Trying out on System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Release Candidate 2- Part 2

In previous post, I’ve shown the step-by-step on the SQL 2008 SP2 CU7 installation. In this post, I will share my step-by-step for the installation of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Release Candidate 2.

STEP 1: Install Windows Component

In Server Manager select Features, Add Features, Select .NET Framework 3.5.1, also select WCF Activation and when prompted answer Add Required Role Services click next and next again

On the Web Server (IIS) roles, select the below Role Services

Common HTTP Features

Static Content

Default Document

Directory Browsing

HTTP Errors

HTTP Redirection

Application Development

ASP.NET

.NET Extensibility

ASP

ISAPI Extensions

ISAPI Filters

Health and Diagnostics

HTTP logging

Logging tools

Request Monitor

Tracing

Security

Basic Authentication

Windows Authentication

URL Authorization

Request Filtering

IP and Domain Restrictions

Performance

Static Content Compression

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

In Server Manager select also the Features

Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)

Compact Server

IIS Server Extension

Remote Differential Compression

STEP 2: Install .NET Framework 4.0

Locate the .NET Framework 4.0 full installer and execute it

STEP 3: Allow firewall exception to SQL Server on port 1433 and 4022

Make sure the traffic between SCCM 2012 server with its Site Database is allow with the following port

·         SQL Server listens on TCP port 1433

·         SQL Broker Service on TCP port 4022

STEP 4: Create SYSTEM MANAGEMENT container

Launch the ADSIEDIT.msc from the domain controller and connect to the Default naming context.

Add System Management container under the SYSTEM container

STEP 5: Delegate Permission on System Management container

Open Active Directory User and Computers (ADUC), and tick the “Advanced Features” from the View drop-down menu.

When the Welcome to Delegation of Control Wizard appears click next, then click Add. click on Object Types, select Computers. Type in the SCCM server name “HV-SCCM2012” and click on Check Names, it should resolve.

Select “Create a custom task to delegate”

Select “This folder, existing objects in this folder, and creation of new objects in this folder”

Tick the permission column “General”, “Property-specific” and “Creation/deletion of specific child objects” and then select “Full Control”

Click Finish to complete the delegation

STEP 6: Extend Active Directory Schema

Locate and run the file “extadsch.exe” to extend the Active Directory Schema for SCCM 2012.

STEP 7: Start Installation of Release Candidate 2 (RC2) of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

 Click on the Install

Click Next

Select only “Install a Configuration Manager primary site” then click on Next button.

Install as evaluation copy

Accept the license terms

Specify the path to allow the download for the pre-requisite components.

Downloading is in progress

If you have the pre-requisite components downloaded before, just need to point it to the location path.

The pre-requisite components are something as below.

Default Server language is English, click Next to continue

Default Client language is English, click Next to continue

Input the unique 3 alphanumeric character Site Code. In this case, I put HV1

Install the primary site as a stand-alone site

Click Yes to continue

Specify the FQDN name for the site database server. In this case is HV-SQL2008.hv.com

Specify the FQDN name for the SMS Provider. In this case is HV-SCCM2012.hv.com

Tick only “Configure the communication method on each site system role”

Make sure the Install a management point and Install a distribution point are ticked. Verify on the FQDN as well.

Join the Customer Experience Improvement Program

Setting summary and click Next to continue

Make sure there is no error on the results of Prerequisite Check. WSUS component is able to install it afterwards.

Once the Prerequisite Check is passed, the installation process is begin.

Installation is in progress

Installation completed. Close the Setup Wizard

STEP 8: Launch the Configuration Manager Console

Go to Start à All Programs à Microsoft System Center 2012 à Configuration Manager à Configuration Manager Console

Successfully complete installed the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Release Candidate 2 (Version 5.00.7703) and the Site Database server is HV-SQL2008.hv.com

Trying out on System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Release Candidate 2- Part 1

It has been a while since the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager RC 2 released. If not mistaken should be around middle of January. However, it is still not too late to try on it.

I has been tried it out on my test lab and would like to share it out.  In my test lab, there will be two virtual machines, one is Site Database with SQL 2008 SP2 CU7 and another is the main program of SCCM 2012.

In first part of the blog, I will focus on the installation of the SQL 2008 SP2 CU7.

First of all, take note on the official supported configuration of SQL Server version & edition for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.  You may refer to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx#BKMK_SupConfigSQLSrvReq under the section “Configurations for the SQL Server Site Database”.

STEP 1: Install Windows Component

To install the SQL 2008, it is requiring adding the Windows component à .NET Framework 3.5 first.

Open up the Server Manager à Add Feature

Select .NET Framework 3.5.1. Features

At the Add Features Wizard, click on Add Required Role Services

On the Web Server (IIS) roles, let the Roles Services as default

Application Development
.NET Extensibility

Security
Request Filtering

Installation successful

STEP 2: Start SQL 2008 System Configuration Checker

Run the System Configuration Checker to view the status of pre-requisites before the SQL server installation

STEP 3: Launch the SQL 2008 Installation Wizard

Make sure all the Setup Support Rules is passed. If the Windows Firewall is on, make sure the exception is configured for the incoming and outgoing traffic for SQL.

Select only the require features: Database Engine Services, Reporting Services and Management Tools

Choose as Default instance

Set the SQL Services startup configuration. I’ve chose to start using Local System account and the automatic startup type for SQL Server Agent, SQL Server Database Engine and SQL Server Reporting Services

Set the collation for Database Engine as SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS

Use Windows authentication mode and configure your desire user account or user group as the SQL server administrator

Configure the SQL Reporting Services with the default configuration = Install the native mode default configuration

Make sure all the installation rules passed. Troubleshoot if there is any error or warning

Installation started

Installation succeeded with no error

STEP 4: Upgrade the SQL 2008 to Service Pack 2

Run the SQL 2008 Service Pack 2 installer and update the SQL server

STEP 5: Upgrade the SQL 2008 SP2 with Cumulative Updates 7

Run the CU7 installer and update SQL server

STEP 6: Configure the Network Protocols for MSSQLSERVER

To enable the TCP/IP protocols for the SQL server, navigate to Start à All Programs à SQL Server 2008 à Configuration Tools à  SQL Server Configuration Manager à SQL Server Network Configuration à Protocols for MSSQLSERVER à TCP /IP

Restart the MSSQLSERVER service to let changes take effect.

STEP 7: Configure pre-requisite to ease SCCM 2012 installation

1. Grant SCCM2012 Computer Account as the Local Administrator for Site Database Server

2. Turn off the User Access Control (UAC) setting in Windows

STEP 8: Finished

In next article, I will share out my step-by-step to install the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager RC2 and using this SQL 2008 as its Site Database