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What’s New in System Center Configuration Manager 2012?
Mayank Mehta Operations Engineer Microsoft India (R&D)
Session Objectives And Takeaways
Session Objective(s):
• ConfigMgr 2012 Infrastructure Enhancements Site Server Characteristics Data Replication Models
• Role-based Administration
• User Centric Client Management
• Other Features (Client health, S/W Updates and Settings Management)
Infrastructure Enhancements Modernizing Architecture
• Minimizing infrastructure for remote offices• Consolidating infrastructure for primary sites• Scalability and Data Latency Improvements
Central Administration Site is just for administration and reporting – Other work distributed to the primaries as much as possible
System-generated data (HW Inventory and Status) can be configured to flow to the Central Administration Site directly
File processing occurs once at the Primary Site and uses replication to reach other sites (no more reprocessing at each site in the hierarchy)
Simplified Infrastructure• Replace cumbersome object replication and cost associated to
troubleshooting• Industry standard SQL replication sub-system simplifies
troubleshooting and reduces operational costs
Modernizing Architecture (Sites)
Server Purpose Differences from ConfigMgr 2007
Central Administration Site (CAS)
Recommended location for all administration and reporting for the hierarchy
1. No client data processing2. No clients assigned3. Limited site roles
Primary Site Service clients in well connected network
1. No tiered primaries2. Just add primary for scale out; not
needed for data segmentation, client agent settings, or network bandwidth control
Secondary Site Service clients in remote locations where network control is needed
1. Bundle Proxy MP and DP for install2. Tiered content routing via secondary
sites3. SQL needed
Modernizing Architecture (DP & SQL)
Improved Distribution Point Groups
• Content distribution to individual Distribution Points or Groups
• Automatically add or remove content from Distribution Points based on Group membership
• Automated content staging by associating Distribution Point Groups with a collection
Enhanced investment in SQL technologies
• New replication methods for site to site communications
• SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) only
Modernizing Architecture (Content Distribution)
Use Distribution Points with throttling and scheduling
• The DP will be remotely located from a primary site• You want to throttle or schedule downward flowing traffic to that location
Use Branch DPs
• You have 100 or fewer clients to manage and expect <=10 concurrent connections
• Can assign at least one workstation as a Branch DP – can run on Win 2008 or client Operating systems
• BITS meets your network traffic control needs for content distribution
• You want download on demand capabilities
Utilize BranchCache™
• You have a distribution point running on Windows Server 2008 R2• Your clients are running a compatible OS
Data Replication
Data Type Examples Replication Type Where is data found?
Global Data Collection Rules, Package Metadata, Software Update Metadata, Deployments
SQLCentral Administration Site, All Primary Sites, Secondary sites
Site Data Collection Membership, HINV, Alert Messages SQL
Central Administration Site, Originating Primary Site
ContentSoftware package installation bits, Patch bits, Boot images
File-basedPrimary Sites, Secondary Sites, Distribution Points
Global Data Site Data
Collection Rules Package Metadata Program Metadata Deployments Configuration Item Metadata Software Update Metadata Task Sequence Metadata Site Control File System Resource List (site
servers) Site Security Objects (Roles,
Scopes, etc.) Alert Rules
Collection Membership Results Alert Messages Hardware Inventory Software Inventory & Metering Asset Intelligence CAL Track Data Status Messages Software Distribution Status Details Status Summary Data Component and Site Status
Summarizers Client Health Data Client Health History Wake On LAN Quarantine Client Restriction History
Data Replication (Data Types)
Central Administration Site (Bangalore)
BangaloreHyderabad
Delhi
Primary Site
Secondary Site
Global DataAvailable at: Central Administration Site and all Primary SitesExamples• Collection rules• Package metadata• Deployments• Security Scopes
Site DataAvailable at: Central Administration Site, Replicating PrimaryExamples:• HINV• Status• Collection Membership
Results
Global Data subsetExamples• Packages metadata and status• Program metadataMumbai
