SMS Upgarde

[csharma180]

Hi All,

I have single tier hierarchy, wherein I have Single SMS 2003 SP1 site server with all machines having SMS 2003 SP1 client. And now I wanted to upgraded my existing SMS 2003 SP1 to SCCM 2007. I wanted to follow Side-by-Side approach, in which I wanted to bring in a new hardware on which I wanted to install my complete SMS 2003 SP1 infrastructure.

In order to do that I have following action Plan.

1. Install windows server 2003 enterprise edition SP1 on new server

2. Install SQL 2005 along with SP2

3. Install SMS on the New server

4. Attach the New server in the existing SMS hierarchy as a child primary server

5. Wait for 24 hours and check that the replication has been completed successfully

6. Detach the new server from the existing hierarchy

7. Install SCCM on the new server

8. Delete the entry of the existing SMS server from AD and publish new server information in AD.

9. Add site boundaries in new server

10. Install SCCM Client on SMS client machines using client push and Software distribution. But as SMS 2003 SP1 machines are not supported in SCCM, so will I be able to upgrade those machines in this fashion.

 

 

Is this action plan sounds good or any modification is required

[Tobie]

If you want to fallow the side-by-side approach this will work just fine but it will take some time mate

 

But, why not insall SCCM on the new box directly, upgrade SMS client on all computers to the new SCCM client with a script, GPO or logonscript, assign your computers to you new site.

 

Useful scripts can be found at www.myitforum.com.

 

/Tobias