Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 – Final Review (Part 21)

Well we’ve finally made it!… after 20 different blogs I’ve now covered off most exam objectives in relation to the SCCM 70-401 exam.

The areas I’ve not covered are:

• Migrating from Server 2000/2003 and SMS 2003 to Server 2003/SCCM 200
• Migrate from Inventory Tool for Microsoft Update (ITMU) to Windows Software Update Services (WSUS)

For both of the above, I decided not to cover mainly due to the fact I was not willing to go through the whole installing older versions just for them to be migrated. It was hard enough finding versions of SCCM 2007 to install let alone tracking down an installer for SMS 2003!

Apart from those two topics, if we look through the Microsoft exam objectives for 70-401, you can see we’ve pretty much got everything covered.

I’ve gone through each section and linked it to a specific blog (to help make life easier).

Apart from that, that’s everything which just leaves the exam….

Microsoft Exam Objectives for 70-401:

Deploying a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM) Server (9 percent)

• Set up and configure an Active Directory schema. – *MR SCCM Part 3*
• Migrate from an SMS 2003 hierarchy to SCCM 2007. – *Not covered*
• Configure an SCCM hierarchy. – *MR SCCM Part 19* – Yet to be uploaded
• Set up and configure security accounts. – *MR SCCM Part 18* – Yet to be uploaded

Configuring an SCCM Infrastructure (19 percent)

• Configure client agents. – *MR SCCM Part 5*
• Configure site boundaries. – *MR SCCM Part 5*
• Configure core site system roles. – *MR SCCM Part 5*
• Configure discovery methods. – *MR SCCM Part 4*
• Configure client installation. – *MR SCCM Part 5*
• Configure SCCM infrastructure for Internet-based client management. – *MR SCCM Part 20* – Yet to be uploaded

Managing Resources (14 percent)

• Build an SCCM collection by using queries. – *MR SCCM Part 7*
• Meter software usage. – *MR SCCM Part 13*
• Manage assets. – *MR SCCM Part 5* (Plus covered in multiple other Parts)
• Manage inventory flow. – *MR SCCM Part 13*
• Manage client agents. – *MR SCCM Part 5*

Distributing Applications (17 percent)

• Manage packages. – *MR SCCM Part 10* (Plus covered in multiple other Parts)
• Manage programs. – *MR SCCM Part 10* (Plus covered in multiple other Parts)
• Manage advertisements. – *MR SCCM Part 10* (Plus covered in multiple other Parts)
• Schedule distribution. – *MR SCCM Part 10* (Plus covered in multiple other Parts)
• Track success and failure rates for distribution. – *MR SCCM Part 10* (Plus covered in multiple other Parts)
• Manage distribution points. – *MR SCCM Part 10* (Plus covered in multiple other Parts)

Deploying Operating Systems (13 percent)

• Capture a reference computer image. – *MR SCCM Part 11*
• Manage task sequences. – *MR SCCM Part 10* (Plus covered in multiple other Parts)
• Configure site system roles related to deploying operating systems. – *MR SCCM Part 11*
• Deploy operating system packages. – *MR SCCM Part 11*
• Customize user state migration. – *Briefly touched on – MR SCCM Part 11*
• Deliver applications. *MR SCCM Part 9 & 10*

Securing a Network Infrastructure (13 percent)

• Configure Network Access Protection (NAP). – *MR SCCM Part 16*
• Maintain NAP. – *Briefly discussed – MR SCCM Part 16*
• Migrate from Inventory Tool for Microsoft Update (ITMU) to Windows Software Update Services (WSUS). – *Not Covered*
• Deploy software updates. – *MR SCCM Part 12*
• Manage vulnerability compliance. – *MR SCCM Part 14*

Managing and Maintaining an SCCM Infrastructure (15 percent)

• Manage system health.  *MR SCCM Part 18* – Yet to be uploaded
• Configure automatic maintenance tasks. – *MR SCCM Part 10* (Plus covered in multiple other Parts)
• Create custom reports. – *MR SCCM Part 8*
• Maintain clients. – *MR SCCM Part 15* (Plus covered in multiple other Parts)
• Manage systems by using configuration management. – *MR SCCM Part 15*
• Manage Wake on LAN. – *MR SCCM Part 15*