Manage Configuration Manager clients - Managing Enterprise Devices and Apps - page 230

Client installation
To deploy the components of the Configuration Manager client software efficiently to poten-
tial resources, you need to decide which deployment method to use. Consider the benefits of
each installation method and decide which method suits your environment best. The client
deployment methods are as follows:
■ Client push installation This method pushes the software for the Configuration
Manager client software to client computers. You can automate this deployment
method so that client installation occurs on systems assigned to the site, or you can
manually initiate a client push installation to any discovered system supported for cli-
ent installation.
■ Group Policy installation This method uses Group Policy to publish or assign the
Configuration Manager client software to computers when the Group Policy Object
(GPO) updates on the computer.
■ Software update point installation Use this method to install the Configuration
Manager client software installation program (CCMSetup.exe) as a software update to
a software update point. This is useful if Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is
in use in the environment, particularly if you have Windows Firewall enabled and not
configured to support other installation methods.
■ Manual installation In this method, you manually initiate the Configuration
Manager client software installation on computers by using CCMSetup.exe. If AD DS
contains published information from Configuration Manager, and if you run
CCMSetup.exe without any command-line parameters, the client installation process
will retrieve the published client installation parameters from AD DS.
■ Logon script installation This method uses CCMSetup.exe in a logon script to trig-
ger the client installation. This method ensures that the Configuration Manager client
software is installed on all computers to which the user has local administrator permis-
sions and that are members of the domain in which the policy that applies the logon
script is configured.
■ Upgrade installation (software deployment) Use this method to upgrade existing
client software on computers to newer Configuration Manager versions.
■ Operating system deployment When using operating system deployment to
deploy a new operating system or to upgrade an existing one, you can include the
Configuration Manager client software as part of the operating system deployment
process.
■ Computer imaging Use this method to preinstall the Configuration Manager cli-
ent software on a master image computer that will be used to build your enterprise's
computers.
Depending on the client installation method you use, the complexity of configuration can
vary significantly. However, all the installation methods use the same files and complete the