1. Kent Agerlund
Become the hero of the day, Master
ConfigMgr 2012 R2 with a limited
budget and free community tools

2. Who am I
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Kent Agerlund
Profession
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Microsoft MVP: Enterprise Client Management
Microsoft Certified Trainer
MCITP Enterprise Administrator
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Chief System Management Architect & Co-founder of Coretech
Coretech A/S, System Center Gold Partner
Author, Consultant, Speaker and Trainer
Founder of SCUG.dk
Moderator on Microsoft TechNet Forums
Member of the System Center Alliance Team
Member of the System Center Influencers Team
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Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Mastering
the fundamentals Vol. I and II
Titles
Communities
Author

3. Agenda
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The rules
Infrastructure & Client management tools
Software Update management tools
Application management tools
Operating System Deployment management
tools

4. To rules
Theall who
has ever contributed
Must be to the community
publically available
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• Must be a free or charge
• Can be an application, script, report, query
• Should provide some business value
We Salute you

5. Infrastructure & Client tools
Installation
Management
• Prereq checker
• Hydration kits
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• Johan Arwidmark
• Mikael Nyström
• SQL Scripts
• Client installation
• Startup Script
Servicedesk & Troubleshooting
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David’s Inventory Script PowerShell
Garth’s Inventory Script vbSript
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CM12Healthcheck toolkit
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Right click tools
Client Center
RegKeyToMof
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Inbox Manager
Health checker
Documentation
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Client Health
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Inventory
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Other

6. Infrastructure & Client tools
DEMO TIME

7. Software Update tools
Tools
Reports & Queries
• Software Update
Manager
• Shutdown tool
• Update required by
• Updates superseded
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scug.be http://scug.be/sccm/2010/10/0
8/configmgr-dashboards-andsoftware-update-generalcompliance-gauge/
Eswar Koneti
http://eskonr.com/2013/11/scc
m-configmgr-2012-patchcompliance-summary-reportmonth-wise/

8. Software Update tools
DEMO TIME

9. Application tools
Create Applications
Manage Applications
• Setup Commander*
• PowerShell Application
Deployment Toolkit
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E-mail approval
Right click
Client Center
Shutdown tools

10. Applications tools
DEMO TIME

11. Operating System Deployment tools
Management
Frontends
• The mother of all tools
• Johan’s Pretty Good
Frontend
• Windows-Noob
Bitlocker HTA
• Coretech HTA
• Koster’s web services
• MDT
• Driver Management
• Import driver
• Extract driver

12. Operating System Deployment tools
DEMO TIME

13. (some of the many) Resources
Infrastructure and Client Management
Johan Arwidmark ConfigMgr R2 Hydration Kit - http://www.deploymentresearch.com/Research/tabid/62/EntryId/113/The-Hydration-Kit-for-ConfigMgr-2012-R2is-available-for-download.aspx
Mikael Nyström System center Hydration Kit - http://deploymentbunny.com/2013/01/04/hydration-kit-v3-is-out/
Startup Script -http://blog.configmgrftw.com/?page_id=349
Right Click tools - http://psrightclicktools.codeplex.com/releases/view/104529
Right click took - http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2012/09/21/sccm-rctools/
Client Center - https://sccmclictr.codeplex.com/
David’s Inventory Script PowerShell - http://www.david-obrien.net/2013/06/20/huge-powershell-inventory-script-for-configmgr-2012/
Garth’s Inventory Script vbSript - http://www.enhansoft.com/pages/downloads.aspx
CM12Healthcheck toolkit - https://www.rflsystems.co.uk/sccm-2012-r2-healthcheck-toolkit/
ConfigMgr 2012 Registration Request - https://configmgrregistratio.codeplex.com/
PowerShell Right Click tools - http://blog.coretech.dk/kaj/sccm-client-actions-tool-powershell-edition-aka-poshcat/
RegkeyToMof - http://myitforum.com/cs2/files/folders/proddocs/entry152945.aspx
Software Updates
Software Update Manager - http://blog.coretech.dk/kea/the-coretech-software-update-management-tool/
Shutdown Tool - http://blog.coretech.dk/kea/new-version-of-the-coretech-shutdown-tool/
Update superseded by - http://thedesktopteam.com/blog/raphael/sccm-2012-r2-superseded-by/
Update required by - http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2014/01/06/sccm-2012-r2-required-by/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
OSD
Bitlocker HTA - http://www.niallbrady.com/2013/01/18/the-cm12-bitlocker-frontend-hta/
Driver Import Script - http://blog.coretech.dk/kea/automate-importing-and-creating-drivers-packages-in-sccm-2012-r2/
Coretech HTA frontend – soon very soon 
Pretty Good frontend - http://prettygoodfrontend.codeplex.com/
Koster’s web services - http://mdtcustomizations.codeplex.com/
Applications
Email appoval tool http://blog.coretech.dk/kea/coretech-application-e-mail-approval-tool/
PowerShell deployment toolkit - https://psappdeploytoolkit.codeplex.com/
setup Commander - http://www.setupcommander.com/

14. Resources
Scripts & WMI
TheDesktopTeam Powershel scripts - http://thedesktopteam.com/blog/category/powershell/
CM12SDK.Net – PowerShell library
Scriptomatic - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=12028
WMI & Powershell browser - http://blog.coretech.dk/kaj/coretech-wmi-and-powershell-browser/
Reports
Eswar Koneti http://eskonr.com/2013/11/sccm-configmgr-2012-patch-compliancesummary-report-month-wise/
scug.be - http://scug.be/sccm/2010/10/08/configmgr-dashboards-and-software-updategeneral-compliance-gauge/
montly free reports http://www.enhansoft.com/pages/free-ssrs-reports.aspx
Microsoft - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn581954.aspx

15. Please evaluate the
session before you leave
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And – Have you hugged a
community contributor today?