System Center 2012 - Maintaining and Monitoring System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (MOC10748.S8)

Description

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager architecture includes multiple components on the site server, site systems, and client devices. Although you can design your solution’s architecture to be resilient to failures by implementing multiple site systems, using database clustering, and implementing multiple primary sites to benefit from global-data replication, you must configure and perform regular site-maintenance tasks to ensure that the solution that you implement is functional and effective.

Performing regular backups is an important maintenance activity that you implement in your Configuration Manager environment. Performing regular backups is even more important if you have a stand-alone primary site, so that you can recover the site configuration or the site database if failure occurs.

If you have a multiple-site environment, data replicates to other sites in the hierarchy. However, we still recommend that you perform backup for the site servers and databases in the central administration site and the primary sites to protect your implementation in your operating system or site fails. The databasereplication mechanism helps you in the recovery process by replicating the most recent global data from other sites in the hierarchy.

In addition to regular site backups, you should perform regular monitoring activities to determine the health of your Configuration Manager implementation. You use the monitoring capabilities that the Configuration Manager console includes to monitor the status of the site systems and replication.

Additionally, you can use external monitoring tools, such as System Center 2012 Operations Manager, to automate monitoring and alerting.

Aim

• Overview of Configuration Manager 2012 Site Maintenance
• Performing Backup and Recovery of a Configuration Manager Site
• Monitoring Configuration Manager 2012 Site Systems

Participant requirements

Before attending this course, students must have system administrator–level working knowledge of:

• Networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP and Domain Name System (DNS)
• Active Directory principles and management
• Windows Server management including Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2
• Microsoft Windows client fundamentals
• Deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-based personal computers
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 including Reporting Services
• Basic Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) concepts
• Desired: Have a base-level understanding of System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Participant

This course is intended for Configuration Manager administrators who are responsible for configuring and managing one or more System Center 2012 Configuration Manager sites and all supporting systems. They have one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers running the Windows Server operating system in medium to large enterprise organizations. Administrators may have previous Configuration Manager experience, or be new to the product.