How to Enable Site Server High Availability in SCCM

Sat, 02 Jun 2018 17:30:00 +0000

Overview

In this video guide, we will be covering how to configure site server high availability in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Current Branch. We will cover the prerequisites to install a passive site server, how to perform the installation, and how to fail over to the passive server.

Topics in Video

Review Basic’s of the Site Server and what actions it performs and impacts of it being down – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=27
Basic’s of High Availability of the Site Server – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=134
Review the lab setup and the current site server and site systems in the environment – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=267
Add the computer account of the new Passive site server to the Site Servers AD Security Group so it has permissions to the Systems Management container – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=430
Add the Computer Account or Security Group of the new passive site server to the Local Admins on the SQL Server and SysAdmin rights to the SQL Instance – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=518
Install .NET 3.5 SP1 on the new passive site server – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=669
Install WSUS (API’s) on the new passive site server – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=728
- Install-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices-API
- Get-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices*
Install Remote Differential Compression role – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=815
- Install-WindowsFeature RDC
Install the Windows 10 ADK (WinPE, Deployment Tools, and USMT) – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=860
Add Site Servers AD Security Group that contains Site Server Computer Accounts to Local Administrators on the new passive site server – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=933
Move ContentLibrary from a local path on the active site server to a remote network share – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=1009
Go through the wizard in the console to add a new “Site System Server” and choose the “Site server in passive mode” – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=1309
Review the site server prerequisites check in the “Site Server Status” node in the console – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=1450
Review C:\ConfigMgrSetup.log on new passive site server once core setup is started – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=1654
After core setup is complete review sitecomp.log on passive site server to see components under SMS_EXECUTIVE getting registered – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=1688
Installing the SMS_Provider on the new passive site server so the console could still connect is the active site server goes down – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=1778
Review process to promote site server in passive mode to active mode – https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=2053

Helpful Resources:

Site Server Failure Impacts – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/manage/site-failure-impacts#site-server
High availability options for Configuration Manager – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/high-availability-options
High Availability Prerequisites – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/site-server-high-availability#prerequisites
High Availability Limitations – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/site-server-high-availability#limitations
High Availability Site server promotion – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/site-server-high-availability#site-server-promotion
High availability for sites and hierarchies – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/high-availability-options#bkmk_snh
Use a site server in passive mode – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/high-availability-options#use-a-site-server-in-passive-mode
Site server high availability in Configuration Manager – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/site-server-high-availability
What’s new in 1810 – Hierarchy support for site server high availability – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/plan-design/changes/whats-new-in-version-1810#hierarchy-support-for-site-server-high-availability
Prepare to use SQL Server Always On availability groups with Configuration Manager – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/sql-server-alwayson-for-a-highly-available-site-database
Configure SQL Server Always On availability groups for Configuration Manager – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/configure-aoag
Use a SQL Server cluster for the System Center Configuration Manager site database – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/use-a-sql-server-cluster-for-the-site-database
SQL AlwaysOn High Availability step by step Part 1 | External YouTube Guide – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR1S3feedzU

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How to Configure Backup and Recovery for Microsoft SCCM

Tue, 29 May 2018 08:35:00 +0000

Overview

In this video guide, we will be covering how to perform a backup and restore of a Configuration Manager site. This guide will include using the default “Backup Site Server” site maintenance task as well as how you can use a native SQL Backup as another option. We will also cover how to backup additional items not included in the “Backup Site Server” such as the SCCMContentLib, WSUS Database, Source Files, and the WSUS Content folder.

Topics in Video

Review two backup options using built-in “Backup Site Server” maintenance task or a SQL Backup – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=42
Review what the default backup maintenance task backs up – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=144
Overview of AfterBackup.bat and how it can be used to copy local content not included in the backup task – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=251
Review items that aren’t included in the default backup site maintenance task – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=342
Enable the default “Backup Site Server” maintenance task and back up to a remote UNC share – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=468
Create an AfterBackup.bat in “Inboxes\Smsbkup.box” folder to also copy the SCCMContentLib, WSUS Content, and Source Package folder – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=650
Review if local SCUP database needs to be backup up – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=826
Manually perform initial backup by starting the “SMS_SITE_BACKUP” service – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=1041
Review how AfterBackup.bat get run after each site backup – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=1096
Review what the “Backup Site Server” task actually backed up – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=1175
Review content downloaded (ADK, SQL, .Etc) to allow faster re-install of a site server and how to document the current site server details – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=1259
Review how to set up a SQL maintenance plan to back up the WSUS DB as well as how to back up the SCCM Database if you prefer using a SQL Backup plan instead of the “Backup Site Server” maintenance task – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=1523
Use custom task scheduler for copying SCCM content like SCCMContentLib, WSUS Content, Sources, CD.Latest if you decide to use a backup task not using the site backup maintenance task – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=1895
Reimage site server using Server 2019 (Previous OS was 2016) on the site server to perform recovery – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=2133
Install .NET 3.5 on the Site Server- https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=2336
Install IIS – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=2399
Install Windows 10 ADK – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=2418
Install SQL 2017 and CU12, SQL Management Studio, and Reporting Services – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=2540
Restore WSUS Database – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=2720
Restore CM_PR3 Site Database backup from SQL – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=2807
Restore backup up content (SCCMContentLib, WSUS, Sources, and CD.Latest) using RoboCopy – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=2915
Install the WSUS Role Service – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=3075
Since the MP, DP, and SUP was using HTTPS on the Site Server, we need to request a new Web Server Cert and bind it to the Default Web Site and WSUS Website – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=3391
Launch the restore process using the CD.Latest setup files – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=3505
After core setup completes, review sitecomp.log to validate the site system roles install successfully – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=3820
Review accounts that need to have the password manually re-entered after the restore from C:\ConfigMgrPostRecoveryActions.html – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=3895
Validate clients are talking the to MP and review site status after restore – https://youtu.be/puQyt3aJsmY?t=4144

Helpful Resources:

Back up a Configuration Manager site – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/manage/backup-and-recovery
Recover a Configuration Manager site – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/manage/recover-sites
Scripts Used for RoboCopy Backup

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How to Enable Site Server High Availability in SCCM

Overview

Topics in Video

Helpful Resources:

How to Configure Backup and Recovery for Microsoft SCCM

Overview

Topics in Video

Helpful Resources: