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Microsoft 70-243: Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM)

Intermediate06 Hours 45 Minutes38 Course Videos53 Test Questions

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Learn to plan, deploy and run System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM) for the Microsoft 70-243 exam. 6 hours 45 minutes across 38 video lessons for IT staff who manage PCs at scale.

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Microsoft 70-243: Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM) is an online course for IT staff who run Configuration Manager in a business. It follows the Microsoft 70-243 exam and teaches you to plan a Configuration Manager setup, manage clients, and push out apps, updates and operating systems. The course runs for 6 hours 45 minutes across 38 video lessons, with 53 test questions.

What you will learn

  • How Configuration Manager is built and how its main parts fit together
  • How to plan and deploy a Configuration Manager setup that can grow
  • How to install, configure and manage the Configuration Manager client
  • How to deploy applications to users and devices
  • How to deploy and manage software updates
  • How to use compliance settings to keep devices in line with policy
  • How to set up Endpoint Protection to guard client devices
  • How to collect hardware and software inventory and use software metering
  • How to use remote control to support users
  • How to build, deploy and manage operating system images

Topics covered

  • Configuration Manager architecture and key components
  • Planning and deploying the Configuration Manager infrastructure
  • Configuring and managing clients
  • Application deployment
  • Software update management
  • Compliance settings and Endpoint Protection
  • Inventory, software metering and remote control
  • Operating system deployment and image management

These areas follow the order you would use on a real project: design the site, get clients reporting in, then use the console to deliver software, keep devices patched and check that they meet policy.

Who this course is for

  • IT staff who manage and deploy Configuration Manager in large organisations
  • Desktop and server administrators who look after many PCs at once
  • Systems engineers who support older System Center 2012 sites
  • IT consultants working with clients who still run Configuration Manager 2012

Many firms still use Configuration Manager alongside newer cloud tools, so the core ideas here, such as collections, deployments and compliance, remain useful when you move on to modern endpoint management.

Before you start

This is not a first IT course. You should already be at ease with Windows client and server administration, Active Directory basics and how a business network is set up. Access to a lab with a Windows Server and a few client machines will help you practise what you see.

About the 70-243 exam

The 70-243 exam was set by Microsoft to test the skills needed to configure, run and troubleshoot System Center 2012 Configuration Manager in an enterprise. It covered planning and deploying the infrastructure, managing clients, deploying apps and updates, operating system deployment, and compliance and endpoint protection. Microsoft has since retired its 70-series exams, so you can no longer book 70-243. This course is best used to build or refresh Configuration Manager skills. For a current Microsoft exam on device management, see MD-102.

Jobs this course supports

  • Configuration Manager administrator
  • Systems engineer
  • IT consultant

Skill level

Intermediate
Duration

06 Hours 45 Minutes
Videos

38 Course Videos
Questions

53 Test Questions
Exam code

70-243
Certification body

Microsoft
Prerequisites

Experience supporting Windows clients and servers in a business network.
Best for

Configuration Manager administrators, systems engineers, IT consultants
Topics covered

Configuration Manager architecture, site planning and deployment, client management, application deployment, software updates, compliance settings, Endpoint Protection, operating system deployment, inventory and remote control
Format

Online video lessons, self-paced
Language

English
Certificate

StemBoss Certificate of Completion

What is inside this course

18 modules and 38 lessons. Here is the full outline.

Module 1: Planning Configuration Manager Infrastructure6 lessons
  1. Intro
  2. Planning Configuration Manager Infrastructure - Part 1
  3. Planning Configuration Manager Infrastructure - Part 2
  4. Planning Configuration Manager Infrastructure - Part 3
  5. Planning Configuration Manager Infrastructure - Part 4
  6. Planning Configuration Manager Infrastructure - Part 5
Module 2: Migrating To Configuration Manager 20121 lessons
  1. Migrating To Configuration Manager 2012
Module 3: Installations and Site Role Configuration4 lessons
  1. Installation And Site Role Configuration - Part 1
  2. Installation And Site Role Configuration - Part 2
  3. Installation And Site Role Configuration - Lab 1
  4. Installation And Site Role Configuration - Lab 2
Module 4: Cloud Integration1 lessons
  1. Cloud Integration
Module 5: Installing The Client4 lessons
  1. Installing The Client - Part 1
  2. Installing The Client - Part 2
  3. Installing The Client - Part 3
  4. Installing The Client Lab
Module 6: Client Health1 lessons
  1. Client Health
Module 7: Application Deployment2 lessons
  1. Application Deployment
  2. Application Deployment Lab
Module 8: Software Updates3 lessons
  1. Software Updates - Part 1
  2. Software Updates - Part 2
  3. Software Updates Lab
Module 9: Operating System Deployment3 lessons
  1. Operating System Deployment - Part 1
  2. Operating System Deployment - Part 2
  3. Operating System Deployment - Part 3
Module 10: Inventory and Software Metering2 lessons
  1. Inventory And Software Metering
  2. Inventory And Software Metering Lab
Module 11: Asset Intelligence1 lessons
  1. Asset Intelligence
Module 12: Reporting2 lessons
  1. Reporting
  2. Reporting Lab
Module 13: Compliance Settings1 lessons
  1. Compliance Settings
Module 14: Endpoint Protection1 lessons
  1. Endpoint Protection
Module 15: Mobile Device Management2 lessons
  1. Mobile Device Management - Part 1
  2. Mobile Device Management - Part 2
Module 16: Role-Based Administration1 lessons
  1. Role Based Administration
Module 17: Disaster Recovery1 lessons
  1. Disaster Recovery
Module 18: Troubleshooting2 lessons
  1. Troubleshooting
  2. Outro

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Frequently asked questions

Can I still take the Microsoft 70-243 exam?

No. Microsoft has retired its 70-series exams, including 70-243. The course is still useful for learning and supporting Configuration Manager 2012.

What is SCCM used for?

System Center Configuration Manager lets IT teams deploy apps, updates and operating systems, collect inventory, and keep many devices in line with company policy from one console.

Does the course cover operating system deployment?

Yes. You learn how to deploy and manage operating system images to client devices with Configuration Manager.

What is the modern exam for device management?

Microsoft MD-102 covers endpoint management with Microsoft Intune and is the current exam to aim for after this course.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes. You get a StemBoss Certificate of Completion when you finish the course.

Can I get a refund?

Yes, within 14 days if you have completed less than 20% of the course. See our refund policy for details. Read the refund policy.

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