SCCM 2012 R2 requirements

Just want to quickly check for a new site installation
1. Do you have to install 2012 SP1 first or does R2 include SP1?
2. Assuming 2012 SP1 first do you need to install CU4 which I believe is the latest update ?
3. Does the above fix OSD build performance issues?
4. MDT 2013 is presumably compatible/recommended with above
5. Will R2 support client XP machines i.e. install agent and run an in-place OSD upgrade XP -> Windows 7
6. When/after extending the Schema (new site) do you have to pre-create the System Manager container or will the install do it
Thanks
Ian Burnell, London (UK)

Hi,
1. No, ConfigMgr 2012 r2 is a new release of Configuration Manager 2012 and it contains all the fixes SP1 included for 2012 Sp1. For a new installation you can a fresh of install Configuration Manager 2012 r2 direclty from the ISO no Sp1 required.
2. No
3. CU1 for R2 does, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2938441
4. Yes
5. Yes, Configuation Manager 2012 r2 does but not MDT 2013.
6.You will either have to pre-create it or grant the Primary (or CAS) server's computer account full permissions to the System container. so yes, I would recommend that you pre-create it instead.
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SCCM 2012 License requirements

Hi all
i'm little confused with SCCM 2012 licensing , :)
i have a environment with 700 users that require SCCM services. 650 client computers 50 servers. mainly required for software update service from SCCM.
i'm going to install single-primary site server (Physical) with SQL server co-hosted. SCCM client will be deployed to 650 client computers (win 7) and 50 servers (physical).
please tell me the licenses that required for this solution (how many system center standards and client ML/ server ML)
Asitha

Hi,
For the clients it is easy, 1 CAL per computer, they are included in both Core CAL and Enterprise CAL if you have that for your clients.
For the Site Server there is no cost, and SQL user Rights are included so as long as you use SQL Server Standard and only use it for System Center 2012 products no SQL Server License is required.
For the servers that you will manage it is more tricky, it is based on VM's per host .. cehck this link for details.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/system-center-2012-r2/buy.aspx#fbid=HH7RjuV6X3O
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SCCM 2012 - Network requirements for Client communication to primary in a Cross Forest Environment

Hello, I have been trying to get some definitive answers on what network traffic is required between a client and a primary site versus a secondary in a cross forest scenario.
Here is the scenario:
Company A has an existing SCCM 2012 primary Site. Company B (Separate Forest) has now been brought in. One subnet on each side can route to each other and using that one subnet a two way forest
trust has been setup. But the remote offices have IP address overlaps between companies. At some point in the future all assets on company B will be re-IP and brought over to Company A domain. But in the interim it would be nice to get SCCM cross forest clients
working. Upgrading to a CAS model with two Primaries would not be preferred here as this is a temporary solution.
My questions are as follows.
If a secondary site is deployed into Company B Forest/Network. I have seen people online elude to that clients will still need to communicate to the Primary located at Company A, even though they
are assigned to a secondary on Company B’s network. Is this true? Is there any workarounds for this? Is a NAT back to the primary acceptable, or is reverse lookup required?
Will the Primary need to communicate directly to the clients in Company B? If this is in fact a requirement, then this would be a show stopper. But if its only needed for things like client pushes,
then we could work around it.
Thanks

"But the remote offices have IP address overlaps between companies"
Technically, this is unsupported because clients, depending upon your boundaries, will not be able to find a local DP since they use IP addresses for this. The only way to work around this is to use AD Site boundaries.
"though they are assigned to a secondary"
Clients are *never* assigned to a secondary site -- that's not what secondary sites are for. Yes, clients require communication with an MP in the primary site where they are assigned. There is no way to change this or work-around this except to put
an MP from the primary site closer to those clients and use the new MP affinity option in R2 CU3.
Reverse lookups are only used to verify names by applications that wish to have this type of functionality (which are very few in number) and have nothing to do with true network traffic. NATing is an issue for the reason I gave above -- DP location.
Remote control, client push, and WoL won't work either because there is no way for the traffic to reach the destination behind the NAT.
All client *agent* communication in ConfigMgr is client initiated in ConfigMgr (remote control, client push, and WoL -- as just mentioned -- are sort of exceptions to this but they don't really involve the client *agent*.)
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How to create a SCCM 2012 Custom Requirement for OS Architecture?

