I previously posted instructions on how to setup SCCM 2012, the first release. While this was a huge improvement on 2007, even more has changed and been improved upon since, with extended support and integration for App-V 5.0, managing clients on MACs, Linux, Android etc. In honesty this post may be a little bit overkill as not a whole lot has changed in the setup but I recognized this as an opportunity to clarify on certain aspects of the Setup. Also, there has been a couple of changes in the setup of the requirements e.g. installing the SDK, no need to extend the schema on Server 2012. So that’s where the value will likely come in this post.
So first, let’s cover the the pre-requisites required on your SCCM Server.
Configure your Server\Install your pre-requisites
On your SCCM Server you should Add the following roles: Windows Desktop Services, .Net Framework, WSUS, Remote Differential Compression, IIS, BITS and ADDS Snap-in Tools.
Performance
Static Content Compression
Health and Diagnostics
HTTP logging
Tracing
Request Monitor
Common HTTP Features
HTTP Errors
HTTP Redirection
Basic Authentication
Windows Authentication
Static Content
Default Document
Request Filtering
Directory Browsing
HTTP Errors
HTTP Redirection
IP and Domain Restrictions
Security
Management Tools
IIS Management Console
IIS Management Scripts and Tools
Management Service
IIS 6 Management Compatibilty
IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
IIS 6 Scripting Tools
IIS 6 Management Console
Application Development
ASP.NET
.NET Extensibility
ASP
ISAPI Extensions
ISAPI Filters
On the server in question. If you use Windows Firewall you will need to set exception for port 1433 and 4022 as these are used by SCCM
You need to browse to ASDI Edit which should be on your server now. You need to connect to your SCCM server. You need to create a container called System Management. Navigate to the System Container and then create the System Management Container within. Next modify the security properties on the System container and ensure the SCCM Server itself has Full Control.
Ensure you have a SQL Server setup and ready as SCCM stores reporting information in this database. Your SQL Server must be SQL Server 2008 SP2 or later. SQL Server 2012 as of yet is not supported. But I have not had issue with it, I setup SQL Server 2012 for my most recent setup of SCCM 2012. I set it up as default and then went into the Configuration Center after install and modified the services to use the Local System account as their service account. This seemed to meet SCCM 2012’s requirements. If the SQL Instance you are using is not the default instance, you’ll need to make sure Dynamic Ports are not enabled. Personally, I ensure the SQL Server runs using the Local System account and I create a login with DBReader and DBWriter rights for the server name in SQL.
Also no matter what version of SQL you use you will need to go into SQL Management Studio and modify the settings to modify the maximum memory setting. The suggested setup for a primary site is a minimum of 8GB and 4GB for a secondary site. You can find this in the Properties for your Database in SQL Management Studio.
If you’re not installing to the Default Instance on your SQL Server. You will want to ensure Dynamic Ports are not configured for your Named Instance.
More info can be found HERE
SCCM 2012 originally required extra pre-requisites and manual effort before setup could be completed. Fortunately in 2012 R2 there’s a little less, that’s because a lot if covered by installing Configuration Manager 2012 SDK, which can be found HERE
Setup
Launch the SCCM 2012 R2 Installer
Click Install
Click Next
You can setup a central administration site if you intend on having multiple SCCM Servers which you would like to manage from a central point, for this post I am selecting to install a primary site. Click Next
Enter the product key and Click Next
Check I accept these license terms and then Click Next
Check all three of the checkboxes and click Next
Download the Setup to a share in your environment. Can be a local drive but you may prefer a UNC path. Click Next
Enter a three letter Site Code, a descriptive Site Name and leave the default Installation folder. Ensure to have the checkbox on this dialog checked to install the management console. Click Next.
Choose whether or not to provide feedback to Microsofts mothership. Click Next.
Click Next
The setup will complete.
Deploy the SCCM Client to End Users
Open the Configuration Management Console. Navigate under Administration and Hierarchy Configuration and right click on Boundaries and click Create Boundary
Select IP address range from the drop down box. Give a decent description. Select a valid IP address range for your environment. Click Apply, Click OK
You can next right click on Boundary Groups and click Create Boundary Group and Add the Boundary just created
Under the Preferences tab and Add the Site System Server which was setup.
Next, browse to Discovery Methods. Right Click on Active Directory System Discovery and click Run Full Discovery Now. Repeat this on other ‘methods’ which are relevant for you e.g. Group Directory (A little different but not complicated), User Directory
Expect to receive the above prompt. Click Yes.
Browse to Assets and Compliance. Now if you browse under the collections and Devices you should see these are populated.
Now you are ready to deploy the client. Navigate to Administration, Site Configuration and click on Sites. Under Settings click on Client Installation Settings, Client Push Installation. Here you can select some of the Client Deployment settings and configure the service account for management of the client. If you browse to a Device under Assets and Compliance you should now be able to click Install Client by right clicking on the machine or the collection (device collection).
At this point, you should ensure that there’s a Firewall exception for VMI set on your client machines. It’s a good idea to also ensure the BITS is installed on the primary site server and is working.
If you browse to a machine which was part of the collection, you’ll see a process has started for the SCCM Client Setup.
Software Center will now appear in the Start Menu and Configuration Manager should appear under the Control Panel. You can now deploy applications to this machine. For more on deploying applications take a look at some of my other posts under the SCCM option at the top of my site.
