This is my first post on the Blog. I will be talking about my experience setting up ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 Beta in a lab environment.
Here’s the full walk through for setting up the Lab:
Environment:
- A single Windows server 2012 (x64) box (ConfigMgr.SCCM.LOCAL)
- Domain Controller (SCCM.LOCAL), DNS, DHCP
- A single windows client (WINDOWS7.SCCM.LOCAL)
- I use the domain administrator account to install ConfigMgr and prerequisites. This is because it’s in a lab environment. his wouldn’t be best practice in a production enviroment.
Steps I performed for ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 install:
- Install SQL Server 2012 (x64)
- I installed the Database Engine, Reporting Services, Management Tools Complete (Video)
- Apply the latest cumulative update / service pack (Currently cumulative update 3 for SQL server 2012) (Video)
- Open ports 1433 and 4022 on the ConfigMgr Servers Firewall (Video)
- Set maximum and minimum memory for SQL server (Microsoft recommends you assign between 50 – 80 % of available memory on the server. The recommended minimum memory for a Primary/CAS site is 8 GB). You can assign less than this but you will receive a warning in the prerequisite checker. (Video)
- Install Windows (ADK) for Windows® 8 (Video)
- Deployment Tools
- Windows PE
- USMT
- Extend the Active Directory schema (Video)
- Run the extadsch.exe from the ConfigMgr ISO/CD (CD\SMSSETUP\BIN\X64\extadsch.exe)
- Create the System Management container in Active Directory (Video)
- Give the ConfigMgr server full control to the System Management container
- Optional: Create a group policy that allows file and printer sharing & WMI for clients (This will allow you to push the ConfigMgr client using the client push method) (Video)
- Setup Roles: (Video)
- Optional: Install WSUS role with default settings don’t configure anything in WSUS this will be done in ConfigMgr when you install the software update point
- Install IIS with the following Role Services:
- Common HTTP Features
- Default Document
- Directory Browsing
- HTTP Errors
- Static Content
- HTTP Redirection
- Health and Diagnostics
- HTTP logging
- Logging tools
- Request Monitor
- Tracing
- Performance
- Static Content Compression
- Security
- Request Filtering
- Basic Authentication
- URL Authorization
- IP and Domain Restrictions
- Windows Authentication
- Application Development
- .NET Extensiblity 3.5
- .NET Extensiblity 4.5
- ASP.NET 3.5
- ASP.NET 4.5
- ASP
- ISAPI Extensions
- ISAPI Filters
- Management Tools
- IIS Management Console
- IIS 6 Management Compatibilty
- IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
- IIS 6 Management Console
- IIS 6 Scripting Tools
- IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
- IIS Management Scripts and Tools
- Management Service
- IIS 6 Management Compatibilty
- IIS Management Console
- Common HTTP Features
- Setup Features
- .NET Framework 3.5
- Optional: HTTP activation
- Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
- Remote Deferential Compression (RDC)
- .NET Framework 3.5
- Setup And Configure ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 (Video)
Nice, great tutorial! I’d be great if you could show the automated OS deployment progress in another video. Best regards
Here you go Florian: http://setupconfigmgr.com/?p=65
Thanks, I’m planning on creating a video about OSD in the next few days. I will probably show how to use MDT 2012 Update 1 (User Driver Installation). It wouldn’t be completely automated like zero touch deployment since I would show how to use MDT (UDI).
Nice job! Keep em coming
I’m having a tiny problem I can’t seem to be able to subscribe your feed, I’m using google reader by the way.
I’ll repeat here comment I’ve added through FB plugin, just because I want to add the resolution later:
Very nice tutorial, but something went wrong in my case
First I’ve had some “SQL RMO” issues during the setup which I’ve resolved by installing sqlncli.msi and SQLSysClrTypes.msi manually before installing SCCM, and finally I’ve got successful installation.
But then I’ve found out that there are no any shortcuts in my programs menu. The only new shortcut there, under System Center 2012 group were “Configuration Manager Setup” which starts setup again. It seems that SC site is installed, content of “System Management” container in ADSI Edit is changed (there are some new records), but I don’t have a clue how to do (manage) anything?
I’ve tried twice, and in both cases I’ve started with clean install (new VM…), and the result is the same.
Thanks!
I’ve resolved this also, so I want to share with others how may have the same issue. In my third attempt, in the SCCM installation wizard, on “Site and Installation Settings” page, I’ve unchecked and immediately after rechecked “Install the Configuration Manager console” checkbox. And this time I’ve got successful setup with Configuration Manager.
) If the site is successfully installed, and you just want to add management console, you can simply install it by executing ConsoleSetup.exe which can be found in “[SCCMInstallationDirectory]toolsConsoleSetup” directory on the site server. More details at: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg712320.aspx#BKMK_InstallConsole.
Meanwhile I’ve found that it is not necessary to go through the full installation of SCCM site just to get the console. (Shame on me and my stupidity
Justin, thanks a lot! Your tutorial made it easy to install SCCM. Comparing with technet.microsoft.com, where just Chuck Norris can find the right information, you’ll probably save a days of hard annoying work to many others. Keep with the great work!
B cool
Hey Aleksandar,
Yeah it’s usually the check box’s that get us
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