the following 10 questions test your knowledge of desired configuration management in configuration...

The following 10 questions test your knowledge of desired configuration management in Configuration Manager 2007.

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Does desired configuration management allow you to identify prohibited applications that are installed on client computers?


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Correct! Desired configuration management in Configuration Manager 2007allows you to assess the compliance of computers with regard to a number of configurations, such as whether the correct Microsoft Windows operating system versions are installed and configured appropriately, whether all required applications are installed and configured correctly, whether optional applications are configured appropriately, and whether prohibited applications are installed. Additionally, you can check for compliance with software updates and security settings.

For More Information:Overview of Desired Configuration Management

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Incorrect. Desired configuration management in Configuration Manager 2007allows you to assess the compliance of computers with regard to a number of configurations, such as whether the correct Microsoft Windows operating system versions are installed and configured appropriately, whether all required applications are installed and configured correctly, whether optional applications are configured appropriately, and whether prohibited applications are installed. Additionally, you can check for compliance with software updates and security settings. For More Information:Overview of Desired Configuration Management


Can desired configuration management be used to detect probable causes for reported incidents and problems?

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Correct! Providing the help desk with the means to detect probable causes for reported incidents and problems by identifying non-compliant configurations is one of the business requirements supported by desired configuration management.


How to Instruct Helpdesk Administrators to Troubleshoot a Client Computer



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Incorrect. Providing the help desk with the means to detect probable causes for reported incidents and problems by identifying non-compliant configurations is one of the business requirements supported by desired configuration management.


How to Instruct Helpdesk Administrators to Troubleshoot a Client Computer



Can you use desired configuration management to identify client computers that do not have mandatory applications installed and then automatically distribute the required applications to those computers?

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Correct! You can use compliance results from desired configuration management to dynamically populate a collection with computers that report non-compliance, for either a configuration item or a configuration baseline. You can then use Configuration Manager 2007software distribution to assign a package or script to this collection that could remediate the non-compliance condition.

For More Information:How to Remediate Non-Compliant Computers Using Software Distribution

Example Scenarios for Implementing Desired Configuration Management



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Incorrect. You can use compliance results from desired configuration management to dynamically populate a collection with computers that report non-compliance, for either a configuration item or a configuration baseline. You can then use Configuration Manager 2007software distribution to assign a package or script to this collection that could remediate the non-compliance condition.

For More Information:How to Remediate Non-Compliant Computers Using Software Distribution

Example Scenarios for Implementing Desired Configuration Management



Is it true that you must have version 2.0 or higher of the Microsoft .NET Framework installed on clients to use desired configuration management?

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Correct! Clients must be running the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, which is supplied with the latest operating systems, such as Windows Vista, and is also available to download through Windows Update. For computers that do not have .NET Framework 2.0 installed, you can download it from the Web and install it through software distribution or other deployment mechanisms. For More Information:Prerequisites for Desired Configuration Management

How to Identify Computers that Do Not Have the .NET Framework v2.0



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Incorrect. Clients must be running the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, which is supplied with the latest operating systems, such as Windows Vista, and is also available to download through Windows Update. For computers that do not have .NET Framework 2.0 installed, you can download it from the Web and install it through software distribution or other deployment mechanisms. For More Information:Prerequisites for Desired Configuration Management

How to Identify Computers that Do Not Have the .NET Framework v2.0



Is it true that a total of three different types of configuration items are supported by desired configuration management?

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Incorrect. Four different types of configuration items are supported by desired configuration management: application configuration item, operating system configuration item, general configuration item, and software update configuration item. However, you can create or edit only three different types of configuration items because these operations are not supported with software update configuration items.

For More Information:About Configuration Items in Desired Configuration Management


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Correct! Four different types of configuration items are supported by desired configuration management: application configuration item, operating system configuration item, general configuration item, and software update configuration item. However, you can create or edit only three different types of configuration items because these operations are not supported with software update configuration items.

For More Information:About Configuration Items in Desired Configuration Management


Is it true that configuration items and configuration baselines in desired configuration management must be defined with Service Modeling Language (SML)?

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Incorrect. Configuration items and configuration baselines in Configuration Manager can be defined with both Service Modeling Language (SML) and DCM Digest. DCM Digest is specific to desired configuration management and is designed to present configuration data in a specialized XML document that offers a more simplified format than SML. You can create configuration data for desired configuration management by directly authoring a DCM Digest XML file or SML version 3 file. Or you can create configuration data without any knowledge of either SML or DCM Digest by using the Configuration Manager console. For More Information:About Authoring Configuration Data for Desired Configuration Management

Step-by-Step Guide to Authoring Configuration Items in Desired Configuration Management




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Correct! Configuration items and configuration baselines in Configuration Manager can be defined with both Service Modeling Language (SML) and DCM Digest. DCM Digest is specific to desired configuration management and is designed to present configuration data in a specialized XML document that offers a more simplified format than SML. You can create configuration data for desired configuration management by directly authoring a DCM Digest XML file or SML version 3 file. Or you can create configuration data without any knowledge of either SML or DCM Digest by using the Configuration Manager console.

