Delivering People-centric IT with Configuration Manager

2012 R2

Ronny de Jong@ronnydejong

Welkom Session Objectives & Takeaways People-centric IT Demo’s Q&A

Agenda

Review infrastructure changes in Configuration Manager R2

Discuss new and updated features in Configuration Manager R2

Highlight changes to support Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1

Session Objectives and Takeaways

MICROSOFT CONF IDENTIAL – INTERNAL ONLY

Today’s Challenges

Deploying and managing applications across platforms is difficult.

Apps Data

Users need to be productive while maintaining compliance and reducing risk.

Users expect to be able to work in any location and have access to all their work resources.

Users

The explosion of devices is eroding the standards-based approach to corporate IT.

Devices

MICROSOFT CONF IDENTIAL – INTERNAL ONLY

People-centric IT

AppsUsers

Empower users

Allow users to work on the devices of their choice and provide consistent access to corporate resources.

Unify your environment

Deliver a unified application and device management on-premises and in the cloud.Protect your data

Help protect corporate information and manage risk.

Management. Access. Protection.

DataDevices

Target applications based on user role

Evaluate device capabilities for optimal application delivery

• Local installation

• Microsoft Application Virtualization

• Desktop Virtualization (VDI)

Deliver applications to devices through side-loading and deep links

• Windows

• Windows RT

• Windows Phone 8

• iOS

• Android

People-centric Application DeliveryAccessing apps the right way, on the right device

MSI iOSApp-V

(MDOP) Appx App StoreLink

Start StartStart

Android

App (Example: PDF Reader)

Increased SQL Server flexibility in Setup Easy client mobility Reduced Need For Multiple Sites Improved visibility into a better optimized content

system Upgrade/interoperability considerations 64-bit native PowerShell module

What’s New In Infrastructure?

Specify file locations for database and transaction log

SQL Server flexibility In Setup

Specify file locations for database and transaction log Restore to a different SQL Server instance

Requires same SQL Server version

SQL Server flexibility In Setup

Scenario: I installed a new primary site in my hierarchy and would like to move some or all of the clients from an existing site to the new site (e.g. load-balancing, server replacement).

Solution: Client reassignment Supports single or multi-select client reassignment Enforces proper client/site versioning User standard client policy channel (no client notification)

Note: This will not work for disaster recovery scenarios.

Easy client mobility

Why might you need multiple primary sites? More than 100K clients Organizational politics Reporting from the CAS Clients reside in multiple untrusted forests

Solution: multiple network access accounts per site Supports backward compatibility for SP1 clients Troubleshooting assistance provided through dts.log

Reduced Need For Multiple Sites

Easy client mobility

Demo

In-console monitoring improvements Pull DP on par with standard DP Clearer and more detailed messages Cancel/retry distribution

Pull DP improvements Source DP ordering and randomization Improved scalability (no more polling) Migration of branch DP’s to pull DP’s

General content improvements Content download optimizations (client side) for superseded

applications Content distribution optimizations (priority, send requests in SQL,

versioning auto-cancel

Improved visibility into a better optimized content system

Content System Enhancements

Demo

Only supported upgrade path is from ConfigMgr 2012 SP1

Must upgrade Windows ADK first Improved site to site interoperability

Upgrade/Interoperability Considerations

Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 support Virtual Hard Drive (VHD) management Native integration of some MDT actions

What’s New In OSD?

Requires new version of Windows ADK Added multi-version boot images support

Deploys just like Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012

Support for OSD-specific site system roles State Migration Point on Windows Server 2012 R2 Distribution Point with PXE on Windows Server 2012

R2 Distribution Point without PXE on Windows 8.1

OSD for Windows Server 2012 R2 & Windows 8.1

Expanding virtualization scenarios Example: workstation image validation, datacenter

integration Create VHD

Requires Hyper-V on ConfigMgr console computer User standard task sequence (new template available)

Modify VHD Uses offline servicing

Upload to Virtual Machine Manager

Virtual Hard Drive (VHD) Management

Create Virtual Hard Drive (VHD)

Demo

Check Readiness MDT Validate action Prevent late failure or bad targeting

Set Dynamic Variables MDT Gather action Dynamic task sequence through conditional rules

Run PowerShell Scripts Set PowerShell Execution Policy ConfigMgr Cmdlets x64

Native MDT Actions

Native MDT Actions

Demo

Maintenance windows specific to updates Automatic Deployment Rule (ADR) filter query

preview Package flexibility for ADR’s

What’s New In Software Updates?

Software Updates

Demo

Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 Full client and site system role support (also OMADM) On-Premise Self-Service Portal*

Windows Embedded Support for Windows Embedded 8 Industry Support for Unified Write Filters (UWF)

Mac OS Enrollment UI

What’s New In Platform Support?

SP1 Enrollement Command lin experience with username, password,

server and other parameters to specify Enrollement process biggest pain point for customers

and largest barrier to adaption

R2 Enrollment Enrollment wizard User only has to enter username/email, password,

server Command-line enrollment remains for scripting

scenarios

Mac OS Enrollement: Current vs New Experience

With SCCM 2012 R2, all reports updated to use RBA configuration

Control access to specific reports Enabled by default in R2 via registry/WMI setting

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SMS\SRSRP“EnableRbacReporting”

Role Based Administration

Role Based Access Control

Demo

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