SCCM 2012 Documents

How to install and Configure SCCM ConfigMgr 2012 MP Replica for fault tolerance and performance improvement

Go through and Download PDF guide from Kent here

Guide to Create offline PDF documentation from TechNet library

Create your own offline documentation from Technet

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Beta Deployment

This post , you can follow me to build a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Beta on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 OS platform , including SQL Server 2012 being a database. You can reference this document Here.

SCCM /ConfigMgr 2012 Exchange Server Connector operation document

New in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, the Exchange Server connector allows you to find and manage devices that connect to Exchange Server (on-premise or hosted) by using the Exchange ActiveSync protocol. Read Full post and Download PDF file for offline reading from HERE.

Download PDF : ConfigMgr / SCCM 2012 Test Lab Guide

This paper contains instructions for setting up a test lab based on the Base Configuration Test Lab Guide and deploying Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager using one server computer and one client computer. The resulting Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager test lab demonstrates simple System Center 2012 Configuration Manager functionality. Read more

TechNet Technical Documentation Download for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

The downloadable files listed on this page contain the product documentation for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. The available file types include: SCCM 2012 PDF files.

• CHM (as part of the Help Update Wizard msi) – last updated May 23, 2012
• DOCX – last updated May 23, 2012
• PDF – last updated May 23, 2012

Here are some downloadable PDF documents from Justin Gao on ConfigMgr 2012 !!!

Migration from Configuration Manager 2007 to SC2012 Configuration Manager RTM

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager RTM Hierarchy Deployment

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager RTM configure document

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager RTM Application Management

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager RTM Compliance Settings Management

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager RTM Software Update Management

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager RTM Operating System Deployment

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager RTM advanced security deployment

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager RTM Endpoint Protection deployment

eBook for SCCM 2012 / APPV

ConfigMgr 2012 eBook

New SCCM / ConfigMgr Console Experience – White Paper / Document

SCCM / ConfigMgr 2012 administrative console white paper 

List of KB Articles for SCCM / ConfigMgr 2012

Technet Wiki SCCM 2012 KB List

PowerShell Scripts available for SCCM / ConfigMgr 2012

The Configuration Manager Survival Guide now has a PowerShell section

Creating Distribution Point Groups and adding Distribution Points to Distribution Group

Lock and Unlock objects

Create User Device Affinity relationship

Audit Distribution Points

Writing the log in CMTrace format

Managing security scopes

Get requested Applications

Create Deployments

Create and move Collections

GUI in Powershell to work some stuff in ConfigMgr

Create ConfigMgr Machine Variables via script

Useful SCCM / Configmgr 2012 guide !!!

SCCM 2012 -System Center 2012 Configuration Manager–Part1: Installing Stand-Alone Primary Site

How to configure Discovery Methods in SCCM ( Configmgr ) 2012 ?

SCCM ( ConfigMgr ) 2012 – Boundaries and Boundary Groups and Very Useful Tips

SCCM ( ConfigMgr ) 2012 – Possible issues while installing Application Catalog web service point and the Application Catalog website point

SCCM ( ConfigMgr ) 2012 : Software Updates (WSUS) configuration Guide with screen shots.

SCCM ( ConfigMgr ) 2012 : Client Settings configuration Guide with screen shots.

Windows-Noob Pdf and Word files Ready for Download

The SCCM / ConfigMgr 2012 Guides in PDF and WORD format

SCCM 2007 and ConfigMgr 2012 – SCUP 2011 Installation, Configuration, Integration and Operations guide

SCUP 2011 Installation and Configuration Guide

SCCM - 2012 Interview questions

1.     SCCM 2012 frequently asked questions 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/gg682088.aspx

http://eskonr.com/2012/01/configmgr-sccm-2012-faqs-questions/

1. SCCM 2007 & 2012Interview Questions

http://the-wizardofos.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/sccm-interview-questionsfaqs.html

