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“Complete Control” with Microsoft SCCM and these tools Brought to you by: Windows IT Pro & www.goverlan.com

Configuration Manager Community Tools Rod Trent Engagement, Education, and Conference Director

Extra… What's New in System Center Configuration Manager vNext Tuesday, December 15th @ 11am, 1pm, 3pm EST By the end of this course you will learn: • All about the new Configuration Manager vNext features • How to manage Windows 10 using Configuration Manager vNext • How to prepare and upgrade your current environment In addition to the technical sessions, Kent will be available during each session for LIVE Q&A. Enroll by December 8th and Save 15% http://windowsitpro.com/whats-new-system-center-configuration- manager-vnext

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Configuration Manager Timeline • SMS 1.0 • SMS 1.2 • SMS 2.0 • SMS 2003 • Configuration Manager 2007 • Configuration Manager 2012/2012 R2 • Configuration Manager vNext (or – just Configuration Manager) • Community

The Configuration Manager Problem • Community participation required • Always just “good enough” • Microsoft is very good at leaving “opportunities ” for 3 rd parties • Entire ecosystem grown up around 3 rd party products and support • Entire ecosystem born of need for community-created solutions

Community Solutions

System Center Store • By Rob Marshall • Download: https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/System- Center-Store-56d76894 • Description: A content download tool, consisting of the latest Scripts, Documentation, Tools, Books and Community listings.

Community Repository • Community Supplied Solutions • Download: http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/community/groups/sys tem-center-configuration-manager-2012/documents/ • Current count: 24 • Examples: Patch Monitoring Tool for CM12, SCCM ConfigMgr 2012 Package Downloader Script, ConfigMgr (SCCM) 2012 Visio Stencils

ConfigMgr Startup Script • By Jason Sandys • Download: http://blog.configmgrftw.com/configmgr-client- startup-script/ • Description: Runs under the computer’s System account to avoid DNS, firewall, and other connectivity issues. Ensures the ConfigMgr client is healthy and functioning properly.

CLRGen • By Rob Marshall • Download: https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Content- Location-Request-587aa1c3 • Description: A ConfigMgr 2012 tool for generating Content Location Requests (CLR) for a specified Package against a specified Management Point for diagnostic purposes

Configuration Manager Queries, Reports, and MOFs • Community Supplied Solutions • Download: http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/community/groups/co nfiguration-manager-queries-and-reports/documents/ • Current count: 61 • RegKeyToMof: This utility allows you to select a registry key and then creates a MOF file for use in System Center Configuration Manager.

SMS Installer • Community Supplied Solutions • Download: http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/community/groups/sm s-installer/documents/ • Current count: 82

PowerShell for ConfigMgr • By Greg Ramsey • Blog: http://gregramsey.net/category/powershell-2/ • Current count: jeezillion • Description: If it can be done with PowerShell, Greg has figured it out already.

Right-click Tools • By Ryan Ephgrave (originally) – NowMicro • Now called: RCT Free • Download: http://www.nowmicro.com/recast/recast-rct- free/ • Now requires filling out a form (boo!) – Client Actions: allow administrators to interact with client computers without having to navigate outside of the ConfigMgr interface. – Client Tools: administrators are given a number of different device property options. – Console Tools: allow administrators to perform actions that are not accessible from within the console. – User Tools: allow administrators to perform various Active Directory functions on specific users.

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