Introduction to System Center Configuration Manager:

  1. It is one of product from System Center suite which used for deploying and administering the IT infrastructure in an enterprise.
  2. System Center 2012 Configuration Manager increases IT productivity and reducing manual tasks .
  3. It is designed to deploy and manage desktops, laptops and servers from the moment they arrive to the enterprise environment.
  4. It also designed for handling operating systems, applications, patching, compliance, anti-virus, assets and logging.
  5. It can integrate with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Network Access Protections (NAP), Certificate Services, DNS server role, Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK), User State Migration Tool (USMT), Windows Deployment Services (WDS), and Remote Desktop Services.

Configuration Manager site Hierarchy consists of the following:
  1. Central Administrative Site
  2. Primary Site
  3. Secondary Site