[SCCM] Setup/Installation Help

[GRitchie]

Morning,

I'm really keen to set up an SCCM server to host my AntiVirus, Imaging System, Updates etc. however I'm not entirely sure where to start!

Going into my volume licensing center presents me with a whole list of SCCM products and then those dropdown to even more versions.

 

Could anyone point me in the direction of what to download or a good guide?

 

(See below for what's showing in my VLSC)

[GavinB]

I'm using the guide from Windows Noob that has been recommended here before. Step By Step Guides - System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager - Configuration Manager 2012 - www.windows-noob.com

[Norphy]

Out of that lot, you want either System Center 2012 R2 Datacenter or Standard. The edition that you use will depend on what, exactly, you're managing.

 

If you want to manage servers as well as clients, System Center licensing works in the same manner as Windows licensing, i.e. you need a System Center license either per two CPU sockets or per server if the server only has one. The Standard license licenses just that server plus two virtual guests per server, the Datacenter license licenses the host plus all of its guests. That gets you the entire System Center suite, not just ConfigMgr. Using that, you're also entitled to monitor your servers with SCOM and back them up using DPM, not that I'd recommend the latter.

 

 

If you're not managing servers, just get the Standard license. You also need to have a System Center Client Management license per computer but if you already have a variant of EES, you're probably already covered for that.

 

 

If you look at the System Center download, you'll see the list above. You will need the "System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection With Service Pack 2 Multilanguage" and "System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Client Management License With Service Pack 1 Multilanguage". The first installs ConfigMgr 2012 SP2, the second converts that installation to 2012 R2 SP1 and enables the features which 2012 doesn't have. You won't need the EndPoint Protection downloads, that's already included in the main ConfigMgr downloads.

 

I've said this many times before but I'm going to say it again. ConfigMgr is a complex beast. If you can, get training for it. It's well worth it.