2. ConfigMgr 2012 Content Library Overview

http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrdogs/archive/2012/04/16/configmgr-2012-content-library-overview.aspx

3. Step-by-Step: Deploying Windows 8 Apps with System Center 2012 Service Pack 1

http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/2013/02/25/step-by-step-deploying-windows-8-apps-with-system-center-2012-service-pack-1.aspx

4. [Step-by-Step] Migrating SCCM 2007 to SCCM 2012

http://win1337ist.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/step-by-step-migrating-sccm-2007-to-sccm-2012/

5. How to Rollback / Remove a Patch using SCCM 2007 & 2012(ConfigMgr)

http://weikingteh.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/how-to-rollback-remove-a-patch-using-sccm-configmgr/

6. SCCM Port Numbers: 

            PXE -Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) – 69

            Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) - 67 and 68

            Server Message Block (SMB) -445

            HTTP-80

            HTTPS-443

            RPC Endpoint Mapper -135

            SQL over TCP – 1433

            Wake on LAN – 9

            http://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/bb632618.aspx

            http://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/hh427328.aspx

6. How to Create Driver Packages SCCM 2012

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/scstr/archive/2012/05/31/how_2d00_to_2d00_create_2d00_driver_2d00_packages.aspx

7. Prestage DP in 2012

                 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0tpZx2AokE

ConfigMgr 2012 Content Library Overview

http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrdogs/archive/2012/04/16/configmgr-2012-content-library-overview.aspx

Step-by-Step: Deploying Windows 8 Apps with System Center 2012 Service Pack 1

http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/2013/02/25/step-by-step-deploying-windows-8-apps-with-system-center-2012-service-pack-1.aspx

SCCM Interview Questions/FAQs

http://the-wizardofos.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/sccm-interview-questionsfaqs.html

How to Rollback / Remove a Patch using SCCM 2007 (ConfigMgr)

http://weikingteh.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/how-to-rollback-remove-a-patch-using-sccm-configmgr/

SCCM - 2007 Interview questions

1. SCCM Basics & FAQ

http://sccmfaq.blogspot.in/

2. What is the purpose of extended AD schema?

http://blogs.technet.com/b/configurationmgr/archive/2012/10/30/extending-the-schema-in-system-center-2012-configuration-manager.aspx

3. What is MP?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632400.aspx

a.    Determine Whether a Proxy Management Point is Needed at a Secondary Site

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693472.aspx

b.    How to Install a Proxy Management Point at a Secondary Site

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693589.aspx

c.     MP not working as a result of which the policies are not getting downloaded

http://www.madanmohan.com/2010/10/how-to-check-management-point-is.html

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932118.aspx

4. Server Locator Point?

http://being-sccmadmin.blogspot.in/2013/04/server-locator-point-requirement-post.html

5. What is DP?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680614.aspx

6. Why we are using BITS?

 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932208.aspx

7. If client is not reporting data/info then which point is falls under?

http://blogs.technet.com/b/configurationmgr/archive/2009/08/10/troubleshooting-issues-where-clients-are-not-reporting.aspx

8. What is feature of SCCM 2k7? – Internet based client, OSD and Wake on LAN.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693755.aspx

9. What is Wake on LAN and how it’s works

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN

10. What is diff. between WSUS & ITMU

http://www.myitforum.com/forums/ITMU-vs-WSUS-m220016.aspx

11. If (PKG) is not reaching the secondary server then what could be a issue?
    
    

           http://nikifoster.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/troubleshooting-packages-that-just-wont-install-on-dps/

           http://anoopcnair.com/2011/05/30/configmgr-sccm-packages-are-not-getting-updated-on-new-site- system-distriution-point-domain-controller/

12. How MP and DP identified client? Is it possible client can send inventory report to server if AD not extended?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632366

