This book is your most complete source for in-depth information about Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007!

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Unleashed is a comprehensive guide to System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007. ConfigMgr 2007 helps you manage servers and desktops, integrates SMS 2003 “feature pack” functionality, and adds new capabilities. It enables you to assess, deploy, and update servers, clients, and devices across physical, virtual, distributed, and mobile environments, including clients that connect only over the Internet. This book guides you through designing, deploying, and configuring ConfigMgr 2007 with detailed information on topics such as capacity planning, security, site design and hierarchy planning, server placement, discovery, native mode, and using Windows Server 2008. You will learn how to tackle challenges such as setting up DCM and OSD, customizing inventory, creating queries and using query results, and configuring asset intelligence.

Detailed information on how to…

•  Understand how ConfigMgr works

•  Plan your ConfigMgr deployment

•  Manage Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

•  Architect for performance

•  Install or migrate to ConfigMgr 2007 with Windows 2003 or Windows 2008

•  Discover and manage clients

•  Create and distribute packages

•  Understand patch and compliance management

•  Create queries

•  Use reports

•  Deploy operating systems

•  Secure ConfigMgr 2007

•  Perform site maintenance

•  Back up ConfigMgr components

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The Accidental Administrator: Linux Server Step-by-Step Configuration Guide is packed with 44 easy-to-follow hands-on exercises plus numerous command examples and screen captures to help you build a working Linux server configuration from scratch. It's the most straight-forward approach to learning how to configure a CentOS/Red Hat/Fedora Linux server (the book is based on version 5.4 and 5.5), filled with practical tips and secrets learned from years of teaching, consulting, and administering Linux servers.  There is no time wasted on boring theory.

The essentials are covered in chapters on installing, administering, user management, file systems and directory management, networking, package management, automated task scheduling, network services, Samba, NFS, disk quotas, mail servers, Web and FTP servers, desktop sharing, printing, security, routing, performance monitoring, management tools, and more.
Here's what you'll find:

• How to configure an Apache Web server, including virtual hosts
• How to configure file and printer sharing for Windows clients with Samba
• How to understand Linux file and directory permissions

In today’s competitive IT job market, few things increase your value like professional distinctions, such as the Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator certification. This precision guide provides complete coverage for the exam; it’s packed with information and challenging example test questions. Kurt Dillard has passed the exams for this certification, and he has held the MCITP certification since its inception in 2008. He has also helped author questions for other Microsoft certification exams in the past. This guide is peppered with real life anecdotes that reinforce the learning and bring the text to life. Work at your own pace with this guide that covers all of the exam topics and is organized to follow the exam objectives published by Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-default.aspx. This guide represents a tremendous value, as you will find that other published guides from covering the same certification exam cost many times more.

Praise for the Precision Guide Series
“Invaluable reference material that was a fantastic resource for my MCITP exam preparations!” – Terry Silva (MCTS) Melbourne, Australia.

“Just wanted to drop you a note of appreciation for the study guide you put together. I'm taking my last test soon and your study guide was helpful” – Joe Stocker in Austin.

“Kurt, your study guides are fantastic!” – Tina Thorson at www.pcrepairnorthshore.com in New York.

"Would like to use this opportunity to thank you for the time and effort you put in this book, I will be taking my exam in a few month for the second time since I failed the first attempt, and I hope with the help of this book I'll pass" – Mubiana Mubiana in Namibia.

“The study guides look great!” – Nik in Sydney, Australia.

“Thanks for publishing the study guides. With your help, I should be able to pass 70-640!” – Mike Brown.

“Great book, concise, accurate, well written, hard to believe it was self-published.” – James in Lebanon, PA.

In today’s competitive IT job market, few things increase your value like professional distinctions, such as the Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator certification. This precision guide provides complete coverage for the exam; it’s packed with information and challenging example test questions. Kurt Dillard has passed the exams for this certification, and he has held the MCITP certification since its inception in 2008. He has also helped author questions for other Microsoft certification exams in the past. This guide is peppered with real life anecdotes that reinforce the learning and bring the text to life. Work at your own pace with this guide that covers all of the exam topics and is organized to follow the exam objectives published by Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-default.aspx. This guide represents a tremendous value, as you will find that other published guides from covering the same certification exam cost many times more.

Praise for the Precision Guide Series
“Invaluable reference material that was a fantastic resource for my MCITP exam preparations!” – Terry Silva (MCTS) Melbourne, Australia.

“Just wanted to drop you a note of appreciation for the study guide you put together. I'm taking my last test soon and your study guide was helpful” – Joe Stocker in Austin.

“Kurt, your study guides are fantastic!” – Tina Thorson at www.pcrepairnorthshore.com in New York.

"Would like to use this opportunity to thank you for the time and effort you put in this book, I will be taking my exam in a few month for the second time since I failed the first attempt, and I hope with the help of this book I'll pass" – Mubiana Mubiana in Namibia.

“The study guides look great!” – Nik in Sydney, Australia.

“Thanks for publishing the study guides. With your help, I should be able to pass 70-640!” – Mike Brown.

“Great book, concise, accurate, well written, hard to believe it was self-published.” – James in Lebanon, PA.

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• Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!

The Accidental Administrator: Cisco ASA Step-by-Step Configuration Guide is packed with 56 easy-to-follow hands-on exercises to help you build a working firewall configuration from scratch.  Based on software version 8.3(1), it's the most straight-forward approach to learning how to configure the Cisco ASA Security Appliance, filled with practical tips and secrets learned from years of teaching and consulting on the ASA.

