Part 10 - SCCM 2012 R2 Installation : Configuring SCCM Primary Site (Discovery Methods)

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After the successful installation of SCCM Primary site we will start with the configuration part, in this process we will configure the :-

1. Discovery Methods
2. Boundary & Boundary Group
3. Client Settings.
4. Accounts (Network Access account & Client installation account)

This post describes the Discovery Methods.

Discovery Methods :-

Go to Administrator\Hierarchy Configuration\Discovery Methods

Right Click on Active Directory Forest Discovery & Select Properties :-

Check all the options here, it will create active directory default boundary :-

Click on OK & then click on Yes to run the discovery :-
 

Monitor the background process using ADForestDisc.log :-

 Right Click on Active Directory Group Discovery & Select Properties :-

 
Click on "Enable Active Directory Group Discovery" :-

Click on Add\Location:-

Click on Browse & select the root & the click on OK:-

Click on Poling Schedule & select Enable Delta Discovery :-

Click on OK & then Yes to run the Discovery:-

Monitor the background process using ADForestDisc.log :-

 Right Click on Active Directory System Discovery & Select Properties :- 

 Click on "Enable Active Directory System Discovery" then click on Yellow icon :-

Click on Browse

Select the root directory & Click OK, if you have a separate OU created for Systems then you can add it here :-

Click on OK :-

Go to Polling schedule Tab & check "Enable Delta Discovery" set the time to 20 Mins :-

Go to Options Tab & check both the options :-

Click on OK & then Yes to run the discovery :-
 

Monitor the background process using adsysdis.log :-

  Right Click on Active Directory User Discovery & Select Properties :- 

Check "Enable Active Directory User Discovery" & click the yellow icon :-

Click on Browse :-

Select the root & click on OK:-

Click on OK:-

Go to polling schedule & Check "Enable delta discovery", Enter the time to 20 minutes :-

Click on OK & then Click on Yes to run the discovery :-

Monitor the background process from  adursdis.log :-

 

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Part 11 - SCCM 2012 R2 Installation : Configuring SCCM Primary Site (Boundary & Boundary Group)

 

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