SCCM 2012 Replication Data

From SCCM 2012 site to site replication is moved to SQL replication, Where as in SCCM 2007 it was file based.

Below chart explains the What kind of Data type will be replicated between sites with Replication Types.

What is there in Global Data & Site Data ?

When do we need a CAS (Central Administration) 2012 Site

• If you have more than one Primary Site in a single hierarchy
• For Central Reports and administration for your primary sites management.

Question:- Can i install CAS on existing SCCM 2007 Server?

No it is recommended to install on new (hardware) box

When do we need a local Distribution Point? In SCCM 2012?

 

Below are the three key points to consider a local distribution Point’s

• BITS not enough to control the WAN traffic
• Multicast for Operating System Deployment
• To stream APP-V Applications

Ok..  Now when we do not need a local Distribution points in SCCM 2012?

Below are the key considerations…

• Clients are well managed with-in BITIS provided control for WAN traffic
• If BranchCache deployed(below points are pre-requirements for BranchCache)
  • DP’s on 2008 R2
  • Vista Sp2 with KB960568 and above OS’s(windows7 & 8)

Note:- Distribution Point role can be enabled on Client OS or Server OS.
Note:- Branch Distrubution Point Role is removed in SCCM 2012.

When do we need a Secondary Site – SCCM 2012

 

Below are the three key considerations to setup a secondary site.

• To manage Upward-flowing WAN traffic
• Tiered content Routing for deep network topologies
• No local administrators
  

When do I need SCCM 2012 Primary Site?

To Manage Clients/Devices
Add More Primary sites for

• To scale more than 100,000 Clients
• Reduce impact of primary site failures in case of DR(Disaster recovery)
• Local Point of Connectivity for Administration & Political Reasons
• Content Regulations

Ok….. When you do not need a primary site compared with SCCM 20007 ?

• Decentralized administration
• Logical data segmentation
• Client settings
• Language Settings
• Content routing for deep hierarchies

What is Empower Users in SCCM 2012

Enabling any device from any where

What is Empower Users in SCCM 2012

Enabling any device from any where

What is not changed in sccm 2012 when compared with sccm 2007 ?

Wake on LAN

Windows Embedded devices

The Active Directory schema extensions for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager are unchanged from those used by Configuration Manager 2007. If you extended the schema for Configuration Manager 2007, you do not need to extend the schema again for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.