What’s New in Configuration Manager Since 1511 #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Agenda Why You Want to Upgrade/Migrate From ConfigMgr 2007 or ConfigMgr 2012 Why You Want to Stay Current with Current Branch How to Upgrade From 1511 What are Technical Preview Sites and How They are Beneficial to You #ITDevConnections

Understanding Configuration Manager Current Branch Naming and Versions #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Getting on the Same Page The official product name is “System Center Configuration Manager” – No date, no version, just the name Most references now add “current branch” after the name Need to also know the build, as there are three production builds currently available – 1511, 1602 and 1606 YYMM the build was finished, not necessarily availability #ITDevConnections

Why Move From Old to New? Benefits of Configuration Manager Current Branch #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE What’s New in 1511 Full Windows 10 Support – In-place OSD and servicing plans New servicing model for ConfigMgr Preferred management points Complete Azure support On premises mobile device management Tons of additional features #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE What’s New in 1602 Client Online Status Support for Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 R2 site server upgrade Clustered system support SQL Server AlwaysOn availability group support Windows 10 device health attestation reporting #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE What’s New in 1602 (2) Windows 10 Servicing Improvements Office 365 update management New antimalware policy settings Improvements with Microsoft Intune integration #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE What’s New in 1606 Content Status link goes directly to specific content Bunch of updates to Software Center On-demand SUP switching Centralized control over client cache settings Remote Control support for clipboard sharing Removed SHC and OOB site system roles Clustered systems moved to pre-release mode #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE What’s New in 1606 (2) Enhancements to Windows Store for Business Updates SQL Server AlwaysOn availability group support On-premises Windows 10 health attestation reporting Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection integration Enterprise Data Protection renamed to Windows Information Protection #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE What’s New in 1606 (3) Ability to pre-declare company owned devices Multiple device management points for on-prem MDM Device categories for MDM enrolled devices Improvements to iOS volume-purchased apps Smart Lock for Android iOS Activation Lock #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE What’s New in 1606 (4) Passport for Work renamed to Windows Hello for Business Customizable RamDisk TFTP block size for PXE OSD software update scan – cached or forced OSD software scan updates – timeout value OSDPreserveDriveLetter step deprecated No collisions with servicing plans #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE What’s New in 1606 (5) Updates to Updates and Servicing process: – Monitoring workspace status node name change – More detailed status with groups and steps – Ribbon action in Monitoring to “Ignore prerequisite warnings” to restart failed installs – Display only current update and available ones – History action – Client Update Options renamed to Promote Pre-production Client #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Pre-Release Features in Production 1606 introduces “pre-release” features in production builds – Not quire ready for prime time, but need validation testing in production – Must ‘consent’ to use of them once then they light up in the Console Three pre-release features in 1606: – OMS Connector – Conditional access for Configuration Manager clients – Server groups (formerly Clustered Systems) #ITDevConnections

COOL CURRENT BRANCH FEATURES

How to Upgrade from 1511 A quick review on the very easy process of keeping your site current #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Keeping Your Current Branch Environment Current Use the Updates and Servicing Feature – Online mode automatically discovers, downloads, and prepares new builds for installation – Offline mode for disconnected environments requires admin intervention #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Keeping Your Current Branch Environment Current (2) After a build is introduced, you simply install it if you want – Can skip builds not needed Installed build supported for one year – Run the install wizard, and you are done – Can test new client builds with “Pre-production Client” testing #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Keeping Your Current Branch Environment Current (3) Updates and Servicing is used for both production and Technical Preview environments – Same process used for both – Major differences are: Available updates to each environment Technical preview does not support offline mode #ITDevConnections

HOW TO UPDATE CURRENT BRANCH

What’s Different Between Production and Tech Preview? When to use both of them (and you do want to use both) #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Tech Preview vs. Production All that we’ve talked about so far has been production deployments – 1511, 1602 and 1606 are production releases There are also technical preview releases – Never applicable to a production version environment – So will want a separate environment running a technical preview build #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Tech Preview vs. Production (2) The releases are specific to a type of environment – Production deployments only ever get production builds – Tech Preview deployments only ever get TP builds Can’t install one on another – Can’t move between them either Tech Preview offers early access to future production features – Should expect that TP features become production at some point #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Technical Preview Limitations Very specific limitations to technical preview environements: – As of TP5, 90 day expiration (previously was 60) – Only 10 clients per site – Standalone primary site – Limited client operating systems – Limited SQL Server versions – Only online mode supported #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Technical Preview 1603 Updates Software Center updates Remote Control clipboard copy permission Customizable RamDisk TFTP block size for PXE Content Status links go directly to specific content #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Technical Preview 1604 Updates On-demand switching of SUP Centralized control over client cache On-prem Windows 10 device health attestation Passport for Work Software Updates compliance dashboard Windows Store for Business integration VPN for Windows 10 #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Technical Preview 1604 Updates (2) Smart Lock for Android Passport for Work as key storage provider #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Technical Preview 1605 Updates Windows 10 app auto connect VPN OSD software update scan timeout value Software Center improvements – unique tabs for Updates and Operating Systems OSD control of Configuration Manager Client installation Available app installs from Company Portal for on- prem MDM #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Technical Preview 1605 Updates (2) Grace period before forcing required deployments Additional controls for server groups (ordering) Enterprise Data Protection Windows Defender ATP integration Enhancements to Windows Store for Business On-premises Health Attestation integration Remote full wipe for Windows 10 desktops #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Technical Preview 1605 Updates (3) Remote device actions on Ribbon updates Integration of software update reboots at shutdown for Windows 10 Pre-declare company owned devices #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Technical Preview 1606 Updates Cloud proxy service Multiple device management points OSDPreserveDriveLetter deprecation Office 365 support for client settings over GPO Configuration Manager as trusted installer for Device Guard Device categories for MDM enrolled devices OSD software update scans – cached or forced #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Technical Preview 1606 Updates (2) Updates to Updates and Servicing process: – Monitoring workspace status node name change – More detailed status with groups and steps – Ribbon action in Monitoring to “Ignore prerequisite warnings” to restart failed installs – Display only current update and available ones – History action – Client Update Options renamed to Promote Pre-production Client #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Technical Preview 1607 Updates Improvements to Windows 10 Edition Upgrade Policy – Windows 10 PCs both ConfigMgr as well as MDM – Upgrade from Windows 10 Pro dependent on hardware Customizable Branding in Software Center – Software Center, and balloon and dialogs If Application Catalog installed – color scheme and org name If Microsoft Intune integrated – color scheme, org name and logo #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Technical Preview 1607 Updates (2) Use of same network adapter for PXE initiated deployments – Use same dongle for multiple installs – Manage duplicate hardware identifiers feature – Hierarchy Settings – Duplicate hardware identifiers #ITDevConnections

SESSION TITLE Technical Preview 1608 Updates Prepare ConfigMgr Client for Capture task sequence step now completely removes client Software Center – Indicators of new items – Application approvals no longer require Application Catalog Asset Intelligence can set and filter on parent/child software items Remote Control keyboard translations #ITDevConnections

TECHNICAL PREVIEW FEATURES THAT MAY MAKE PRODUCTION SOMEDAY

SESSION TITLE Summary You really want to move off of Configuration Manager 2007 or Configuration Manager 2012 – Tomorrow’s session will discuss how to do so Lots of compelling features in the current branch release Keeping current branch up to date is easy You should invest in a Technical Preview site #ITDevConnections

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