Replacing the SCCM 2012 Primary Site server

[adigraham]

Hi,

 

We currently have a SCCM 2008r2 Primary Site Server (physical server) which has no SCCM updates installed since it has been built.

 

I want to build a new Hyper-V VM, install Windows server 2012r2 and mirror the SCCM 2008r2 Primary Site Server with a view to replace the physical server.

 

This will then allow us to create a full SCCM configuration backup, snapshot the new 2012r2 Primary Site Server before applying all the cumulative updates and update the server to the latest revision.

 

I have searched around and found an article whereby I do the above and i'll need to do a Recovery..

 

All help appreciated.

 

Cheers

 

Adi

[GarthMJ]

You do know that VM snapshots ae NOT supported as a backup.

[adigraham]

You do know that VM snapshots ae NOT supported as a backup.

 

I have amended the original post as I will do a full SCCM type backup before i do the snapshot, the snapshot is just another assurance tbh.

[GarthMJ]

So unless your CM12 is a single server (aka SQL and Primary site on the same VM) I wouldn't even look at VM snapshots. If they are and you are preforming a full CM12 backup then you are good. I have used this before but there are caveats with clients that you will have to watch out for. Aka force full inventories on all clients.

[adigraham]

It is a single server SQL and Primary site on the same VM.

 

So the steps i have mentioned, are they correct?