To set up a new site in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012, you can use either the Configuration Manager 2012 Setup Wizard or perform an unattended installation using the scripted installation method.
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| Verify that your systems meet the supported configurations for installing Configuration Manager 2012 before you initiate the site installation. |
Configuration Manager 2012 Setup Wizard
The Configuration Manager 2012 Setup Wizard provides options to perform the following actions:
- Install a Configuration Manager primary site
server: When you choose to install a new primary site, you can
manually configure the site settings in the wizard or have Setup
configure the site with a default installation path, to use a local
installation of SQL Server with the default instance for the site
database, to install a local management point, and install a local
distribution point. When you manually configure site settings, you
can review the information that you enter at the Setup Wizard
summary page before any changes are made to your system. After you
have verified that the setup options are correct, the system will
be checked to verify that all installation prerequisites are
met.
- Install a Configuration Manager central
administration site: The central administration site is used for
reporting and to facilitate communication between primary sites in
the hierarchy. There is only one central administration site in a
Configuration Manager 2012 hierarchy. You can review the
information that you enter at the Setup Wizard summary page before
any changes are made to your system. After you have verified that
the setup options are correct, the system will be checked to verify
that all installation prerequisites are met.
- Recover a site server: In
Configuration Manager 2012, recovery is integrated in the
Configuration Manager 2012 Setup Wizard. You can recover
a central administration site or primary site using the recovery
process.
- Perform site maintenance or reset this site:
When an existing central administration site or primary site is
detected, you can perform site maintenance, such as changing the
SQL Server and SMS Provider configurations for the site, or
initiate a site reset.
- Uninstall a Configuration Manager site
server: When an existing site is detected on the local computer,
you have the option to uninstall the site server.
Configuration Manager 2012 Unattended Setup
To perform an unattended installation for a new Configuration Manager 2012 central administration site or primary site, you can create an unattended installation script and use the Setup command /script option. The script supplies the same kind of information that the Setup Wizard prompts for except that there are no default settings. All values must be specified for the setup keys that apply to the type of installation you are using.
What’s New in Configuration Manager 2012
The following features in Setup are new or have changed in Configuration Manager 2012 from Configuration Manager 2007.
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New Setup options |
The following options are new in Configuration Manager 2012 Setup:
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No Setup option to install secondary sites |
Secondary sites can only be installed from the Configuration Manager 2012 console. |
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Installation of the Configuration Manager console is optional |
You can choose to install the Configuration Manager console during Setup or install the console after Setup by using the Configuration Manager console Windows Installer package (adminconsole.msi). |
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Unattended installation script is automatically created |
Setup automatically creates the unattended installation script when you confirm the settings on the Summary page of the wizard. The unattended installation script contains the settings that you choose in the wizard. You can modify the script to install other sites in your hierarchy. Setup creates the script in %TEMP%\ConfigMgrAutoSave.ini. |
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Database replication |
When you have more than one Configuration Manager 2012 site in your hierarchy, Configuration Manager uses database replication to transfer data and merge changes made to a site’s database with the information stored in the database at other sites in the hierarchy. This enables all sites to share the same information. When you have a primary site without any other sites, database replication is not used. Database replication is enabled when you install a primary site that reports to a central administration site or when you connect a secondary site to a primary site. |
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Setup Downloader |
The Setup Downloader (SetupDL.exe) is now a standalone application that downloads the files required by Setup. You can now see the progress of files being downloaded and verified, and only the required files are downloaded (missing files and files that have been updated). |
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Prerequisite Checker |
The Prerequisite Checker (prereqchk.exe) is now a standalone application that verifies server readiness for a specific site system role. In addition to the site server, site database server, and provider computer, the Prerequisite Checker now checks management point and distribution point site systems. |