- Essentials Installation and Configuration Planning
- Overview of system requirements, supported topologies and environmental prerequisites.
- Computer Management in Essentials
- Discovery and configuration of computers and devices for management by Essentials.
- Virtualization Management in Essentials
- Designating and selecting virtual machine hosts and managing virtual machines.
- Inventory in Essentials
- Viewing hardware and software inventory and how to view inventory reports.
- Monitoring in Essentials
- Monitoring the health of computers and devices managed by Essentials.
- Update Management in Essentials
- Configuring update settings, using update catalogs, deploying updates, and viewing the status of updates.
- Software Deployment in Essentials
- Creating, modifying, scheduling, deploying, and uninstalling software packages.
- Reporting in Essentials
- Overview of managing reports in Essentials.
- Administration and Authoring in Essentials
- Administration of Essentials and working with management packs.
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