Use the following administrator workflows when using desired configuration management in Configuration Manager 2007 with imported best practices configuration data from Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Configuration Packs.
Configuration Packs from Microsoft and other software vendors and solution providers can be downloaded from the Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Configuration Packs Web page (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=71837).
Click any link in the following section for more information about the available administrator workflows that provide a recommended path to using Configuration Packs with Configuration Manager 2007.
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| More information for each step of the workflows can be found in the corresponding administrator checklist. See Desired Configuration Management Checklists. |
In This Section
- Administrator Workflow: Using a Configuration Baseline from a Configuration Pack
- Provides a dataflow for a recommended path to compare the configuration of computers on your network with a configuration baseline from a Configuration Pack.
- Administrator Workflow: Creating a Configuration Baseline with Configuration Items from a Configuration Pack
- Provides a dataflow for a recommended path to creating a configuration baseline using configuration items from a Configuration Pack.
- Administrator Workflow: Refining a Configuration Baseline from a Configuration Pack by Adding Configuration Items
- Provides a dataflow for a recommended path to refining a configuration baseline from a Configuration Pack, by adding new configurations to include in the compliance assessment.
- Administrator Workflow: Refining a Configuration Baseline from a Configuration Pack by Modifying Configuration Items
- Provides a dataflow for a recommended path to refining a configuration baseline from a Configuration Pack, by adding new properties to the specified configuration items.
- Administrator Workflow: Refining a Configuration Baseline from a Configuration Pack by Modifying the Configuration Baseline Rules
- Provides a dataflow for a recommended path to refining a configuration baseline from a Configuration Pack, by modifying the configuration baseline rules.