SCCM 2012 SQL Recommendations

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SQL recommendations with spreadsheet

I have two SQL related question that comes up in all of my ConfigMgr 2012 projects. Those are:

· Where are we going to install the SQL server?

· How are we going to configure SQL?

Recommendations from Kent Agerlund (Microsoft MVP)

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Varun 

SCCM 2012 Guide and References

SCCM 2012 Guide and References

Migration from Configuration Manager 2007 to SC2012 Configuration Manager RTM

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager–Part1: Installing Stand-Alone Primary Site

SCCM (ConfigMgr) 2012 – Boundaries and Boundary Groups and Very Useful Tips

SCCM ( ConfigMgr ) 2012 : Software Updates (WSUS) configuration Guide with screen shots.

SCCM ( ConfigMgr ) 2012 : Client Settings configuration Guide with screen shots.

Download SCCM 2012 PDF Guide - Windows Noob

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Varun 

The IPD guide for System Center 2012 and next version of Windows Server

Overview

Infrastructure Planning and Design guides share a common structure, including: 

• Definition of the technical decision flow through the planning process.


• Listing of decisions to be made and the commonly available options and considerations.


• Relating the decisions and options to the business in terms of cost, complexity, and other characteristics.


• Framing decisions in terms of additional questions to the business to ensure a comprehensive alignment with the appropriate business landscape.

To download IPD Guide

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Varun 

System Center 2012 Self-Study Guide

System Center Self Study Guide

http://blogs.technet.com/b/musings_of_a_technical_tam/archive/2012/06/19/system-center-2012-self-study-guides-part-5-operations-manager.aspx


Top-level link for System Center 2012 is: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter



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Varun

Cumulative Update Rollup 2 (UR2) for OpsMgr 2012 has shipped

Cumulative Update Rollup 2 (UR2) for OpsMgr 2012 has shipped. This, like other CU’s or Update Rollups, is *Cumulative*.  This means that you can apply UR2 directly to a SCOM 2012 deployment with no previous updates, OR you can apply UR2 to a SCOM 2012 UR1 level management group.

Download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30421
KB link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2706783

As usual Kevin has shared his experience in the below link:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/kevinholman/archive/2012/07/31/opsmgr-2012-update-rollup-2-ships-and-my-experience-installing-it.aspx


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Varun

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Network Virtualization Survival Guide

Windows Server® 2012 Hyper-V Network Virtualization Survival Guide available now

Windows Server 2012 enables you to create an agile, multi-tenant cloud on top of your existing infrastructure by virtualizing the network. Network virtualization decouples server configuration from network configuration to provide a virtual dedicated network to each tenant. This allows seamless migration of workloads, while continuing to provide security isolation between tenants. Partners have the opportunity to become multi-tenancy aware and provide the next generation of services, devices, appliances, both physical and virtual, to augment and complete the Windows offering to build secure, scalable, multi-tenant public and private clouds.

For more information visit:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/11524.windows-server-2012-hyper-v-network-virtualization-survival-guide.aspx



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Varun

SCCM 2012 Tech Documentation

Technical Documentation Download for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager is available here

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29901

Thanks,

Varun