Hey guys,
I'm using the application model to deploy several 32-Bit and 64-Bit apps and I’m looking to simplify things a bit. Right now I'm using the built-in requirements to specify the
supported OS Architectures for my 32-Bit/64-Bit only applications. This is a bit tedious as it requires me to check every single OS type I want an application to support (i.e. for 64-Bit stuff I check Windows 7 x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2
x64, Windows Server R2 x64 and vice versa for 32-Bit). Really all I want is some sort of requirement that lets me specify "Install for all 64-Bit OSes" or "Install for all 32-Bit OSes" depending upon the application in question.
I’ve been looking at some of the options for a custom requirement and I’m pretty sure I can use that piece to achieve the results I want, I just need to determine what condition
I need to test against to make it work. Based on what I’ve read I’m thinking that checking the following registry key should work:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Environment
KEY: PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE
But I am concerned it could produce the wring result when you have a 32-Bit OS installed on a machine with a 64-Bit capable processor (I have a lot of those in my environment). I also have some older XP/2003 machines to support as well and I’m concerned
that this method might not work for those systems. Has anyone here faced this same issue and come up with a solution that is relatively foolproof and (if so) would you mind sharing your solution?

Create a custom global condition called "OS Architecture x64" and use it as an existential rule. You are either x64 or are not x64 (implying x86... you'll be on the next version of ConfigMgr when 128-bit Windows comes out...).
For the rule, use a WQL query to look at the architecture of the OS.
Win32_OperatingSystem
OSArchitecture = '64-bit'
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See that's why I posted here. I knew somebody out there had to have come up with a good solution for this and I have to say Nash this is indeed very clever and now that you spelled it out for me also a total no-brainer. Either it is 64-Bit or it isn't!
That's really all I need to know for my deployment. I was working on two conditions (a 32-Bit and a 64-bit) when (really) all I needed was one. Very very slick. I love it man, thanks for sharing!

SCCM 2012 Application Requirement Check and Recheck Interval

Looking for any information regarding the frequency that a Required Application will retry to check it's requirements if it fails to pass
a requirement at a deadline previously.
For example, the latest version of Java 7 Update 55 works best if IE is not up and running on the target machine in order to
install successfully and silently. So we created a requirement using a WQL query to detect if IE is up and running, and if IE is running to NOT install Java. However,
everyone pretty much always has IE up so its going to be tough to capture a time when these systems (85% laptops) meet the criteria for installation. We thought that we could try to install at a logged off state, but these systems are always on the move
and rarely left logged off and up and running so thats not an great option. Since this Java install is a Required Application it will be subject to Application Enforcement cycle which will run every 7 days, but that isn't frequent enough for us in this
example.
Anyone had to deal with something like this yet? Our options look like we might have to prompt the user, or increase the frequency
of the app enforcement cycle.
Appreciate any insight.
Thanks

In this case you indeed completely depend on the Application Deployment Evaluation Cycle.
For something like this I would start look at something like that this:
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SCCM 2012 buying license

Hello,
Requirement: I want to create a only test setup for SCCM 2012.My requirement is every package is being tested for Deployment in test environment.
Kindly let me know the pre-requisites (Software and Hardware) for creating this setup and licenses i need to purchase and cost of each of them.
Thanks in advance.
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The trial is the exact same as the licensed version. Whatever your issue is causing the reboot it's not because it's a trial. However, generally speaking Microsoft will allow you to run labs as part of your license agreement. Nobody in these forums are licensing
experts, Microsoft has a licensing help desk that can help you. If you just insist on paying for licenses to use for a lab you should contact a reseller such as CDW. Pricing info is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/system-center/configuration-manager-2012-buy.aspx
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SCCM 2012 - Query

Hi,
I have primary SCCM 2012 SP1, SCCM database server and standalone reporting SQL server separately.
1. I am trying to enable reporting service role in which it is detecting the primary database automatically. When i enter standalone reporting SQL server with instance name and i dont know what to enter in database name. I am getting an error while verifying.
Is it possible to configure the reporting services role if the reporting SQL server is different from primary SCCM database
2. I have a proxy server as per my understanding, i need to open WSUS user port 80 or 443 to connect to microsoft website to download the patches and client to WSUS is 8531 or 8532. Is this correct. Please correct me
3. In SCCM 2012 SP1 requires computer account and installation account needs to be added as a local admin on the primary database and reporting SQL server database.
4. I have MCAFEE antivirus enabled on all the servers. So for SCCM SQL replication is it fine to allow inbound rules for 1433 and 4022 on SQL service broker or i need to create exception for 1433 and 4022 on MCAFEE antivirus
Regards, Pratap

