System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Unleashed is a comprehensive guide to System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007. ConfigMgr 2007 helps you ma... » 

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Unleashed is a comprehensive guide to System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007. ConfigMgr 2007 helps you manage servers and desktops, integrates SMS 2003 feature pack functionality, and adds new capabilities. It enables you to assess, deploy, and update servers, clients, and devices across physical, virtual, distributed, and mobile environments, including clients that connect only over the Internet. This book guides you through designing, deploying, and configuring ConfigMgr 2007 with detailed information on topics such as capacity planning, security, site design and hierarchy planning, server placement, discovery, native mode, and using Windows Server 2008. You will learn how to tackle challenges such as setting up DCM and OSD, customizing inventory, creating queries and using query results, and configuring asset intelligence.

Detailed information on how to:Understand how ConfigMgr worksPlan your ConfigMgr deploymentManage Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)Architect for performanceInstall or migrate to ConfigMgr 2007 with Windows 2003 or Windows 2008Discover and manage clientsCreate and distribute packagesUnderstand patch and compliance managementCreate queriesUse reportsDeploy operating systemsSecure ConfigMgr 2007Perform site maintenanceBack up ConfigMgr components «