Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Administrator's Companion [Hardcover]

Steven D. Kaczmarek (Author), Microsoft System Center Team (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735623856 | ISBN-13: 978-0735623859 | Publication Date: March 2, 2008

Get the definitive guide for administering System Center Configuration Manager 2007 straight from an expert. This comprehensive reference delivers all the information you need to plan, design, deploy, and manage mission-critical software updates and help maximize your organization s productivity. This comprehensive administrator s reference drills into Configuration Manager 2007 features and capabilities for change and configuration management for Windows® based desktop and server systems, providing easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics for everyday, on-the-job results. The author, a Configuration Manager 2007 expert who has written extensively about the technology, provides in-depth information for remotely installing, administering, diagnosing, and troubleshooting applications, and deploying patches, monitoring system usage, and tracking assets must-know details for protecting and optimizing your technology investment. The companion CD features a fully searchable eBook and job aids.

Delivers expert, end-to-end guidance from a leading System Center Configuration Manager expert

Features easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics

Includes a fully searchable eBook and job aids on CD

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About the Author

Steven D. Kaczmarek, MCP, MCT, MCSE, is the manager of the System Center Configuration Manager documentation team. Formerly, he worked as a professional trainer, writer, and consultant, specializing in Systems Management Server and enterprise network management. He is the author of Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Administrator s Companion and Mike Meyers MCSE Windows 2000 Directory Services Administration Certification Passport.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 850 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (March 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735623856
• ISBN-13: 978-0735623859
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #322,147 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Its basic, but comprehensive and helpful, March 20, 2008

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Chris Lee Mullins (Highlands Ranch, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Administrator's Companion (Hardcover)

Like the last guy said, this book is fairly basic. I haven't read the Beta docs, so I can't say if this is just a rehash of the initial white papers. But really...I can't remember a single MS book that's ever been 50-layers below the surface like many experienced Admins want. There's no way you could cover **everything** about SMS/SCCM in one volume.

Provided he/she has a good working knowledge of (a) AD (b) PKI and (c) SMS2003, I'd bet a mid-level Admin could deploy SCCM based on what he/she gets from this book.

Right now, we are in the middle of migrating a (very large) SMS infrastructure over to SCCM. I've found this book to be an invaluable resource. But lets face it - a good SMS/SCCM admin knows where to go if he/she is facing a weighty problem. The depth and breadth of SMS is just that....deep and broad. I honestly can't think of another MS application aside from AD that can do more.

Want to know MS best-practice for designing your upcoming SCCM-infrastructure, plan an SMS-SCCM migration, how to leverage DCM or Software Metering, etc...? Well, here's your book.

Want to figure out how to troubleshoot SMS/SCCM-related WMI issues, troubleshoot your Management Point, trick out your MOF to start collecting DIMM bank info, figure out why you are getting all those SQL errors after making said MOF change? Well, that's where the internet comes in. MYITforum or the Blogcast Repository in particular. Like I said, SMS/SCCM is a very deep and broad application. No one book is going to tell you how to do **everything**.

Steve and team did a good job here painting the 30,000FT view and giving perspective on all the new features. Like I said, its been an invaluable resource.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Use Technet instead, April 2, 2008

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it2b (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Administrator's Companion (Hardcover)

I've been planning a SCCM 07 install for a while and was using the technet site and webinars to learn the product. I was eagerly waiting for a book laid out in plain english to help me in the process. I am somewhat disappointed.

The author says in the intro that the book is not intended to cover every nuance of the product and then praises the Technet writing team for already having done that. He says "In fact you'll find many references throughout the book that point you to the core documentation for more detailed information."

In many cases when I look up a topic in the book I need clarification on, I find a short paragraph that ends with a URL of a technet article.

The book has helped me organize a better outline in which steps to take to install and configure the product. But it seems the purpose it really serves is to help in finding appropriate articles in the massive technet library easier. But is that worth $59.99?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is not the Resource Kit, January 12, 2009

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David Valcourt (Ft. McPherson, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Administrator's Companion (Hardcover)

My company purchased this book for me after we installed SCCM 2007. This book would be better used by someone who is looking to install SCCM 2007. It provides overview information only. There is nothing in this book for post-installation troubleshooting and the topics on log files are very brief and not very helpful.

This book does a good job covering the over-all installation, the new features, and the differences between native mode and mixed mode.

I recommend this book for anyone who is looking to get an idea of what to expect with SCCM 2007, but not for anyone who already has Configuration Manager installed. I hope Microsoft releases a SCCM 2007 Resource Kit book soon.