A task-oriented guide for planning, installing, operating, automating, monitoring, and troubleshooting Microsoft Configuration Manager environments. The repository covers site prerequisites, client deployment, application delivery, operating-system deployment, software updates, reporting, and PowerShell automation.
Caution
Validate scripts, task sequences, boundary changes, and deployment settings in a lab or pre-production collection before using them in production.
| Goal | Recommended entry point |
|---|---|
| Validate prerequisites | Prerequisites checklist and Windows features script |
| Prepare SQL Server | SQL preparation |
| Install Configuration Manager | Installation guide |
| Configure boundaries and distribution | Boundaries and distribution points |
| Deploy clients | Client installation methods |
| Build OS deployment | PXE setup and task sequences |
| Operate software updates | WSUS integration and update automation |
| Troubleshoot the platform | Common errors and essential logs |
| Area | Content |
|---|---|
prerequisites/, installation/ |
Platform requirements, Windows features, SQL preparation, and setup |
configuration/, client-deployment/ |
Boundaries, distribution points, client installation, and client health |
application-management/, os-deployment/ |
Applications, PXE, and task sequences |
software-updates/ |
WSUS integration and update automation |
reporting/, monitoring/ |
SSRS, reports, site health, and log references |
automation/, troubleshooting/ |
Compliance, remediation, common failures, and service recovery |
- Confirm that the target Configuration Manager and Windows Server versions match your design.
- Complete the prerequisite and SQL preparation checklists.
- Validate installation and configuration steps in a non-production hierarchy.
- Deploy first to a limited pilot collection with maintenance windows and rollback criteria.
- Monitor site health, component status, deployment results, and client logs before expanding scope.
- Microsoft Configuration Manager Current Branch
- Windows Server and SQL Server
- Windows Deployment Services, PXE, WSUS, and SSRS
- PowerShell-based administration and remediation
Corrections, version-specific notes, tested scripts, and troubleshooting cases are welcome. Include the product version, relevant log evidence, validation steps, and expected result with proposed changes.
Licensed under the MIT License. Maintained by @mohamedmahersaid.