1. I got some information, i think SQL reporting person hasnt created a data source to point to site database. Because of which when i run the reporting services role it is not detecting the reporting server instance. Do we have doc on how to create a data
source. Hope this should be correct solution
2. So what happens in case if i use default website for WSUS. Which port i should open in proxy
3. But still component
/hierarchy component shows a critical error stating account doesnt have proper privelege on site system (database)
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SCCM 2012 Disk Space

Hi
I prepare to migrate SCCM 2007 to SCCM 2012, i create one server "stand -alone" (SCCM 2012), i have around 8000 clients.
On SCCM 2007:
Drive C: 60 Go
Drive E: SMSPKGE$ = 300 Go, SMSPKG = 250 Go. (Sources another server).
Did i forget something when calculating disk space?
Thanks

My plan for a new server (4 vCPU, 32 Go RAM, C: 800 Go) just C: drive because SQL 2012 and sources packages on another server (source don't move), on C: drive install only OS and SCCM 2012?
Hi,
Your disk space is enough.
There is a blog talks about SCCM 2012 hardware requirements. You could have a look.
Configuration Manager 2012 Sizing considerations
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/scstr/archive/2012/05/31/configuration_2d00_manager_2d00_2012_2d00_sizing_2d00_considerations.aspx
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SCCM 2012 SP1 is Running on SQL Server 2012 with NO CU

I am working in an org that has SCCM 2012 SP1, it is and always has been running on SQL Server 2012 RTM, with NO CU installed it seems (judging by the file versions 11.0.2100.60, which are not the same as as documented here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2703275).
sigh..........
So before I upgrade to R2 I will ensure I installed SP2 and CU3 onto SQL Server.
However, I am concerned about WHY SCCM 2012 SP1 requires SQL Server 2012 CU2 as a minimum and what damage may have been done as a result of this configuration?
Are there any actions that can be performed as remediation or health check?
Can anyone speculate?

However, I am concerned about WHY SCCM 2012 SP1 requires SQL Server 2012 CU2 as a minimum
Because the Microsoft product group decided it that way. All supported SQL versions are listed here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx#BKMK_SupConfigSQLDBconfig
Damage? Hard (impossible) to tell. You would have seen errors in various components if there were problems.
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SCCM 2012 : Deploying System Center Configuration Manager 2012, Required Desinging Help.

Hi,
I required some one to help designing an SCCM 2012 Solution. I dont have any knowledge on Design Part, This is my first deployment
My goal: Interconnect 3 remote offices and The infrastructure is as follows:
Primary Site Server ( HQ ) : 1000 users
Secondary Site ( Location1) : 2000 Users
Secondary Site ( Location2) : 2000 Users
Link Between Primary and Secondary Sites : 8 MBPS MPLS link
Database will be installed on a remote SQL 2012 Server.
Please let me know is there any tool to generate Design document.
If possible please design and put the Image on the blog.

Why using a remote SQL server? I'd install it locally. There is no tool available.
Just make sure that you are using a standalone primary site (therefore no CAS) and place a secondary at location 1 and 2.
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SCCM 2012 Reporting Code Returns Same Value For Total Number Of Required Updates Per Computer

I'm trying to make a custom report in SCCM 2012 R2 with SQL 2012 since Microsoft took out the ability to list the number of updates needed per computer. This was in WSUS reporting but is not in SCCM reporting. I've made a custom report for this but can't
quite get it to work. The report runs but the same value for total number of updates needed shows up for every computer. I took a query from one report and am trying to get it to run inside the select statement from another report. Here is the code as it is
right now:
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v_StateNames.StateID = v_Update_ComplianceStatusAll.Status and
v_StateNames.Statename = 'Update is required'
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            asite.SMS_Assigned_Sites0 as AssignedSite,
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Ben JohnsonWY

