LATEST EDITION 2023

MICROSOFT ENDPOINT CONFIGURATION

MANAGER
(SCCM NOTES)

INDEX

PREPARED BY

HARISH PIRAI 1
 INDEX
1. About SCCM …………………………………. 3
i. Features of SCCM …………………………………. 3
ii. History of SCCM …………………………………. 3
2. SCCM Hierarchy …………………………………. 5
3. VMware lab installation …………………………………. 7
4. Active directory …………………………………. 9
5. SCCM installation …………………………………. 10
6. SCCM console interface …………………………………. 16
7. Discovery methods …………………………………. 16
8. Boundary, Boundary groups and collections …………………………………. 19
9. SCCM client agent installation …………………………………. 21
10. Software distribution …………………………………. 23
i. Package model …………………………………. 23
ii. Application model …………………………………. 28
11. Software updates and patching …………………………………. 30
12. Automatic deployment rule …………………………………. 35
13. Third party products patching through SCCM …………………………………. 36
14. Operating system deployment (OSD) …………………………………. 38
15. Inventory methods …………………………………. 44
16. SCCM Backup …………………………………. 45
17. SCCM version upgrade …………………………………. 46
18. Software metering …………………………………. 47
19. Reporting …………………………………. 48
i. SQL queries …………………………………. 48
ii. SCCM reporting pre-req installation …………………………………. 50
iii. SCCM custom reporting …………………………………. 51
20. SCCM log files …………………………………. 52
21. Interview questions and answer’s …………………………………. 55