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Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook

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Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook

Overview of this book

Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (CM12) is a systems management application for managing large groups of Windows-based computer systems. System Center 2012 Configuration Manager provides remote control, patch management, software distribution, operating system deployment, network access protection, and hardware and software inventory. This practical cookbook shows you how to administer System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and understand how to solve particular problems/scenarios Packed with over 50 task-based and immediately reusable recipes, this book starts by showing you how to design a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Infrastructure. The book then dives into topics such as recommended SQL configuration for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, deploying Windows 7 with Operating System Deployment (OSD), deploying Applications and Software Updates, managing Compliance Settings, managing Sites and managing Inventory amongst others.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Installing SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)


The days of ASP reports built on an IIS server are over. An RSP is now the sole means of reporting in CM12. For most admins, installing this role directly on the single primary in their hierarchy will be rather common due to simplicity and financial constraints.

Larger companies that have a Central Administrative Site (CAS) are also likely to install the RSP on the CAS for the simple reason that buying more RAM to get by is cheaper than managing another server for reporting.

Should you wish to offload this role to another server, the major requirements are x64 OS and SQL (IIS not needed). Review the CM supported configurations document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx for up-to-date information for required OS and SQL versions. Performance will be directly tied to the speed of disk and amount of memory. A simple VM with 2 GB RAM is not a good candidate.

Because Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 is the most common version...