There's plenty wrong with it. It gives you no idea of how many patches each box needs. Then you have to click on each computer, click the sort arrow by the "required" column, and count the number needed. When you have hundreds of computers to work on this
is a big deal as it's very time consuming. What's great about the view in WSUS that had this is that it listed this for you and you could sort the required column. So if have most computers needing 2 patches, you can go find the one that needs 40 and 150 (to
over exaggerate) and put the time on them needed to see why they're so far behind. The WSUS format was quick, easy, and informative. SCCM makes getting this info a royal PITA which is why I'm (and many others) so royally peeved at MicroShaft for removing this
functionality, but that's what we've all come to expect from MicroShaft--just like when then took the nice colorful themes out of Office 2010 and replaced them in Office 2013 with just white, gray, and a darker gray. That's super boring and actually hurts
my eyes.
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Is the distribution point role required on an SCCM 2012 site server?

I am wondering if the distribution point role is required on an SCCM 2012 site server.
We have an installation of SCCM 2012 SP1 with a site server, and two remote DPs.
I would like to remove the DP role from the site server, and stand up another server (2012) at the same location, making it a DP and also have it hold the WSUS content.
I was successful in creating the DP on the new server. I distributed all of our packages to the new server.
I then removed the packages from the DP on the site server, and removed the DP role from the site server.
After making these changes, we lost the ability to deploy packages, either from the new DP server, or from the previously existing DPs that were at other locations.
Deployment status in the SCCM console showed that clients were “waiting for content”.
I found that adding the DP role back to the site server, and distributing packages to it corrected the problem.
Deployment resumed after doing that. Is it necessary to have packages on a DP on the site server?
We want to virtualize the server, and would like to make it as small as possible to facility restores.

Hi,
Have you checked the log file distmgr.log? Maybe it can give us some clues.
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Required Ports to connect remote SQL named Instance for SCCM 2012 R2

Hi,
I have allowed the TCP 1433,1434,135 and 80 but still unable to connect the remote SQL named instance DB for the SCCM 2012 R2... and getting below error..can you please suggest if any other port required for the same, i have turned off the windows
firewall and RPC service is running ob Remote SQL and SCCM 2012 R2 server..
CCMsetuplog
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During the installation you need more ports. You would also need the (dynamic) RPC ports. See for a complete list (section Site Server --> SQL Server):
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh427328.aspx
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SCCM 2012 MDT 2012 UDI Require domain credentials to run task sequence

We are in the process of moving to SCCM 2012 integrated with MDT 2012 for OSD from using MDT 2012 by itself. We're trying out UDI task sequences and have noticed a pretty gaping hole in functionality vs MDT 2012 by itself: password protecting a task sequence.
In MDT 2012 there was a built-in feature that required domain credentials to run a task sequence. If one exists using SCCM/MDT 2012, I haven't been able to find it. I've only found stuff like this http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2336-password-protect-a-task-sequence/ which
would allow you to set a password, but not authenticate against AD. So, I'm wondering if there are any options to protecting a task sequence with domain authentication?
My understanding is that the Refresh and Replace StageGroup only run when you kick off a UDI task sequence in Windows. That means I have to make a task sequence available to the Configuration Manager Client in order for a tech to run a Refresh/Replace. And,
that in turn means that the UDI task sequence will be visible to all users since it needs to be available to their computer. Or, am I completely missing how UDI OSD should flow? If so, then I hope someone can correct me.
I'd appreciate any help or advice you can give. Thanks.

Hi,
I am sorry to say that you are correct in your conclusions. There is no builtin way in ConfigMgr/MDT/UDI to require a domain username/password to run a task sequence, your option from Windows-noob.com is one way of solving it.
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Thanks for the info. What about workflow? How do you usually handle UDI in Replace and Refresh scenarios? Do you deploy the task sequence to collections that users can access?

Required access for SCCM 2012 R2 Client End

Hi all,
What is minimum level of access required for SCCM 2012 client machines management ( Deploy , Discovery , agent install …etc) , we have an account called clientdeploy , is that account is mandatory
to have local administrators privilege on all client machine to manage everything , is that Microsoft recommended one ?
Sengo

No, Not required this account to be local admin in all client.
If you want access required for sccm 2012, for deploying app., O.s and managing client, this account must be member of sms group such as configmgr remote control users for remote tool
For more details, you can refer below link
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh427337.aspx
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