In this video guide, we will be covering how to configure site server high availability in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Current Branch. We will cover the prerequisites to install a passive site server, how to perform the installation, and how to fail over to the passive server.
Topics in Video
Introduction – (0:00)
Review Basic’s of the Site Server and what actions it performs and impacts of it being down – (0:27)
Basic’s of High Availability of the Site Server –(2:14)
Review the lab setup and the current site server and site systems in the environment – (4:27)
Add the computer account of the new Passive site server to the Site Servers AD Security Group so it has permissions to the Systems Management container – (7:10)
Add the Computer Account or Security Group of the new passive site server to the Local Admins on the SQL Server and SysAdmin rights to the SQL Instance – (8:38)
Install .NET 3.5 SP1 on the new passive site server – (11:09)
Install WSUS (API’s) on the new passive site server – (12:08)
Install-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices-API
Get-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices*
Install Remote Differential Compression role – (13:35)
Install-WindowsFeature RDC
Install the Windows 10 ADK (WinPE, Deployment Tools, and USMT) – (14:20)
Add Site Servers AD Security Group that contains Site Server Computer Accounts to Local Administrators on the new passive site server – (15:33)
Move ContentLibrary from a local path on the active site server to a remote network share – (16:49)
Go through the wizard in the console to add a new “Site System Server” and choose the “Site server in passive mode” – (21:49)
Review the site server prerequisites check in the “Site Server Status” node in the console – (24:10)
Review C:\ConfigMgrSetup.log on new passive site server once core setup is started – (27:34)
After core setup is complete review sitecomp.log on passive site server to see components under SMS_EXECUTIVE getting registered – (28:08)
Installing the SMS_Provider on the new passive site server so the console could still connect is the active site server goes down – (29:38)
Review process to promote site server in passive mode to active mode – (34:13)
Helpful Resources:
Site Server Failure Impacts - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm...
High availability options for Configuration Manager - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm...
High Availability Prerequisites - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm...
High Availability Limitations - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm...
High Availability Site server promotion - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm...
High availability for sites and hierarchies - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm...
Use a site server in passive mode - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm...
Site server high availability in Configuration Manager - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm...
What's new in 1810 - Hierarchy support for site server high availability - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm...
Prepare to use SQL Server Always On availability groups with Configuration Manager - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm...
Configure SQL Server Always On availability groups for Configuration Manager - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm...
Use a SQL Server cluster for the System Center Configuration Manager site database - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm...
SQL AlwaysOn High Availability step by step Part 1 | External YouTube Guide - • SQL AlwaysOn High Availability step b...
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