Administering System Center Configuration Manager and Intune

The Administering System Center Configuration Manager and Intune course is designed to train delegates on how to administer desktops and devices in the enterprise, administer compliance and secure data access, maintain software updates, administer compliance and secure data access and administer mobile devices by integrating MS Intune with Configuration Manager.

Exam details of Administering System Center Configuration Manager and Intune

Following areas will be covered in the Administering System Center Configuration Manager and Intune 70-696 examination:

• Plan and implement software updates
• Deploy and manage virtual applications
• Manage Configuration Manager Clients
• Deploy and manage desktop and mobile applications
• Provision and manage mobile devices
• Manage compliance and Endpoint Protection settings
• Manage inventory using Configuration Manager

The delegates can acquire equivalent knowledge and skills by attending the following courses:

• Installing and Configuring Windows 10 (M20697-1)
• Deploying and Managing Windows 10 Using Enterprise Services (M20697-2)
• Administering Windows Server 2012 (M20411)

Course Outline

Manage computers and mobile devices in the enterprise

• Overview of systems management by using enterprise-management solutions
• Describe the Configuration Manager architecture
• Explain the tools used to monitor and troubleshoot a Configuration Manager site
• Understand the management tools used to perform administrative functions
• Describe the Configuration Manager queries and reports

Prepare the management infrastructure to support PCs and mobile devices

• Configure site boundaries and boundary groups
• Configure resource discovery
• Configure the Exchange Server Connector for mobile-device management
• Configure user and device collections

Deploy and manage clients

• Overview of the Configuration Manager client
• Deploy the Configuration Manager client software
• Configure and monitor client status
• Manage client settings in Configuration Manager

Manage inventory for PCs and applications

• Describe inventory collection
• Configure hardware and software inventory
• Manage inventory collection
• Configure software metering
• Configure and manage Asset Intelligence

Distribute and manage content used for deployments

• Prepare the infrastructure for content management
• Distribute and manage content on distribution points

Deploy and manage applications

• Describe the application management features of Configuration Manager
• Create applications
• Deploy applications
• Manage applications
• Deploy virtual applications by using System Center Configuration Manager (optional)
• Configure and deploy Windows Store apps

Maintain software updates for managed PCs

• The software updates process
• Prepare a Configuration Manager site for software updates
• Manage software updates
• Configure automatic deployment rules
• Monitor and troubleshoot software updates

Implement Endpoint Protection for managed PCs

• Overview of Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
• Configure, deploy and monitor Endpoint Protection policies

Manage compliance and secure data access

• Describe compliance settings features
• Configure compliance settings
• View compliance results
• Manage resource and data access

Manage operating-system deployments

• Describe the operating-system deployment
• Prepare a site for operating-system deployment
• Deploy an operating-system

Mobile device management using Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune

• Describe mobile-device management
• Manage mobile devices with on-premises infrastructure
• Use Configuration Manager and Intune for managing mobile devices
• Deploy applications to mobile devices

Manage and maintain a Configuration Manager site

• Describe role-based administration
• Configure remote tools
• Overview of Configuration Manager Site maintenance
• Perform backup and recovery of a Configuration Manager site