What's New in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Release Candidate

1. Community Evaluation ProgramSystem Center 2012 Configuration Manager Release Candidate-What’s New Adwait Joshi November 2, 2011 cmcep@microsoft.com

2. Meeting Logistics • Keep microphones on mute • Use chat window in Lync for questions • We will have time at end for any remaining questions • This meeting will be recorded

3. Community Evaluation ProgramSystem Center 2012 Configuration Manager Release Candidate-What’s New Adwait Joshi November 2, 2011 cmcep@microsoft.com

4. System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Release Candidate Availability • ConfigMgr RC available for trial • http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/archive/2011/10/27/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-release-candidate-is-here.aspx • RC for additional tools • Download Package Conversion Manager RC • Download the Configuration Manager P2V Migration Toolkit

5. ConfigMgr RC Changes Overview • Key Features • Endpoint Protection Integration • Application ‘Deployment Simulation’ (Pre-Flight) • Improved Discovery • DCRs, Bug Fixes, More…

6. System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Integration (formerly known as Forefront Endpoint Protection 2012) • Fully integrated setup and management • Key Features • Expedited malware events: client to admin within 5 minutes • Built-in security admin role • Network-friendly definition deployments • Improved scalability and reliability • Simpler to setup and operate • Email subscriptions for alerts

7. System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Overview Demo

8. Application Simulated Deployment (“Preflight”) DCR • Goal: Confidence in moving to state based dynamic applications • Did I do detection method right? • Did I get rules/relationships right? • What will my deployment type mix be? • What it does: Runs application as required in “rules only” mode • No content download, no execution of deployment type • Results – what would the system have done? • Processes detection method, requirement rules, dependencies and supersedence • Does NOT simulate the install! Technet video on Simulated Deployment- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/video/systemcenter-2012-configuration-manager-how-do-i-video-series-simulated-application-deployment

9. A quick overview Feature Areas

10. Hierarchy • FQDN throughout the product • All ConfigMgr Replication through Data Replication Service (DRS)(No more SQL transactional replication) • Replication Link Analyzer (in RC) • Cross forest support - untrusted forests for site system roles (not site servers) • Secondary site content routing (one layer) • SQL Configuration Options: Ports, Instances • MP replica support DCR DCR

11. Performance • Scalability and performance improvements throughout the product: • General console operation • Replication • State and Status messages (alerting) • Discovery Data Processing • Application Catalog

12. UI and Admin Console DCR • Ability search via dates (e.g. last x days) • Added security scopes into the listview with filter/sort/search • Only one admin console installer - 32 bit • Improved multi-lingual support, including server setup • Reporting • Reports are grouped by folders in the UI • Report Folder “Show-Me” - Folders are now associated with security role permissions DCR DCR DCR

13. Applications • Application Catalog: • Ability to change application catalog color scheme • Updated Application Catalog appearance • Catalog tables update on a schedule, (3 minutes – 24 hours). "Run Now" action to force immediately • Software Center • Ability to filter by type of deployment (applications, operating systems, updates) • Ability to show or hide optional deployments DCR DCR DCR

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18. Monitoring and Discovery • Monitoring • Alerts now have subscriptions with email • Added an "Endpoint Protection Status" node • Discovery • Add Forest Discovery • Remove System Group Discovery • Rename Security Group Discovery to Group Discovery • Change the responsibility of • Group discovery: Discover groups and membership of these groups • System Discovery: Discover basic information of computers and OU of these computers • User Discovery: It is responsible for Discover basic information of users and OU of these users DCR

19. Delta Discovery Group discovery • Discover security groups and distribution groups. • Discover membership of groups, including both user and computers • Support specifying individual groups as the discovery scope. (Recommended) • Detect any changes of group membership DCR DCR

20. Stale Computer Filtering • Based on two Active Directory attributes: • Lastlogontimestamp: Record the last logon timestamp of the computer. It requires Domain function level >= Windows Server 2003 • Pwdlastset: Record the last time when the computer changes its password. By default Active Directory policy enforces each computer changing password every 30 days.

21. Client Settings and DCM • Compliance Settings Management (DCM): • Baseline remediation can now be limited to maintenance windows (default) • Baseline deployments can now generate Operations Manager alerts • Ability to create dynamic collections from baseline compliance (RC) • Client Settings • Custom Client Settings can now be exported and imported (Not just for default) DCR

22. Client Health • Client health: • Rule checks expanded from 12 to 21 including: • WMI service WMI Repository Integrity • BITS service ConfigMgr client, prerequisites install • SMS Agent Host service ConfigMgr Remote Control service • Antimalware service (EP) Network Inspection (EP) • Windows Update Agent • Client health state is now live data (versus summarized) • Can disable automatic remediation of client health via Registry (e.g. Mission critical systems such as servers) DCR DCR

23. Other • Remote Control: • Ability to have agent create required Windows firewall exemptions • Remote Control Viewer shortcut in the ConfigMgr program group • Agent is disabled by default • Platform Support: • Added platform support for • Windows Embedded 7 SP1 • POSReady 7 • Windows 7 Thin PC • Windows Embedded Compact 7

24. Other • Embedded Device Management • Ability to use task sequences to manage write filter enabled systems • Tools: • RBA modeling tool: • Live modeling of security roles and assignments • Authoring and modeling of custom security roles • Replication Link Analyzer (post RC)

25. Call to Action • Download and evaluate ConfigMgr RC in test environment • Refer to the latest technical documentation: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682129.aspx • Continue to participate in the Community activities and share your feedback and best practices Thanks!

26. Community Evaluation ProgramSystem Center 2012 Configuration Manager NEXT MEETING: November 16, 2011 Endpoint Protection Deep Dive cmcep@microsoft.com