SCCM 2012 R2 PS and SS HW requirements

   Hello to all, I'm involved in a SCCM 2007 --> 2012 R2 migration and managers are asking if some secondaries servers could work if they use 4 Gb RAM because they say that they do not have buget to buy/upgrade new HW. I know that
MS suggested min. recommendation
for secondary servers is 8 Gb of RAM.
   Secondary servers in project's environment would have between 500 and 1000 machines run local SQL . Target SCCM 2012 R2 features includes reporting, patch distribution and HW+SW inventory.
   Do you have any experience using SCCM 2012 R2 secondary server below min. HW requirementes that could be shared?
   Your inputs will be appreciated.
   Regards, EEOC.

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Found a document which seemed helpful for our question, please refer to the link below.
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Hardware used for site roles in Microsoft IT
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SCCM 2012 R2: Build and Capture - Windows 8.1 prompting for network

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The only documentation I can find on this is one paragraph in the App-V and ConfigMgr 2012 White Paper (http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/5/A/15AD0DD6-40A8-49E3-86D6-C21E5D0BC7F8/App-V%20and%20ConfigMgr%202012%20White%20Paper.pdf) which
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Manager 2012, no new applications can be deployed via other methods, but all previously deployed
packages will be retained.
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http://www.micromail.com/files/admin/uploads/W285_Field_2_65090.pdf
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Does SCCM 2012 R2 Secondary and DP servers really need backup?

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" 2- If I want to run specific configuration for a site that its Secondary failed, could I run it from the
respective Primary?"
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I am using SCCM 2012 SP1 with MDT 2012 and will be using the Bootwim prestart commands.
Prestart Commands for Task Sequence Media in Configuration Manager
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj651034.aspx
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"Include files for prestart command - Source directory"
Windows PE Background - specify custom background image (UNC Path):"
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So lets save I give it to the vendor on Monday - all fine. I then make a
change to it on Tuesday - update something inside the boot wim.
How smart is this prestage media will it check the server for a later copy
and use that or am it going to be locked in from when I give it to them.
I also might want to put things like active directory lookups for machine
validate as well.
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Normally when you run a Task Sequence and the assigned boot image is different from the boot media you initiated the Task Sequence from, it will download the correct boot image, stage it, and reboot. By default though this creates an issue because
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I would like to type something like:
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http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2012/05/07/config-manager-2012-right-click-tools/
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Do not use WSUS Console to manage the updates. All you things you can finish is in the SCCM Console. Refer to the link posted by Jason.
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SCCM 2012 R2, DHCP and WDS and PXE same server

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