55133 PowerShell for System Center Configuration Manager Administrators

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to use PowerShell for System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) administration. In this course, students learn how to access the PowerShell cmdlets included with SCCM 2012 R2 and use them to perform configuration tasks for a primary site. Individual cmdlets will be used in working with objects such as Boundaries, Boundary Groups, Collections, Software Deployment, Patching, Compliance Settings, OSD Task Sequences, and many others. Basic scripting will also be covered so that students can learn how to put PowerShell to use when working with large sets of objects.

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Course Overview

Create additional site system roles on existing or new servers. Modify high level site settings. Create and modify Discovery Methods, Boundaries and Boundary Groups. Create Collections using any of the membership rules available. Delegate authority through Roles and Scopes. Install the Configuration Manager client, modify client settings and restrict access to site systems. Deploy software to clients. Deploy software updates to clients. Configure compliance settings targeted against collections. Modify settings that govern monitoring functions such as Alerts and Status Settings. Work with Task Sequences for Operating System Deployment. Write basic PowerShell scripts using cmdlets learned and scripting constructs to accomplish configuration tasks.

Basic Windows and Active Directory knowledge. Conceptual knowledge of Configuration Manager objects and how they interact. Basic experience performing configuration tasks in ECM using the graphical console. Experience working from a command prompt. Basic knowledge of the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell.

1 – EXPLORING CAPTIVATE

Explore a Finished Captivate Project
Zoom and Magnify
Navigate a Project
Explore and Reset the Workspace
Preview the Entire Project

2 – NEW PROJECTS & SOFT SKILLS ELEARNING

Create a Blank Project
Add Images to Placeholders
Import Images
Use a Smart Shape as a Button
Disable Click Sounds

3 – SCREEN RECORDINGS

Rehearse a Script
Review Recording Settings
Review Recording Modes
Record Using Multiple Modes
Record a Custom Simulation
Record a Demonstration that Pans
Manually Record the Screen

4 – VIDEO DEMOS

Record a Video Demo
Add a Video Zoom
Add a Video Pan
Smooth a Mouse Path and Show Visual Clicks
Split a Video
Trim a Video
Insert a Video Project into a Standard Project
Publish a Video Demo

5 – CAPTIONS, STYLES, TIMING, AND ROUND TRIPPING

Insert and Edit Text Captions
Edit the Default Caption Style
Change a Callout Type Used by a Text Caption
Control Slide Timing
Control Slide Object Timing
Check Spelling
Align Slide Objects
Export Captions to Word
Import Captions from Word into Captivate

6 – POINTERS, PATHS, PATHS, BOXES, AND BUTTONS

Control Mouse Effects
Edit a Mouse Path
Clone an Object Style
Insert a Highlight Box
Insert an Image Button
Control Appear After Timing

7 – IMAGES AND VIDEOS

Insert, Resize, and Restore an Image
Import Images into the Library
Resize, Transform, and Align Images
Manage Unused Library Assets
Create an Image Slideshow
Insert a Video
Set Video Properties

8 – AUDIO

Work with Rollover Captions
Import Audio onto a Slide Object
Import Background Audio
Add a Slide Note
Calibrate a Microphone
Record Slide Audio
Import Audio onto a Slide
Edit an Audio File
Insert Silence
Convert Text-to-Speech

9 – STATES, ANIMATIONS, AND OBJECT EFFECTS

Change State Views for a Button
Add an Animation to a slide
Insert a Text Animation
Apply an Effect to a Slide Object
Apply a Free Fall Effect to an Object

10 – SOFTWARE SIMULATIONS

Hide the Mouse
Replace Phrases
Insert a Click Box
Insert a Text Entry Box

11 – WORKING WITH POWERPOINT

Create a Project from a Presentation
Edit the Source Presentation
Synchronize with Source
Rescale a Project

12 – QUIZZING

Edit Quizzing Object Styles
Set the Quiz Preferences
Question Slides
Insert Question Slides
Edit a Question Slide
Compare Submit All to Submit Buttons
Insert a Knowledge Check
Review a GIFT File
Import a GIFT File into a Project
Create Question Pools
Move Questions to Pools
Insert Random Question Slides

13 – PUBLISHING

Apply a Skin
Edit, Save, and Delete a Skin
Name Slides
Check Publish Settings and Add a Loading Screen
Publish as SWF and PDF
Run the HTML5 Tracker
Publish as HTML5

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