Installing and Configuring System Center Essentials 2010

Overview/Description
System Center Essentials 2010 is a system management tool for medium-size organizations. It is used by network administrators to manage computers and devices in their organizations. Essentials 2010 can be used to secure, monitor, update, and track their clients and servers in one central location, and can also be configured to manage clients and computers in workgroup based networks within the organization. This course discusses the benefits and features of using Essentials 2010. It also demonstrates how to install and complete the initial configuration, as well as how to install agents on clients and servers that will be managed using Essentials.

Target Audience
Administrators who use Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

Installing and Configuring System Center Essentials 2010

identify the key uses of System Center Essentials 2010

classify the key considerations for Essentials 2010 deployment as either hardware and software, topology, or environmental

recognize the key considerations when configuring a System Center Essentials 2010 installation on a single server

recognize the key steps when configuring a System Center Essentials 2010 Reporting installation on a remote database server

sequence the tasks to be completed during an Essentials 2007 to Essentials 2010 upgrade

use Migration Advisor to back up and restore installations of Essentials 2010

classify the migration scenarios as supported or unsupported

recommend System Center Essentials 2010 as an IT system administration solution in a given scenario

distinguish between Essentials 2010 installation types

plan an Essentials 2007 to Essentials 2010 upgrade

back up and restore installations of Essentials 2010

recognize the key attributes configured by the System Center Essentials configuration wizard

match the Essentials 2010 console window panes with their functions

manage users, computers, and applications using the Essentials console

install System Center Essentials 2010 Agents

match the high level tasks involved in preparing Essentials Management Server to manage workgroup-joined computers to their descriptions

configure Essentials to manage users, computers, and applications for a given scenario

deploy System Center Essentials 2010 Agents in a given scenario