Cloud service Engineer-II at RTDS|| Ex- IT By Design Senior Technical Support Engineer || Cloud Engineer || Azure/AWS/VMWare Admin || Microsoft 365 Engineer
🥢🥢 Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) is here to revolutionize how we manage our Windows endpoints!🥢🥢 🖥️ 🔍 **What is MECM?** MECM is a comprehensive management solution for computer systems running Microsoft Windows operating systems. But wait, there's more! It also provides management capabilities for Linux, Mac OS, and mobile devices. 🌐 🌟 **Key Features:** - **Inventory:** Keep track of all your endpoints. - **Software Distribution:** Deploy apps and updates seamlessly. - **Settings Management:** Configure settings across devices. - **Security Management:** Enhance security posture. 🤝 **Why MECM?** - Unified management for Windows, Linux, Mac, and mobile devices. - Co-management with Microsoft Intune for cloud-based management. - Simplified deployment and monitoring. Here are some common MECM commands: 1. - You'll see a prompt with your site code (e.g., `PS ABC:\\>`). To verify, use the `Get-CMSite` cmdlet to get information about the connected site and child sites¹. 2. **Common Parameters for Configuration Manager Cmdlets:** - All Configuration Manager cmdlets support common PowerShell parameters like `-Debug`, `-Verbose`, and `-ErrorAction`. For more details, check out the [official documentation](https://lnkd.in/gz5SwwbN. 3. **Client Installation Parameters and Properties:** - Use `CCMSetup.exe` to install the Configuration Manager client. - You can provide installation parameters on the command line to modify behavior or properties to configure the installed client agent³. 4. **Explore the Configuration Manager PowerShell Module:** - The Configuration Manager console includes a PowerShell module with over a thousand cmdlets. - To interact programmatically, select the arrow at the top of the ribbon and choose "Connect via Windows PowerShell". To create and deploy an application in Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM), follow these steps: 1. **Create the Application:** - Open the Configuration Manager console. - Navigate to **Software Library > Application Management > Applications**. - Click **Create Application** in the **Create** group on the **Home** tab. - On the **General** page of the **Create Application Wizard**, choose **Automatically detect information about this application from installation files**. - Specify the following information: - **Type**: Choose **Windows Installer (*.msi file)**. - **Location**: Browse to the location of the installation file (e.g., `\\Server\Share\File.msi`). - Click **Next**¹. 2. **Deploy the Application:** - From the list of applications, select the one you created (e.g., CMPivot). - On the **Home** tab in the **Deployment** group, choose **Deploy**¹. #MECM #EndpointManagement #Windows #ITManagement #Boomba #MECM #Engineer
