Deploy Clients

Introduction

The Deploy Clients module provides you with the instructions and devices to develop hands on skills in the following topics:

• Installing client using Windows Group Policy
• Installing client using client push installation method
• Installing client using a logon script
• Installing client manually
• Configuring client health using client status settings
• Configuring client health using alerts

Exercise 1 - Installing Client using Windows Group Policy

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM) allows you to install the Configuration Manager client software on computers using various client deployment methods.

In this exercise, you will install SCCM client using Windows Group Policy. SCCM allows you to use Active Directory Domain Services Group Policy to assign or publish SCCM client to install on computers in your enterprise network. When you assign the SCCM clients to computers using Group Policy, the client is installed when the computer first starts. When you publish the SCCM clients to computers using Group Policy, the client appears in the Control Panel Add or Remove Programs. The users can then choose to install the client software.

Exercise 2 - Install Client using Client Push Method

In this exercise, you will learn to install SCCM Client using client push installation method.

Exercise 3 - Install SCCM client using Logon Scripts

In this exercise, you will install client using a logon script.

Exercise 4 - Manually Install SCCM Clients

In this exercise, you will learn how to manually install SCCM clients.

Exercise 5 - Configure Client Health

In this exercise, you will learn how to configure client health using client status settings and by creating alerts.