1. Managing software and Windows deployments with ConfigMgr and 1E DANIEL RATLIFF TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECT WWW.POTENTENGINEER.COM @POTENTENGINEER

2. Outline Introduction Nomad and PXE Shopping and AppClarity Free tools 1E SetSMSTS 1E UpdateBootImageGUI Windows Migration User data and Peer Backup Assistant (PBA) PXE Applications and AppMapping Closing

3. NomadBranch Just works, no need to change default bandwidth settings Save infrastructure, ~60,000 clients and 8 DPs Work rate – 80% of available bandwidth Ex.) 100Mbps pipe, 60Mbps in use, 40Mbps left. 80% or up to 32Mbps of remaining 40Mbps will be used Consider your network VPNs and other distributed LAN segments Use inhibited sites and subnets to control P2P Thorough documentation at http://help.1e.com/display/NMD55/Welcome http://help.1e.com/display/NMD55/Welcome

4. PXE Everywhere Like Nomad, saves on Infrastructure ~150 machines built a day, only 8 DPs, ~60 PXE masters Simple setup 1.Configure boot image 2.Deploy TS with boot image assigned to PXE master 3.Configure PXE client settings (optional) Great session at MMS 2014 – PXE Booting in the Real WorldPXE Booting in the Real World Thorough documentation at http://help.1e.com/display/PXE23/Welcome http://help.1e.com/display/PXE23/Welcome

5. Shopping and AppClarity Shopping User self-service for software, supply chain, any workflows you need Approvals for management AppClarity Eliminate software waste Software license management Normalization of ConfigMgr data (Adobe Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Inc.) = Adobe Systems Inc. Thorough AppClarity documentation at http://help.1e.com/display/APC45/Welcomehttp://help.1e.com/display/APC45/Welcome Thorough Shopping documentation at http://help.1e.com/display/SHP51/Welcomehttp://help.1e.com/display/SHP51/Welcome

6. Free Tools 1E SETSMSTSLOG REFRESH scenario doesn’t save SMSTS log settings prior to ConfigMgr 2012 R2 CU2 Sets read-only task sequence variables for OSD in prior OS 1E UPDATEBOOTIMAGE GUI Used to create command line to update boot image used for PXE Everywhere Auto-fills server and parameter info Lifesaver for typing out long lists of server FQDNs

7. Windows Migration (Refresh) with 1E User data with Nomad Peer Backup Assistant (PBA) 3 rd party Full Disk Encryption, no hardlinks or Bitlocker, cant save data locally Inventory with Jason Sandy’s User Estimate ScriptUser Estimate Script USMT state store saved on local peer using Nomad PBA PXE boot with PXE Everywhere Change boot order to PXE first, set back after new OS installed Reboot to PXE boot from local peer Disable F12 for ZTI

8. Windows Migration (Refresh) with 1E App backup/restore with AppMapping Inventory apps Restore apps based on AppMapping rules and COALESCED variables Anyone with Acrobat 7,8,9,10 automatically gets Acrobat 11 installed, etc Self-service with Shopping User scheduling, pick specific time Technician scheduling 21,000+ machines in 4 months 150+ a night

9. Windows Migration (Refresh) with 1E Inventory printers Backup user data via Nomad PBA Inventory user apps Inventory and backup OS and user settings Set boot order Boot to PXE Everywhere Reboot to PXE & WinPE Apply OS Restore apps using AppMapping Restore user data and printers Apply new OS and restore user data, apps, printers

10. Daniel Ratliff Questions? Feel free to reach out! http://www.PotentEngineer.com @PotentEngineer TechNet – ConfigMgr myITforum email list - ConfigMgr