Build a fully-functional, efficient application server using the new version of JBoss

• Covers all JBoss AS 7 administration topics in a concise, practical, and understandable manner, along with detailed explanations and lots of screenshots
• Uncover the advanced features of JBoss AS, including High Availability and clustering, integration with other frameworks, and creating complex AS domain configurations
• Discover the new features of JBoss AS 7, which has made quite a departure from previous versions

In Detail

As the Java EE standard has evolved and matured, the API has become increasingly rich and complex. The next generation of application servers needs to be modular and configurable to run only specific services or containers. JBoss AS 7 promises to meet those requirements but the configuration of a complex application server is composed of a mix of administrative and management tasks which often overlap, generating confusion.

JBoss AS 7 Configuration, Deployment and Administration will give you an expert's understanding of every component that makes up the JBoss application server, and will show you how to use them, helping you to dramatically cut down the learning curve for this exciting product.

This book will guide you through configuration, management, deployment and advanced administration in a logical order to avoid the common pitfalls of setting up a new AS. The book dives into the new application server structure and shows you how to install it. You will learn how to configure the core AS services, including thread pools, the messaging system, and the transaction service. Finally, you will learn how to deploy and manage your applications and then tune the performance of your AS to achieve an efficient, indispensible application server.

What you will learn from this book

• Understand the new AS infrastructure and how to install, start, and stop the AS 7
• Configure the core AS 7 services, including database connections, the JMS subsystem, and transaction service
• Manage the application server using the Admin Console and the new Command Line Interface
• Deploy applications on the AS, using all the available tools and instruments.
• Configure and run a cluster of application server nodes and provide high availability to your applications
• Secure the application server and the applications running on it
• Learn how to take your JBoss AS 7 applications in the cloud by leveraging the OpenShift platform-as-a-service
• Tune and slim the application server

Approach

You will be guided through setting up a JBoss application server in a logical order, with plenty of screenshots and practical instructions to help.

Who this book is written for

Java system administrators, developers, and application testers will benefit from this book. The brand new features in AS 7 mean that everyone can get something from this book, whether you have used JBoss AS before or not.

MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration (Exam 70-642) prepares the reader to configure networks using the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system and to pass the MCTS 70-642 certification exam. Focusing on updates to the software and in-depth coverage of the network aspects of Windows Server 2008, this book includes topics such as networking in a Windows environment; configuring DHCP; implementing DNS; and securing a Windows Server 2008 network. This full-color book also features a series of activities and readings designed to engage readers and offer real-world operating system experiences to users at any level.

Competent system administrators know their success hinges upon being able to perform often tedious tasks with rigor and punctuality. Such metrics are often achieved only by instituting a considerable degree of automation, something that has become even more crucial as IT environments continue to scale both in terms of size and complexity. One of the most powerful system administration tools to be released is Puppet, a solution capable of automating nearly every aspect of a system administrator’s job, from user management, to software installation, to even configuring server services such as FTP and LDAP.

Pulling Strings with Puppet: Configuration Management Made Easy is the first book to introduce the powerful Puppet system administration tool. Author James Turnbull will guide you through Puppet’s key features, showing you how to install and configure the software, create automated Puppet tasks, known as recipes, and even create reporting solutions and extend Puppet further to your own needs. A bonus chapter is included covering the Facter library, which makes it a breeze to automate the retrieval of server configuration details such as IP and MAC addresses.

What you’ll learn

• Properly install and configure Puppet in order to begin immediately maximizing its capabilities
• Create reporting solutions to more easily monitor automated outcomes
• Extend Puppet to perform tasks that are capable of suiting your organization’s specific needs
• Use Facter to query server operating systems for key data such as IP addresses, server names, and MAC addresses

Who this book is for

Ruby developers and system administrators.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing Puppet
2. Installing and Running Puppet
3. Speaking Puppet
4. Using Puppet
5. Reporting on Puppet
6. Advanced Puppet
7. Extending Puppet

If you are using or need to get up to speed on Materials Management in SAP ERP, this is your must-have resource. This book provides a comprehensive and expanded overview of the various functionalities and configurations needed for SAP MM. This book is the ultimate reference for anyone looking for MM information, dealing with everything from goods receipt and invoice verification to balance sheet valuation and the material ledger. It answers the question: What is SAP MM, and what does it mean for my business? This is your one-stop guide to help you to understand and master SAP MM, and work more efficiently.

Exam 70-640, Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration. The newest iteration of the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) program for network administration courses using Windows Server 2008 and mapping to the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) 70-640 certification exam. The MOAC IT Professional series is the Official from Microsoft, turn-key Workforce training program that leads to professional certification and was authored for college instructors and college students. MOAC gets instructors ready to teach and students ready for work by delivering essential resources in 5 key areas: Instructor readiness, student software, student assessment, instruction resources, and learning validation. With the Microsoft Official Academic course program, you are getting instructional support from Microsoft; materials that are current, accurate, and technologically innovative to make course delivery easy. Call one of our MOAC Sales Consultants and request your sample materials today.

Expert coverage of Microsoft's highly anticipated network software deployment tool

The latest version of System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) is a dramatic update of its predecessor Configuration Manager 2007, and this book offers intermediate-to-advanced coverage of how the new SCCM boasts a simplified hierarchy, role-based security, a new console, flexible application deployment, and mobile management. You'll explore planning and installation, migrating from SCCM 2007, deploying software and operating systems, security, monitoring and troubleshooting, and automating and customizing SCCM 2012 with scripts.

• Features an unparalleled team of authors, two of whom are insiders at Microsoft and have worked with SCCM since nearly its inception
• Provides in-depth coverage and offers a hands-on approach to learning all there is to know about SCCM
• Explores why SCCM 2012 is the most significant update in its 16-year history

Packed with real-world scenarios to show you how to use SCCM in various contexts, Mastering System Center Configuration Manager 2012 covers all aspects of this powerful and complete network software deployment tool.