From the course: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Essential Training
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Resources and clients
From the course: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Essential Training
Resources and clients
- [Instructor] We're going to be very brief in this chapter. The reason for this is that much of the information here was already covered in the course, Learning System Center Configuration Manager, found in our library. However, we still need to get some client data about those clients and other items into the database so we can look at how database replication works for the central administration site like the one we've set up. So to that end, we will set up client discovery and then once the clients are installed, have them conduct a hardware and software inventory. And also we'll collect some software metering data. One of the main purposes of Configuration Manager is to centrally manage client computers and devices. This means we start by finding those clients and placing a client agent on them. Finding clients, of course, is done through the discovery process. Use one or more discovery methods in System Center Configuration Manager to find devices and use resources that you can…
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