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Page 1: Ultima 14th March

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager

Microsoft Consulting Practice

Richard Owen – Ultima Business Solutions

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Founded 1990

Microsoft Gold Education Large Account Reseller

System Integrator – Microsoft Core Infrastructure

Virtualisation

Systems Management

Desktop & Application Optimisation

Collaboration (Lync)

Existing Footprint within Further Education

Ultima Business Solutions

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Management Challenges

• Operating System Deployment

Software Deployment / Updates

Inventory Services

SCCM Reporting

Hyper-V

Case Reference

Agenda

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IT Systems Management and Configuration Lifecycle

SoftwareDistribution

Office 2010Acrobat Reader

Endpoint Protection

OS DeploymentStandardisationDevice drivers

Asset ManagementHardware and Software

InventoryConsolidation, License

Compliance

Out of Band Management, Intel vPro AMT

Antivirus & Software Updates Service Packs

Security Updates Definition Updates

Setting Management

Desktops & Servers

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Resourcing the Demand

High Ratio of Desktops / Users to Administrators (666)

Re-Image Cycle

Remote Locations

Management tools not performing over WAN links

Limited Window to perform upgrades

Pressures to reduce energy costs

Example Management Challenges

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Significant improvements to existing scenarios

Increased range of scenario support

Windows Deployment

New machine

-Clean install

-Wipe and Load

-No migration considerations

- New or repurposed hardware

Wipe-and-load

- Target and install new OS to existing H/W

- Application reinstall under new OS

- Securely save/restore user state & settings

Side-by-side

- Machine to machine

- User and app data migration

- Application reinstall

-Securely save/restore user state & settings

In-place migration

- Scripted, targeted OS upgrade

- Not wipe and load

- Sent as software distribution package

Offline with removable

media

- Install without network

- Removable media is source

- CD/DVD,USB flash drive

- Good for low bandwidth, mobile staff

PXE boot

- WDS integration, network boot delivered

- PXE style delivery

- Lite touch, network connection based

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Create the Operating System Package using built in Wizard

NOTE: - SCCM Agent Package Included by Default

Deploy to Distribution Points or Collections

Distribution Points can contain up to 4000 Clients

Recommended to create distribution points if deploying Operating Systems over WAN Links

Build Collections around departments / subject

Clients can be Auto-Assigned to collections via IP Address,

AD Sites, IP Subnet

Operating System Deployment - Considerations

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Install Windows Deployments Services

Create PXE Service Point

NOTE: - Uncheck Client Require Password that boot to PXE

Assign a boot image to the Service Point

Push out to DP or Collection

Use Task Sequence’s to complete the build, (join domain)

Wake on LAN ?

Pressures to reduce energy costs

Operating System Deployment - PXE

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Automate Software Deployments to reduce desktop Visits

Create .msi .exe or App-V packages

Copy Package option for Distribution Points

Silent Mode Options, Failure Options

Task Sequence to customise the applications

Task Sequence can also form part of the OS deployment (Light touch deployment to increase speed of deploying across campus)

Package Cache for re-deployment Purposes

Pressures to reduce energy costs

SCCM – Software Distribution

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Integrate WSUS 3.0 into SCCM (Low cost Option)

Deploy Microsoft Patches and application patches (Servers & Desktops)

Capable of deploying over the internet with PKI infrastructure

Faster Client update engine than in previous versions (No Longer Hardware Inventory)

Pressures to reduce energy costs

SCCM – Software Updates

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Software Distribution

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Use the Inventory Engine to report on Hardware Information prior to Windows 7 Upgrades

Report on Chipsets or PC’s of a certain age

Software asset management

Redeploy if software is un-installed (avoid helpdesk calls)

Software Metering (Software Usage)

Use Reporting Engine

Asset Intelligence (Who’s Using What)

Pressures to reduce energy costs

SCCM – Inventory

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SCCM Reports Category Hardware

Software

Network

Operating System

Software Updates

Software Metering

Software Distribution

Upgrade Assessment

Driver Management

Asset Intelligence

And many more …

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Reporting – Count Operating Systems and Service packs

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Reporting – Software Registered with Add or Remove programs

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Reporting – Count Processor speeds

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Consolidate Hardware (Cap Planning)

Be Careful of Disk IOPS’s (Free Tools available)

Adoption Rates increasing

Performance! (64bit)

Live Migration

Cluster Services for High Availability

Driven by SCVMM

Leverage Windows Server skills (already in house)

Value for Money in comparison to VMware

VMware .vmdk’s can be converted using SCVMM

Pressures to reduce energy costs

Hyper-V – Have NO Fear!

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Ultima engaged on SCCM project to deploy Windows 7

Ultima consulted with the college to identify areas of repetition (AV, VPN’s, Systems Monitoring)

Strategy document produced

Reduced 42 servers down to 3 Hyper-V Hosts

Full System Centre Suite deployed

Significantly reduced annual maintenance costs

Migrated Helpdesk solution to Service Manager

Direct Access

Value for Money in comparison to VMware

Pressures to reduce energy costs

Case Reference – College

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Upcoming Webinar with Ultima’s Lead Consultant

Pressures to reduce energy costs

Case Reference

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