JimT1701 Posted May 14, 2012 Report post Posted May 14, 2012 Hello all newbie here so be kind As most of us here I have been tasked with creating a SCCM 2012 Hierarchy from scratch with almost no formal training. Is there a guide for Best Practices when it comes to hierarchy. A little overview of my Companies configuration. We have a coprporate office in Massachusetts This is where I plan to install the Central Management and Primary site We have two remote offices in Wisconsin connected over an MPLS network I need to support OS PXE install as well as Software Distribution and Updates in each of these 2 sites Do I install Secondary sites here or just DPs? We have a site in Austria connected over an MPLS network I need to support OS PXE install as well as Software Distribution and Updates in this site Do I install Secondary sites here or just DPs? We have 2 Sites in China Primary in Suzhou small sales office in Beijing I need to support OS PXE install as well as Software Distribution and Updates in this site Do I install Secondary sites here or just DPs? Also I plan to put the CM database and the Primary database on the same DB server. Can I put the DBs in the same named instance or should I create a seperate named instance for CM and Primary? Also do the remote sites require a full SQL server? Looking for any recommendations for my topology. Thanks again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyweb Posted May 14, 2012 Report post Posted May 14, 2012 take a look at Planning for Sites and Hierarchies in Configuration Manager here on Technet first. Then, if you decide against a standalone primary setup (which can have secondaries and dp's) you can read my hierarchy setup guide here to further understand the do's and don'ts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
