Part 2 : Windows Server roles necessary for SCCM 2012

Step 1. Add the WSUS Update Services 3.0 SP2 role

Perform the following on the SCCM server as SMSadmin

Before starting this step create a folder on D:\ called sources and share it as sources, give Everyone Read access.

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We'll need the WSUS role installed as part of the Software Update Point role installation in the next step, so start Server Manager and click on Roles, Add Roles. Select Windows Server Update Services and a window will pop up asking to add role services required for Windows Server Update Services (IIS Dynamic Content compression), click Add Required Role Services

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click next through the wizard, you'll see the Select Role Services window appear, click next again, at the confirmation click Install, the WSUS role will be downloaded (so you'll need a network connection to the Internet)

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after a while you'll see the Welcome to Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 setup wizard appear click next (which is probably hidden behind the active window, so in your system tray find it and click on it to show the wizard otherwise you'll be twiddling your thumbs for a long time wondering whats going on)

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Accept the Eula and click next

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for Select Update Source, choose where to store the updates locally, select D:\sources\WSUS

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for database options choose Use an existing database server on this computer, click next

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it will connect to your SCCM SQL server instance, click next

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accept the web site preference, Use an existing Default website

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at the ready to install WSUS, click next

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click Finish when done.

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followed by cancelling the WSUS configuration Wizard.

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and close the Roles Wizard

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Step 2. Add Windows Deployment Services.

Perform the following on the SCCM server as SMSadmin

Update:- You no longer need to install the Windows Deployment Services Role because when you enable PXE support on the Distribution Point, the WDS Service will get installed (and configured) by ConfigMgr, so please skip this step. You can review this via the Distrmgr.log.

In Server Manager, click Add roles select Windows Deployment Services and click next

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click Next, Next, and Install and click Close when done. Close Server Manager.


Step 3. Add the SUP role

Perform the following on the SCCM server as SMSadmin

Note: In a Multi Hierarchy setup (CAS+Primaries+...) you must install a Top Level SUP on your CAS, and your Primaries and optionally on your Secondary site servers. In a standalone setup (such as we have here) we need to install the SUP on our Standalone Primary. In a multi Hierarchy the CAS SUP is the only SUP to sync directly with Microsoft Update to get the update catalog, all the SUPs on the Primaries sync with the CAS SUP. The Primary sites SUP is the only SUP which clients use to scan for Updates Compliance.

Start up the ConfigMgr console, click on Administration in the Wunderbar, click on Site Configuration, and select Servers and Site System Roles, Right click on your server and choose Add Site System Role

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click next at the Add Site System Roles Wizard

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Select Software Update Point and click Next

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if you need to input proxy information, do it here

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next select Use this server as the Active Software Update Point and the wizard screen will expand as a result, leave the ports as they are (we didn't change them from the Default when we installed WSUS)

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to Specify Synchronization Settings, select Synchronize from Microsoft Update

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next we configure the Schedule and Alert settings, please enable both.

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leave the supersedence rules as they are, note the note about Service packs and Endpoint Protection updates.

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As we will be configuring System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP) later in this series, let's add Definition Updates in the Classifications choice

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Remove the checkmarks from Office and Windows in the Products list, we will revisit this list after our first Sync.

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On the Languages screen, remove all checkmarks in all languages except English (well if you want other languages add them, but for me it's just English)

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click next at the summary and progress, review the completion message and click Close.

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