{"id":690,"date":"2015-08-02T10:47:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T10:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidpapkin.net\/?p=690"},"modified":"2015-08-02T10:47:30","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T10:47:30","slug":"managing-the-configuration-manager-client-agent-in-sccm-2012-r2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidpapkin.com\/?p=690","title":{"rendered":"Managing the Client Agent in SCCM 2012 R2 by David Papkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post by David Papkin Managing the Configuration Manager Client Agent in SCCM 2012 R2.<\/p>\n<p>You can install the System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager client agent software on devices such\u00a0as workstations, laptops, servers, and mobile devices. Then, you can manage these devices and perform\u00a0operations such as reporting hardware and software inventory information, installing software, and configuring settings required for compliance. Configuration Manager provides several options for installing\u00a0the client software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Is the Configuration Manager Client Agent?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Configuration Manager client agent is a software component that you install on the<br \/>\ndevices that you want to manage. The Configuration Manager client agent performs tasks on<br \/>\nbehalf of the Configuration Manager server.In previous Configuration Manager versions, the<br \/>\nuser-interface (UI) portion of the Configuration Manager client agent consisted of several 32-bit<br \/>\nControl Panel items. In Configuration Manager 2012, the UI for the Configuration Manager client agent consists of two parts: the Configuration Manager Control Panel item and Software Center. The Configuration Manager client agent consists of many components or agents that are running in the background, which perform tasks based on the site configuration and policy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_683\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidpapkin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/What-Is-Resource-Discovery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-683\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidpapkin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/What-Is-Resource-Discovery-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Resource discovery is a process through which you can search a network for resources that you can use and manage with Configuration Manager.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/What-Is-Resource-Discovery-300x200.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/What-Is-Resource-Discovery.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Resource discovery is a process through which you<br \/>can search a network for resources that you can use and manage with Configuration Manager.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Device Requirements to Support the Windows-Based Configuration\u00a0Manager Client Agent<\/strong><br \/>\nConfiguration Manager 2012 supports client\u00a0computers that are running Windows XP Service<br \/>\nPack 3 (SP3), Windows XP x64 Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Server\u00ae 2003 SP2, or newer<br \/>\noperating systems. Configuration Manager 2012 also supports client computers that are running the Mac operating system (Mac OS X), Linux, and UNIX. The following table lists the additional software prerequisites that certain features require.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_694\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidpapkin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Device-Requirements-to-Support-the-Windows-Based-Configuration-Manager-CLient.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-694\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-694\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidpapkin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Device-Requirements-to-Support-the-Windows-Based-Configuration-Manager-CLient-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Device Requirements to Support the Windows-Based Configuration Manager Client Agent\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Device-Requirements-to-Support-the-Windows-Based-Configuration-Manager-CLient-300x200.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Device-Requirements-to-Support-the-Windows-Based-Configuration-Manager-CLient.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Device Requirements to Support the Windows-Based Configuration\u00a0Manager Client Agent<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d40hr5l-bpU\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This concludes this post by David Papkin Managing the Configuration Manager Client Agent in SCCM 2012 R2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post by David Papkin Managing the Configuration Manager Client Agent in SCCM 2012 R2. You can install the System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager client agent software on devices such\u00a0as workstations, laptops, servers, and mobile devices. 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