Mastering System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 at Dominant Systems Book Store

Mastering System Center Configuration Manager 2007 provides intermediate and advanced coverage of all aspects of the product, including planning and installation, upgrading Systems Management Server 2003, deploying software and operating systems, security, monitoring and troubleshooting, and automating and customizing SCCM 2007 with scripts.

The authors take a hands-on approach by providing many real-world scenarios to show readers how to use the tool in various contexts. This anchors the conceptual explanations in practical application. This book's web site will contain a collection of ready-to-use scripts with directions for implementing them in network systems.

Customer Reviews & Comments
This book reads like an exam prep guide. And while its nice that they've integrated some of the additional functionality found on R2 and SP1, this entire affair is a gloss-over. Given the names attached to this book (Chris Mosby in particular), and the fact that its release had been delayed by a whole year, I was expecting so much more. That said, its a great book for beginners and old SMS admins coming to grips with new SCCM functionality. It does a great job showing how SCCM fits in with the whole ITIL/MSMOF thing, good chapter on the WSUS/SCCM integration (although the SCUP role is barely mentioned - a **huge** oversight). The Asset Intelligence and Desire Config Mgt chapters are good, but very general. Nothing "advanced" here. Where it trips **mightily** is in the OSD chapter. It almost exclusively focuses on Windows Vista. Nothing about additional functionality to be had from IBM / Dell / HP deployment packs, nothing about Windows XP and the challenges you'll face with AHCI/SATA/SAS drivers. Deploying servers? Nope. Details about using the most powerful Task Sequence step "Run Command Line"? Forget about it. I realize its very subjective, but some good **working** examples would have been nice. Another confusing oversight - as the previous reviewer mentioned, there's nothing here about running SCCM on 2008. Having done the deed myself, that particular task all but cries out for a chapter of its own. After over a year in the pipeline, I was expecting so much more...again, especially from the individuals who wrote this book. By and large, its as much a disappointment as Microsoft's own SCCM Admin guide - another "introduction" to SCCM. The bottom line - a great guide for beginners and SMS-to-SCCM migrators. You'll get a working infrastructure by following the guide. However, its a very poor reference for advanced SCCM admins looking to wring additional functionality from an already-existing infrastructure. And I get it - admins like myself aren't the target audience. But let's be truthful with regard to the title of the book. You won't "master" SCCM with "Mastering SCCM 2007". You'll barely be touching the surface. That's two down. Let's hope "Unleashing SCCM 2007" does it better.

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