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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Advanced Deployment

You're reading from   Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Advanced Deployment Design, implement, and configure System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 with the help of real-world examples

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2014
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ISBN-13 9781782172086
Length 290 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Designing Complex Hierarchies FREE CHAPTER 2. Implementing Security with Certificates 3. Working with Inventory, Asset Intelligence, and Software Metering 4. Security with Endpoint Protection 5. Advanced Content Management 6. Application Deployment 7. Deploying Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 8. Deploying Security Updates 9. Advanced Reporting 10. Preventing Configuration Drift 11. Managing Bring Your Own Device and Mobility 12. Advanced Troubleshooting Index

Using the Configuration Manager toolkit

The Configuration Manager toolkit is a free set of tools available from Microsoft that assists with the management and diagnosis of issues on your Configuration Manager site. The toolkit can be downloaded from the Microsoft website and is frequently updated at http://bit.ly/1m8qfAB.

The tools available are split up in two categories: server- and client-based tools. We will look at both categories here.

Using server-based diagnostic tools

A number of tools are available in the server-based tools package in order to help diagnose and troubleshoot issues with your Configuration Manager site. The following tools are available in this package:

  • DP Job Manager
  • Collection Evaluation Viewer
  • Content Library Explorer
  • Security Configuration Wizard
  • Content Library Transfer
  • Content Ownership Tool
  • Role-based Administration Modeling and Auditing Tool
  • Run Meter Summarization Tool

We will look at the following four tools from this package in more detail:

  • DP Job Manager
  • Collection...
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