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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Cookbook

You're reading from   Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Cookbook Over 60 applicable recipes to administer and manage System Center Configuration Manager Current Branch

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2016
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ISBN-13 9781785881206
Length 354 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Samir Hammoudi Samir Hammoudi
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Brian Mason Brian Mason
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Greg Ramsey Greg Ramsey
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Chuluunsuren Damdinsuren Chuluunsuren Damdinsuren
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Matthew Hudson Matthew Hudson
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Preface 1. Designing a System Center Configuration Manager Infrastructure FREE CHAPTER 2. Deploying Windows 10 with Operating System Deployment 3. Deploying Applications and Software Updates 4. Managing Compliance Settings 5. Managing Mobile Devices using Configuration Manager with Microsoft Intune 6. Managing Sites 7. Managing Clients 8. Managing Inventory 9. Managing Reports and Queries

Creating applications and deployment types


When we deploy applications, we have significantly more granular control of how they are installed, as well as confirmation that the application is truly installed (instead of just a success or fail return code). However, with additional functionality, we sometimes encounter additional complexity. Follow this recipe to drive through the application creation process, as well as the There's more... sections to understand the power of the application.

Applications in CM are state-based, which means that CM will determine if an application is installed (or not) on a regular basis. In CM, application state is verified on a weekly basis (and can be modified in the Client Agent Settings configuration). So before you can create an application, you should know how to determine if an application is installed. The following are a few examples of how you may determine application installation status:

  • File information (whether the file exists, the file version...

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