For More Information:About Authoring Configuration Data for Desired Configuration Management

Step-by-Step Guide to Authoring Configuration Items in Desired Configuration Management




Can you use desired configuration management without having to create configuration data?

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Correct! You can import Configuration Packs that have been published by Microsoft and other software vendors and solution providers as best practices configurations. You can then use and modify these Configuration Packs to suit your own compliance requirements in a variety of ways.


Determine If You Need To Author Configuration Data Outside the Configuration Manager Console for Desired Configuration Management

Desired Configuration Management Administrator Workflows





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Incorrect. You can import Configuration Packs that have been published by Microsoft and other software vendors and solution providers as best practices configurations. You can then use and modify these Configuration Packs to suit your own compliance requirements in a variety of ways.


Determine If You Need To Author Configuration Data Outside the Configuration Manager Console for Desired Configuration Management






Is it true that software update configuration items never report non-compliance?

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Correct! Unlike the other configuration items, software update items do not have objects and settings to evaluate for compliance. This means that software update configuration items evaluate for applicability and detection only. When the software update configuration item evaluates as applicable and not detected, it is automatically in conflict with the configuration baseline rule. It is the compliance of the configuration baseline rule that can result in a client computer reporting non-compliance for a software update.

For More Information:About Compliance and Compliance Information in Desired Configuration Management

How Each Configuration Item is Evaluated for Compliance in Desired Configuration Management





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Incorrect. Unlike the other configuration items, software update items do not have objects and settings to evaluate for compliance. This means that software update configuration items evaluate for applicability and detection only. When the software update configuration item evaluates as applicable and not detected, it is automatically in conflict with the configuration baseline rule. It is the compliance of the configuration baseline rule that can result in a client computer reporting non-compliance for a software update.

For More Information:About Compliance and Compliance Information in Desired Configuration Management

How Each Configuration Item is Evaluated for Compliance in Desired Configuration Management





Can you identify which users create or modify configuration baselines and configuration items?

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Correct! Audit status messages are automatically created for many actions when using desired configuration management in Configuration Manager. You can use Configuration Manager status message queries to view these messages.

For More Information:How to Audit Configuration Baselines and Configuration Items in Desired Configuration Management



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Incorrect. Audit status messages are automatically created for many actions when using desired configuration management in Configuration Manager. You can use Configuration Manager status message queries to view these messages.

For More Information:How to Audit Configuration Baselines and Configuration Items in Desired Configuration Management



Is there a problem with a configuration item if you can't view or edit its properties in the Configuration Manager console?

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Incorrect. There are three scenarios when the Config Mgr console can display a configuration item but you cannot view or edit some or all of its properties: •The configuration item is inherited from a parent site, or imported. You can edit the properties of a configuration item only if it has been created at that site. •The configuration item is a child configuration item that inherits properties from another configuration item. You can add properties to this configuration item, but you cannot reconfigure any inherited properties. •You have imported configuration data in SML that the Config Mgr console cannot interpret. This configuration item can still be used with configuration baselines and correctly interpreted by client computers.For More Information:About Configuration Items in Desired Configuration Management

Desired Configuration Manager in Config Mgr Hierarchies



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Correct! There are three scenarios when the Config Mgr console can display a configuration item but you cannot view or edit some or all of its properties: •The configuration item is inherited from a parent site, or imported. You can edit the properties of a configuration item only if it has been created at that site. •The configuration item is a child configuration item that inherits properties from another configuration item. You can add properties to this configuration item, but you cannot reconfigure any inherited properties. •You have imported configuration data in SML that the Config Mgr console cannot interpret. This configuration item can still be used with configuration baselines and correctly interpreted by client computers.For More Information:About Configuration Items in Desired Configuration Management

Desired Configuration Manager in Config Manager Hierarchies



Where to go next:

For an overview of the desired configuration management feature and related concepts:

Overview of Desired Configuration Management

To help you plan and configure desired configuration management:

Planning for Desired Configuration Management

Configuring Desired Configuration Management

For a list of tasks and roadmaps on how to use Configuration Packs:

Tasks for Desired Configuration Management


Desired Configuration Management Checklists



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