Part 9 - SCCM 2012 R2 Installation : SCCM Primary Site Installation

SCCM Primary Site Installation 

Install the Pre-requisites on the Primary site server in a similar way we did on CAS server.

Pre-requisites

For Roles    -  Check Part 2 of this series

For SQL     -  Check Part 3 of this Series.

For WADK -  Check Part 4 of this series.

After this Delegate the permision of SCCM promary site server in AD Container by following Part 6 of this series.

SCCM Primary Site Installation

Run the splash.hta file from the SCCM setup:-

Click on install:-

Click Next to continue:-

Select “Install a Configuration Manager Primary site” & click next:-

Select the option as per you requirements if you are installing this in production environment provide a key for lab evaluation edition is good to go, it provides 180 days as the trial period:-

Accept the EULA & click on Next to continue:-

Check the License agreement boxes for these products:-

Here the Setup will download updates for the installation to continue, I had these updates downloaded.

Select the “Download required files” option to download the updates, click next to continue:-

Check if English is selected & then click on next to continue:-

Again check if English is selected & Click on next to continue:-

Here you need to provide the details about the site, Provide site code & name:-

Now, as this is the second site in the hierarchy we need to connect it to a CAS, Write the name of the CAS server here:-

Check the SQL Instance details & click on next to continue:-

Leave everything default & click on next to continue:-

Check the Server name as this will be the server where SMS Provider will be installed:-

Select "Configure the communication method on each site system role" & click next:-

Check the site settings, Click on next to continue:-

Select the appropriate option & click on next to continue:-

Review the summary & click on next to proceed with the installation:-

There will be a pre-requisite check before the setup begins installation just like the CAS installation, here only WSUS warning is received as this site do not have the WSUS pre-requisites installed we can ignore this warning now & can proceed with the installation it can be installed later.

Click on Begin install to proceed with the installation:-

Once the installation is complete, Don't close this wizard now we will be coming to this again later:-

Once the Configuration Manager is installed, Go to C:\Program File\Microsoft Configuration Manager\tools & Run cmtrace.exe :-

Set CMTrace as the default log file viewing Application by clicking on "Yes":-

Go back to the setup again & Click on View log :-

You can check the complete installation details from this log file:-

This is the new Primary site:-

Go to Monitoring/Site Hierarchy and you should get the hierarchy diagram here:-

These are the entry created by the site in AD Container:-

Important Links:-

SCCM 2012 R2 Installation Series