Jeffrey Sutherland, Principal Program Manager Lead John Vintzel, Program Manager Microsoft Corporation SESSION CODE: MGT306

Differences from ConfigMgr 2007 Central Administration Site Recommended location for all administration and reporting for the hierarchy 1.No client data processing 2.No clients assigned 3.Limited site roles Primary SiteService clients in well connected network1.No tiered primaries 2.Just add primary for scale out; not needed for data segmentation, client agent settings, or network bandwidth control Secondary SiteService clients in remote locations where network control is needed 1.Bundle Proxy MP and DP for install 2.Tiered content routing via secondaries 3.SQL needed

Profile ItemHierarchy Design Impacts Company LocationsOne campus in Minneapolis metro area and a few satellite offices Administrators1 administrator with other IT responsibilities, limited day-to-day use System CountApproximately 5,000 clients Feature Set UsageHardware Inventory every 7 days, deploys software and software updates Minimize ConfigMgr infrastructure to support the remote office locations. Infrastructure Goal: Minimize ConfigMgr infrastructure to support the remote office locations.

Configuration Manager 2007 Warehouse Secondary site (485 clients) Manage WAN DP Warehouse Secondary site (485 clients) Manage WAN DP Sales Office Only 15 clients Good connectivity Branch DP or BranchCache™ Sales Office Only 15 clients Good connectivity Branch DP or BranchCache™ District Office Secondary site (1,500 clients) Manage WAN MP, DP, SUP, PMP District Office Secondary site (1,500 clients) Manage WAN MP, DP, SUP, PMP Corporate Campus Primary site (3,000 clients) Local SQL Server MP, DP (x2), FSP*, SLP*, SUP, SMP, RP/RSP Corporate Campus Primary site (3,000 clients) Local SQL Server MP, DP (x2), FSP*, SLP*, SUP, SMP, RP/RSP

V.Next Corporate Campus Primary site (3,000 clients) Local SQL Server MP, DP (x2), FSP*, SLP*, SUP, RP/RSP Corporate Campus Primary site (3,000 clients) Local SQL Server MP, DP (x2), FSP*, SLP*, SUP, RP/RSP Sales Office Only 15 clients Good connectivity Branch DP or BranchCache™ Sales Office Only 15 clients Good connectivity Branch DP or BranchCache™ District Office Secondary site (1,500 clients) Manage upward/downward WAN traffic SQL Express MP, DP, SUP, PMP District Office Secondary site (1,500 clients) Manage upward/downward WAN traffic SQL Express MP, DP, SUP, PMP Warehouse DP with throttling and scheduling (485 clients) Manage downward flow of Content over WAN Warehouse DP with throttling and scheduling (485 clients) Manage downward flow of Content over WAN

Data TypeExamplesReplication TypeWhere is data found? Global DataCollection Rules, Package Metadata, Software Update Metadata, Deployments SQLCentral Administration Site, All Primary Sites, Secondary sites* Site DataCollection Membership, HINV, Alert Messages SQLCentral Administration Site, Originating Primary Site ContentSoftware package installation bits, Patch bits, Boot images File-basedPrimary Sites, Secondary Sites, Distribution Points

Central Administration Site (Germany) Germany (Berlin) Spain(Madrid) Cordoba Primary Site Secondary Site Global Data Available at: Central Administration Site and all Primary Sites Examples Collection rules Package metadata Deployments Security Scopes Site Data Available at: Central Administration Site, Replicating Primary Examples: HINV Status Collection Membership Results Global Data subset Examples Packages metadata and status Program metadata Sevilla Content Available where content has been distributed to a Distribution Point Content routing between Secondaries

Global Data ExamplesSite Data Examples

CharacteristicsConfigMgr 2007ConfigMgr v.Next Granularity Site level attribute Complex workarounds Deploy separate sites based on client setting requirements Set client agent settings with local policy on each client Hierarchy wide default Customizations associated to one or many collections Policy Applied Varies by collection attribute Maintenance Windows Uses additive approach in conflict Hard to determine “what’s” being applied “where” Collection Variables Non-deterministic conflict resolution No reporting Resultant settings can be an aggregation of both default & custom settings Setting Objects are priority based and when conflicts arise, Configuration Manager resolves based on priority

France Primary Site England Primary Site Meg Collins “Central Admin” French collection(s) Create advertisement for French collection(s) English collection(s) Create advertisement for English collection(s) Meg wishes to distribute a package to all of her EMEA users in the West region Create and distribute package Anthony “English Admin” Louis “French Admin”

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Profile ItemHierarchy Design Impacts Company LocationsHeadquarters in Chicago Subsidiary in London Administrators2-4 administrator with other IT responsibilities, limited day to day use System CountApprox. 25,000 clients Feature Set UsageHardware Inventory every 7 days, deploys software and software updates Minimize Configuration Manager infrastructure to support unique remote control settings for the HR department and hardware inventory policies for servers. Infrastructure Goal: Minimize Configuration Manager infrastructure to support unique remote control settings for the HR department and hardware inventory policies for servers.

HR Primary Site Primary site (300 clients) Remote Control Disabled Admin Segmentation HR Primary Site Primary site (300 clients) Remote Control Disabled Admin Segmentation Chicago Central Site Primary site (~14,700 clients) Remote Control Enabled Chicago Central Site Primary site (~14,700 clients) Remote Control Enabled London Primary Site Primary site (5,000 clients) Standard Inventory Policies for desktop London Primary Site Primary site (5,000 clients) Standard Inventory Policies for desktop London Servers Site Primary site (500 clients) Hardware Inventory Policies unique to Servers Admin Segmentation London Servers Site Primary site (500 clients) Hardware Inventory Policies unique to Servers Admin Segmentation Configuration Manager 2007

London Primary Primary site (5,500 clients) Inventory Class reporting at Collection level Admin Segment for Servers London Primary Primary site (5,500 clients) Inventory Class reporting at Collection level Admin Segment for Servers Central Admin Site No Clients Administration & Reporting for Hierarchy Admin segment for HR clients Central Admin Site No Clients Administration & Reporting for Hierarchy Admin segment for HR clients Chicago Primary Site Primary site (15,000 clients) Local SQL Server HR Collection-based settings for Remote Control Chicago Primary Site Primary site (15,000 clients) Local SQL Server HR Collection-based settings for Remote Control V.Next

Profile ItemHierarchy Design Impacts Company LocationsGlobal distributed across US, Latin America, Europe and Asia Administrators administrator dedicated, packaging personnel, distribution only roles, helpdesk & many customer workflows (high automation) System CountGreater than 200,000 clients Feature Set UsagePretty much the same as previous customer, just increasing scale with more clients, more software distribution, and more operating system distributions

Branch Distribution Point or BranchCache™ Branch Distribution Point or BranchCache™ Branch Distribution Point or BranchCache™ Branch Distribution Point or BranchCache™ Branch Distribution Point or BranchCache™ Branch Distribution Point or BranchCache™ Local point of connectivity for administration Fault Tolerance Scale/Perf Content Regulation Concerned with upward and downward flow of traffic (Client/Content) Concerned with downward flow of content only

Scenario2007v.Next Establish central administration/reporting site for hierarchy Central primary Reprocess all data from child sites Central administration site – no data processing Manage different client agent settingsSeparate primaryCollection-based settings Provide client and data segmentation*Separate primaryRole-based administration/Admin Segmentation Apply throttling and bandwidth control to content distribution Secondary Site Distribution Points with throttling and scheduling Make content available to clients in small remote offices Standard Distribution Points and Branch Distribution Points Standard Distribution Points Branch Distribution Points BranchCache™