With the release of Service Pack 1 of Configuration Manager 2012 more platform support is added to support the Unified Device Management vision of Microsoft. Some of the platforms are managed directly by Configuration Manager 2012 by installing a client, some of them are managed via a Windows Intune Wave D subscription and some of them via the Exchange connector. This blog will give you an overview which platform is supported via which way.
The table beneath will give you an overview of the supported platforms with the way to manage them from the Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 Console.
| Platform | Manage via | Features |
| Android | Via Windows Intune connector and/or Via Exchange connector |
Settings Management Software Distribution (only via Intune) Hardware Inventory Remote wipe/retire/block |
| Apple IOS | Via Windows Intune connector and/or Via Exchange connector |
Settings Management Software Distribution (only via Intune) Hardware Inventory Remote wipe/retire/block |
| Apple MAC OS-X 10.6, 10.7 (check blogs 1 and 2) | Directly via client | Settings Management Software Distribution Hardware Inventory Software Inventory |
| Linux – Redhat version 4, 5 ,6 | Directly via client | Software Distribution Hardware Inventory Software Inventory |
| Unix – Solaris version 9, 10 | Directly via client | Software Distribution Hardware Inventory Software Inventory |
| Linux – Suse version 9, 10, 11 | Directly via client | Software Distribution Hardware Inventory Software Inventory |
| Nokia Symbian Belle | Via Exchange connector and/or Direct via client |
Settings Management Software Distribution (only via client) Hardware Inventory Remote wipe/retire/block |
| Windows 8 RT | Via Windows Intune connector | Settings Management Software Distribution Hardware Inventory Remote wipe/retire/block |
| Windows CE 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 | Via Exchange connector and/or Direct via client |
Settings Management Software Distribution (only via client) Hardware Inventory Remote wipe/retire/block |
| Windows Mobile 6.0, 6.1, 6.5 | Via Exchange connector and/or Direct via client |
Settings Management Hardware Inventory Remote wipe/retire/block |
| Windows Phone 7.x | Via Exchange connector | Settings Management Hardware Inventory Remote wipe/retire/block |
| Windows Phone 8 | Via Windows Intune connector and/or Via Exchange connector |
Settings Management Software Distribution (only Intune) Hardware Inventory Remote wipe/retire/block |
| Windows Server 2003 SP2, 2003 R2 SP2, 2008 SP2, 2008 R2 SP1, 20012 | Directly via client | All features |
| Windows XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7, 8 | Directly via client | All features |
The settings management varies per platform, more on that in a later blog.
Hope this helps choosing the right way to manage your (mobile) devices.