1. System Center Configuration Manager: What’s New?
Ryan Breneman, MCSE
IT Guru, Candoris

2. Agenda Intro Azure Cloud Distribution Points Lifecycle
Co-Management with Intune
Distribution Points
SCCM Community/Get Involved
Software Center
Wrap-up/questions
Office 365 ProPlus
Scripts
Management Insights
Azure Cloud Management Gateway
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3. Who am I? Hempfield School District – 2006-2014
Tech Specialist -> Systems Administrator
Candoris – 2014-Present
IT Guru, Datacenter engineer specializing in Microsoft solutions
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4. System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
Version
Availability Date
Support End Date
1802
March 22, 2018
September 22, 2019
1710
November 20, 2017
May 20, 2019
1706
July 31, 2017
July 31, 2018
1702
March 27, 2017
March 27, 2018
1610
November 18, 2016
November 18, 2017
1606
July 22, 2016
July 22, 2017
1602
March 11, 2016
March 11, 2017
1511
December 8, 2015
December 8, 2016
Newest
Oldest
Current Branch is 1802
Starting with 1710 updates are supported for 18 months. Previously it was 12 months. Next slide shows breakdown. First 4 months is security & critical updates. Next 14 months are security updates only
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5. System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
Current Branch
Starting with 1710 updates are supported for 18 months. Previously it was 12 months. Next slide shows breakdown. First 4 months is security & critical updates. Next 14 months are security updates only
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6. Distribution Points WDS is no longer required
Supports IPV6
Can run on client or server core OS
Multicast still requires WDS
Still in technical preview
First introduced in technical preview 1706, refined in technical preview This feature is still in technical preview
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7. Software Center Customizations Webpage Tab
Webpage tab is in 1803 technical preview
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8. Office ProPlus Deployment
Office Volume License vs Office 365 ProPlus
Starting October 13, 2020 in order to connect to MS cloud hosted services (Exchange Online, OneDrive, Skype for Business, etc…) you must be running Office 365 ProPlus or Office perpetual in mainstream support
Version
Availability Date
Mainstream Support End Date
Extended Support End Date
Office 2010 SP2
7/23/2013
10/13/2015
10/13/2020
Office 2013 SP1
2/25/2014
4/10/2018
4/11/2023
Office 2016
9/22/2015
10/14/2025
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9. Task Sequences Nested (child) task sequences
This is great for when you want to build task sequences for things other than OSD. Examples would be the Autodesk suite. Build a task sequence that installs Autocad, Inventor, Revit, etc…. Maybe a script that removes desktop shortcuts? Maybe reboots in between each application?
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10. Pending Restart
This is one of the many new columns added recently to devices and device collections. Look for other new columns to be coming soon like currently logged in user.
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11. Scripts
This was introduced in 1706 as a pre-release feature. As of the 1802 release it’s no longer considered pre-release
Ref:
Allows for parameters to be used, and within parameters you can add regex to control the input
Example: Collect client logs:
The client downloads the script locally in C:\Windows\CCM\ScriptStore
Log file for the script will be located in C:\Windows\CCM\logs\Scipts.log
Server side – BGBServer.log
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12. Management Insights
Great way to generate report type information. List on next slide. Starting point for spring cleanup on SCCM
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13. Management Insights Applications: Empty Collections
Applications without deployments
Simplified Management:
Outdated client versions
Cloud Services:
Software Center:
Assess co-management readiness
Direct users to Software Center instead of Application Catalog
Enable your devices to be hybrid Azure Active Directory-joined
Use the new version of Software Center
Windows 10:
Modernize your identity and access infrastructure
Configure Windows telemetry and commercial ID key
Upgrade your clients to Windows 10, version 1709 or above
Connect Configuration Manager to Upgrade Readiness
Collections:
List pulled from here:
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14. Azure Cloud Management Gateway
Management Point and Software Update Point support only
Unsupported:
Client push
Full operating system deployment (OSD)
Task Sequences*
Admin Console
Remote Tools
*As of 1802 Windows 10 in-place upgrade supported
Next slide shows device columns that show whether a device is Internet or not. Demo client SCCM control panel applet
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15. Azure Cloud Management Gateway
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16. Azure Cloud Distribution Point
Cannot be used for PXE or multicast-enabled deployments
Does not support packages that run from the distribution point. All content must be downloaded by the client and then run locally
Does not support streaming applications by using Application Virtualization or similar programs
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17. Co-management with Intune
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18. Co-management with Intune
Requirements:
ConfigMgr 1710 or later
Windows 10 version 1709 (Fall Creators Update) or later
Azure AD (with clients joined to both AD and AAD)
EMS or Intune license for all users
Intune subscription (MDM authority in Intune set to Intune)
Endpoint protection workload supported in new 1802 release
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19. Co-management with Intune
Requires Hybrid Join with Azure AD
Auto Hybrid Join requires Azure AD Premium Licenses and SCP Record in AD
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20. Get Involved! Technical Preview UserVoice
Download:
UserVoice
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21. Questions?
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22. Ryan Breneman, MCSA, MCSE
Thanks for attending!
Ryan Breneman, MCSA, MCSE
IT Guru, Candoris
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