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632435.aspx

13. If DP doesn’t work then where we need to look and which are the log files will you refer

Distmgr.logs

Sender.logs

14. What is the sender address? Classification of sender, if you use Standard sender then why we are using it?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693582.aspx

15. Different between Primary and Secondary site

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632547.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693570.aspx

16. What is the reason we are enabling reporting point in Central Site?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632776.aspx

17. What is the flow of (PKG) distribution?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932212.aspx

18. How to client communicate with server

http://www.myitforum.com/forums/SCCM-Client-communication-m195306.aspx

19. We have a one Forest and two Domain’s, how the SMS communicate with them if so, how to configure in boundaries?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694003.aspx

20. Can you tell two resource ids? Resource id, Resource Value, Resource type and system resource.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/systemcenter/en-US/e9a670d0-3532-4ffc-aa6d-f07dab8430f5/can-you-tell-two-resource-ids-resource-id-resource-value-resource-type-and-system-resource

21. Site to site communication? Sitecomp.log, hman.log

          http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694289.aspx

22. Diff b/w native mode and mixed mode

          http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680900.aspx

23. What are the service are running on SCCM server and client

          http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/systemcenter/en-US/8f98e990-ef51-4161-b55a- f79a1316423f/what-are-the-service-are-running-on-sccm-server-and-client

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694135.aspx

24. FAQS on SMS/SCCM/MDT?

http://eskonr.com/faqs-on-smssccmmdt/

25. How many clients will be support by a single MP?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680869.aspx

26. How many clients will be support by a single DP?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx

27. Site System Roles?

http://ronnip.wordpress.com/?s=What+are+the+SCCM+2007+Site+System+roles%3F

28. Discovery Methods?
29. OSD Logs?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932135.aspx

30. OSD troubleshooting process?

http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/Systems_Management_Server/A_1259-SCCM-OSD-Basic-troubleshooting.html

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/OSD%20Troubleshooting

31. SMS 2003 to SCCM 2007 Migration process?

http://searchitchannel.techtarget.com/feature/SMS-2003-to-System-Center-Configuration-Manager-2007-migration

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693584.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680710.aspx

32. USMT migration in HARD link process?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939980(v=ws.10).aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825256.aspx

33. USMT troubleshooting

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mniehaus/archive/2011/08/24/troubleshooting-the-user-state-migration-tool-4-0.aspx

34. SCCM 2012 features?

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/networking/top-five-features-in-system-center-configuration-manager-2012/4648

http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/server-cloud/system-center/configuration-manager-2012.aspx

35. VB and power shell?
36. SCCM 2007 installation process?

http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/487-how-can-i-install-sccm-2007-in-windows-server-2008/

37. Secondary site installation process?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb633289.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632811.aspx

38. Branch DP installation process?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632651.aspx

39. Prestaging DP process?

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/scstr/archive/2012/05/31/how_2d00_to_2d00_distribute_2d00_refresh_2d00_remove_2d00_prestage_2d00_and_2d00_monitor_2d00_content_2d00_on_2d00_dp.aspx

40. SCCM Client Push process?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694166.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/sudheesn/archive/2010/05/31/troubleshooting-sccm-part-i-client-push-installation.aspx

41. Parent and child site?

http://sccmfaq.blogspot.in/

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg712320.aspx

42. Site to site replication?

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverac/archive/2010/07/16/understanding-site-to-site-communication-in-sms-sccm.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694289.aspx

43. DP Logs | MP Logs |Client Logs?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb892800.aspx

44. APV deployment?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/appvirtualization/cc843994.aspx  

45. SCCM OSD Basic troubleshooting.

http://hayesjupe.wordpress.com/sccm-osd-basic-troubleshooting/

46. Task Sequence Options

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693661.aspx

47. MDT basics troubleshooting

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/gg983464.aspx

48. SCCM branch distribution point troubleshooting

http://www.benmorris.me/2012/08/how-to-troubleshoot-stalled-branch.html

                http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb892792.aspx