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2. Migrating From Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012
Kent Agerlund & Chris Nackers
@Agerlund
@chrisnack
UD-B316

3. Who are we Kent Agerlund Chris Nackers
Chief System Management Architect
Coretech, Denmark
Microsoft MVP: Configuration Manager Enterprise Client Management
Microsoft Certified Trainer, MCITP Enterprise Administrator
Chris Nackers
Nackers Consulting Services
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)

4. Migrate Sites and Distribution Points
Agenda
Configure Migration
Requirements
Migrate Sites and Distribution Points
Permissions
Object migration
Collections
Task Sequences
Software Updates
Clients
Packages
Security
Reports
Drivers

5. Configure Migration Considerations Best practice & our advice
ConfigMgr 2007 SP2
ConfigMgr 2012 SP1
Permissions
Best practice & our advice
Migrate to a single site
Don’t break existing service
Overlapping Boundaries
No Big Bang
Change Mindset
WAN
Migrate remote offices
It’s not done in a day

6. Configure Migration
DEMO

7. Migrating Collections
Considerations
Security
Folders
User & Devices
Best practice & our advice
Limiting collections
RBA
Limit use of folders
Understand folders
Features
Collection refresh
Sub select = Exclude
Top collection = include

8. Security and Collections
DEMO

9. Migrate sites and Distribution Points
Considerations
Branch Distribution Points
Secondary sites
Standard Distribution Points
Best practice & our advice
Upgrade
Prepare for unexpected
Branche Cache
Cloud based
Replace site servers
#250
Pull DP’s
Prestage

10. Migrate Distribution Points
DEMO

11. Migrate Packages Considerations Best practice & our advice
Source files
Packages vs. Applications
Existing SW Task Sequences
Best practice & our advice
Source files
Limit task sequences
Advertisement
User Centric
Continue Service
Global Conditions
Apps Migrate vs New
Watch out for “Run from DP”

12. Packages
DEMO

13. Operating System Deployment
Considerations
MDT
New Task Sequence templates
Drivers
Best practice & our advice
MDT TS’s
RBA
Managing reference image
Work with clean TS’s
Migrate copy
Rethink SW deployments
Re-import drivers
New features

14. OSD
DEMO

15. Best practice & our advice
Software Updates
Considerations
Update Lists
Templates
Update Packages
Best practice & our advice
Do you need them?
ADR
Update packages
Restarts
Update strategy
Collections
# SUP
What to include

16. Reports Considerations Best practice & our advice Forget the console
SQL Reporting Services
Not built-in
No guarantee
Best practice & our advice
Community tools
Datasource
BIDS
Forget the console
Migrate classic reports
Roles
Reporting Builder
Reporting Only user

17. Migrate Reports & Updates
DEMO

18. Connect with Kent Agerlund & Chris Nackers
Links and Questions
Connect with Kent Agerlund & Chris Nackers
Mail: /
Blog: / and
Migration links
Community tools used in this session
All PowerShell script will be available at our blog
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Change package source –

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