Fundamentals of Configuration Manager

Applies to: Configuration Manager (current branch)

If you're new to Configuration Manager current branch, start with the fundamentals. Before you run setup to install your first site, learn about the basic concepts of Configuration Manager. If you're already familiar with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, then start with What's changed from System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.

For information about supported operating systems and supported environments, hardware requirements, and capacity information, see Supported configurations for Configuration Manager.

See the following articles to learn about fundamental concepts for Configuration Manager:

• Fundamentals of sites and hierarchies

• About upgrade, update, and install

• Fundamentals of managing devices

• Fundamentals of client management tasks

• Fundamentals of security

• Fundamentals of role-based administration

• Fundamentals of content management