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Happy Primary Sites

Brian MasonCM Adminbrian@abetterpc.comAugust 22, 2012

• Welcome: Ron Crumbaker, CTO, myITforum

• Overview: myITforum

• BDNA Normalize CM• Brian Mason

– Happy Primary Sites

• Wrap-up: Ron Crumbaker, CTO, myITforum

Agenda

• Reed Porter’s Hangout: http://tinychat.com/reedracerpassword: welcome

• myITforum SCCM GURU webcast live forum http://myITforum.com/SCCMguru

• #sccmguru hashtag on twitter

Google+ Hangouts & Forums

• Ron Crumbaker, myITforum– All things “System Center”– Since 1999– Large and growing community (over

120,000 visitors a day)– Huge storehouse of System Center

knowledge– N00bs to experts

myITforum

BDNA Normalize CM™

Demo and Trial at: http://sccm.bdna.com

• Microsoft ConfigMgr MVP• Works for WELL known financial corporation• Runs MNSCUG (not in a user group? Talk to me!)• Runs 350K clients on CM07; CM12 in the lab only• Has run CM since SMS 2.0 days• Hasn’t skydived all year so he’s grumpy• But his primary sites are happy!

About Brian Mason

• Primary site considerations• Easing the load on primary sites• What MP replicas are• Demo: Let’s make a replica!

Session Agenda

• Primary site considerations– CAS vs Primary– Uptime and BCP considerations

Redundancy Considerations

• Offload all IIS related roles first• Offloading the MP role doesn’t offload all

client requests as a hit; the MP still has to ask SQL on the primary for information like what package is on what DP.

Offloading roles

Why bother with MP replication?• Even with CM12, the new replication

model doesn’t involve MP traffic• Old CM07 benefits the same way• Don’t offload SQL replica to a single DB

The MP Replica

MP Replicas - better

MP Replicas - best

SQL Considerations

• MP needs SQL installed• SQL STD is free on CM boxes

– So are the other SC products, BTW!• SQL install tips:

– Always use a configuration file– Always slipstream SPs and CUs– Always cap memory on SQL– SQL12 offers an overall 10% boost

• Following this excellent online replica document, let’s build an MP Replica

• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh846234.aspx

Demos

• MP Replicas:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh846234.aspx

• Brian Mason’s blog:http://www.mnscug.org/blogs/brian-mason

• Peter Daalmans, MVPhttp://www.systemcenterblog.nl/2012/08/10/high-availability-options-in-configmgr-2012/

Resources

Wrap Up with Ron Crumbaker

• Over the past 15 months we have received great feedback on the series and suggestions for new topics.

• We’ll be taking a brief hiatus while we re-tool and improve the series. Thank you so much for your support – you’ll be hearing from us!

Watch the replays: www.bdna.com/sccm-guru

• SCCM Guru Webcast Survival Guide– Community Group– Replays on iTunes, YouTube– SCCM Guru Webcast collateral– SCCM Guru SWAG store– Upcoming SCCM Guru webcasts

How to stay in touch

• myITforum.com– Services

• Events– SCCM Guru

Webcast Survival Guide

Getting to the Survival Guide

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www.bdna.com/brian

Thanks for attending!

Questions, Contact Info

For more information…BDNA Normalize CM™ http://sccm.bdna.com sccm@bdna.com

myITforumRod Trentrodtrent@myitforum.com+1 (513) 217-7122

myITforumRon Crumbakerrcrumbaker@myitforum.com+1 (270) 499-2626