HP mt41 Managing HP Thin Clients with SCCM 2012 SP1 - Page 4

Hardware inventory in Configuration Manager For more information about hardware inventory, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682093.aspx. Software inventory in Configuration Manager For more information about software inventory, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682126.aspx. Asset Intelligence in Configuration Manager For more information about asset intelligence, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg699382.aspx. Upgrading the Configuration Manager client on WES devices The following methods can be used to install the Configuration Manager client. • Client push installation • Software update point installation • Group Policy installation • Logon script installation • Manual installation • Upgrade installation by using application management • Automatic client upgrade • Client imaging Make sure that the latest SCCM client (5.00.7804.1000) is installed before continuing. For more information, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682132.aspx#BKMK_DeployClientComputers. Distributing applications to WES devices SCCM Configuration Manager provides a set of tools and resources that can help you to create, manage, deploy, and monitor applications in the enterprise. For more information on how to create an application, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682159.aspx. For more information on how to deploy an application, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682082.aspx. For more information on how to create packages and programs, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/enus/library/gg682112.aspx. For more information on how to deploy packages and programs, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/enus/library/gg682178.aspx. When you deploy applications to a WES device with the write filter enabled, you can specify whether to disable the write filter on the device during the deployment. Restart the device after the deployment. If the write filter is not disabled, the software deploys to a temporary overlay and is not installed when the device restarts unless another deployment forces the changes to persist. The checkbox Commit changes at deadline or during a maintenance window (requires restarts) controls the write filter behavior. Imaging with SCCM 2012 SP1 Complete the deployment process first. Then, use one of the following methods to deploy the operating system to a computer with the Configuration Manager client. For instructions, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/enus/library/gg682108.aspx#BKMK_Workflow. • PXE initiated deployments • Multicast deployments • Bootable Media Deployments • Stand-alone Media Deployments • Pre-staged Media deployments For more information, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682108.aspx#BKMK_OSDMethods. 4