course, in conjunction with Microsoft Official Course 20703-2A, helps certification candidates prepare for Exam 70-703: Administering System Center Configuration Manager and Cloud Services Integration.
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, students should have the following skills and experience:
  • Networking fundamentals, including common networking protocols, topologies, hardware, media, routing, switching, and addressing.
  • Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) principles and fundamentals of AD DS management.
  • Installation, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-based personal computers.
  • Basic concepts of public key infrastructure (PKI) security.
  • Basic understanding of scripting and Windows PowerShell syntax.
  • Basic understanding of Windows Server roles and services.
  • Basic understanding of the configuration options for iOS, Android, and Windows Mobile device platforms.
Students who attend this training can meet the prerequisites by attending the following courses or by obtaining equivalent knowledge and skills through hands-on activities:
  • Course 20697-1: Installing and Configuring Windows 10
  • Course 20697-2: Deploying and Managing Windows 10 Using Enterprise Services
  • Course 20411: Administering Windows Server 2012
Duration
5 Days/Lecture & Lab
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. This course also is for individuals who are interested in taking Exam 70-703: Administering System Center Configuration Manager and Cloud Services Integration. Courses 20703-1A and 20703-2A, or equivalent knowledge and skills, are necessary to prepare for this exam.
Course Topics
  • Managing computers and mobile devices in the enterprise
  • Analyzing data using queries and reports
  • Preparing the management infrastructure to support PCs and mobile devices
  • Deploying and managing clients
  • Managing inventory for PCs and applications
  • Distributing and managing content used for deployments
  • Deploying and managing applications
  • Maintaining software updates for managed PCs
  • Implementing Endpoint Protection for managed PCs
  • Managing compliance and secure data access
  • Managing operating system deployment
  • Managing and maintaining a Configuration Manager site

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