The latest technology combined gives you Microsoft Windows Server 2008R2 and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 with Service Pack 2. But now the challenge … allthough they are both Microsoft products this doesn’t mean it’s easy to install … so Hugo at handigeknakker.nl made a step by step guide with really everything to get you up and running in your environment!

The step by step is devided in 7 parts:

• Part1 – Getting all the prerequisites right
  - The Simple setup
  - Roles, Features and configuration
  - Other prerequisites
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• Part2 – Install SCCM 2007 SP2
  - Extend the Active Directory Schema
  - Add the computer account to the System Container
  - Install SCCM
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• Part3 – Basic configuration
  - Basic configuration, find clients on the network
  - Push the sccm client to clients and servers
  - Create some reports
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• Part4 – Collections
  - A look at Collections
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• Part5 – Distribute software
  - Enable functionality
  - Add a package to the inventory
  - Add a program to the package
  - Distribute the package to a distribution point
  - Assign the package to clients
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• Part6 – SCCM and Software Updates (WSUS)
  - Enable the Software Updates part in SCCM
  - Start initial synchronization
  - Configure the Software Updates Client
  - Create templates
  - Create a search folder and an update list
  - Deploy the Update list to the template
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• Part7 – Deploy operating systems (Windows 7 SP1)
  - Build a reference system
  - Create capture media
  - Capture the image
  - Capture the image
  - Prepare the PXE server
  - Create the Configmgr package
  - Specify network access
  - Create a collection
  - Add the computer (mac address) to the collection
  - Create a Task Sequence
  - Modify the task sequence
  - Assign (advertise) the task sequence to new computers
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Enjoy the reading!