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~ Steven D. Kaczmarek (Author), Microsoft System Center Team (Author)
Key Phrases: software metering, status message viewer, discovering resources, Configuration Manager, Click Next, Active Directory (more...)
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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

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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.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Its basic, but comprehensive and helpful, March 20, 2008
By Chris Lee Mullins (Highlands Ranch, CO) - See all my reviews
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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.
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3.0 out of 5 stars This is not the Resource Kit , January 12, 2009
By David Valcourt (Ft. McPherson, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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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.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good for a someone new to Config Manager / SMS, April 4, 2008
By James A. Bezdan (Richmond, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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Just like the SMS 2003 Administrators Companion, this book is really for someone who has little to no knowledge of the product. It is not really intended to help a seasoned admin or someone who needs to architect a large environment. As a book for someone new to Configuration Manager and having no experience with SMS, I would recommend it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
This is a beginner's book. It is very well explained but a bit prolix. It takes more time than necessary to explain the topics. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kleber Silva

2.0 out of 5 stars Not so great book
This book is just a sales pitch for Microsoft to sell you SCCM, nothing more. If you are a administrator of any kind stay away from this book. Read more
Published 7 months ago by C. Rogers

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice book for learning basic features of SCCM
This book is nice for have an overview of SCCM.

There is not a lot off information about native mode.

It's easy to read it. Read more
Published 11 months ago

3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing More Than The Product Documentation Condensed
You're looking at this title because 1) you are hoping for a book that helps explain in a little more detail some of the obscure settings in SCCM, and 2) you want a book that... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Jase T. Wolfe

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Administrators Reference
Everything is easy to find and well laid out.
A must have for trouble free deployment of configuration manager 2007.
Published 17 months ago by Aaron Love

4.0 out of 5 stars Concise
Gives the info I need in a format that is easy to use as a reference document. While I would still recommend training for those who are going to SC:CM from nothing at all, this... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Chad I. Patrick

3.0 out of 5 stars Use Technet instead
I've been planning a SCCM 07 install for a while and was using the technet site and webinars to learn the product. Read more
Published 19 months ago by it2b

1.0 out of 5 stars Very very basic . Paper copy of online documentation
This book is good for a beginner. It pretty much is a paper copy of the Microsoft online Beta documentation. Even not that in deep. All together it is book for beginners. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Saidalavi Panangadan

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