ContentAvailable where content has been distributed to a Distribution Point
Content routing between Secondaries
Conceptual Replication Model
Role-Based Administration
Role-Based Administration (RBAC)
Simplified administration of security permissions• Security Role
Group sets of permissions together that collectively define an administrative span of control
Supports assignment of Security Roles to Users Also supports instance level controls
• ConfigMgr 2012 provides default Security Roles
• Supports custom Security Roles
Removes clutter from the console• Supports “Show me what’s relevant to me” based
on my Security Role and Scope
Example
‘Read Program’‘Deploy
Program’ ‘Read
Collection’ ‘Advertise to Collection’
Software Distribution
Administrator
RBAC Illustrated
Jamie is ‘ConfigMgr Admin’ and has rights to entire console
Jamie assigns the ‘Application Deployment’ role to Meg
Meg is responsible for deploying software
Meg has a limited view
User Centric Client Management
System and User-Centric : Paradigm Shift
Configuration Manager 2007 Configuration Manager 2012Optimized for Systems Management scenarios
Still committed and focused on System Management scenarios
Challenging to manage users:• Forced to translate a user to a device• Explicit: run a specific program on a
specific device
Embrace User Centric scenarios:• Moving to a state based design for
apps, deployments, content on DP’s.• Full application lifecycle model. Install,
Revision Mgmt., Supersedence and Uninstall
Software Distribution is a glorified script execution
• Understand and intelligently target the relationships between user systems
• Management solution tailored for applications
Embracing User Centric: Admin. Promises
Let the administrator think of ‘user first’
Ease of managing user and system relationships
• Set conditions to control installations • Schedule ‘Pre-deploy’ to users’ primary devices for WOL, off-hrs.,
workgroup, etc.
Application model captures ‘administrative intent’
• State based, Auto revision update, Supersedence and intent (install/uninstall) based
• Manage apps, not scripts• State-based – re-evaluated for presence, and if gone can be reinstalled• Requirement rules – evaluated at install time to ensure the app only
installs in places it can, and should• Dependencies – Relationships with other apps that are all evaluated prior
to installing anything
“A Fitting End-User Experience”
• Web based ‘Software catalog’• Easily search, install or request software• Choose software intelligently
Clear, consistent information about applications and their impact, supported by App model
“The ability to define relationships to software”
• User preferences control ConfigMgr behaviors (e.g. “my business hours”)
• Manage impact from software installation and system restarts
Embracing User Centric: End User Promises
Other Enhancements
Client Health
Server-side metrics covering policy requests, HW & SW Inventory, Heartbeat DDRs and Status Messages
Customizable monitoring/remediation for• Client prerequisites• ConfigMgr client reinstallation• Dependent Windows Services• WMI Repository, Namespace, Class, and Instance health evaluation and
repair
‘In-console’ alerts when healthy/unhealthy ratio drops below configurable threshold
Software Updates
State-based Update Groups
• Deploy updates individually or in groups• Updates added to an update group automatically deploy to
collections targeted with the group
Auto Deployment Rules
• Use search criteria to identify class of updates to automatically deploy: category, products, language, date revised, article id, bulletin id, etc.
• Schedule content download and deployment based on sync schedule or define a separate schedule per rule
ConfigMgr 2007 could report all your setting drift vs. ConfigMgr 2012 can “set” for Registry, WMI and Script-Based
Improved usability in CI and baseline creation to include • Re-use of settings across CI boundary• Define compliance SLAs for Baselines to trigger console alerts• Improved reporting to include troubleshooting, conflict, remediation
Unified settings management across servers, desktops and mobile devices
Improved CI versioning and audit tracking• Control CI versions to be used in baselines• Audit tracking, who changed what
Settings Management
Prepare for Configuration Manager 2012
Flatten hierarchy wherever possible
Plan for Windows Server 2008, SQL 2008, and 64-bit
Start implementing BranchCache™ with Configuration Manager 2007 SP2
Move from Web Reporting to SQL Reporting Services
Send Ctrl-Alt-Del to host device to regain previous feature parity
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