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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager

By : Marius Sandbu
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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager

By: Marius Sandbu

Overview of this book

Microsoft Configuration Manager is both extensive and complex, and for many, it is the primary tool for Enterprise management. With each new release, Configuration Manager continually proves itself to be the ultimate solution for managing both clients and mobile devices.This book covers in detailed and easy-to-understand steps how to set up highly available Configuration Manager roles and backend services such as SQL, DNS, and AD. You will learn how to plan for high availability, what kind of roles there are, and how they scale.The book starts by examining what needs to be taken into account when planning for high availability before moving on to focus on the different roles and how they can be set up. The book will also go through different scenarios as well as various backup and recovery procedures. You will learn how to identify bottlenecks within the different components and create sample design scenarios for high availability on Configuration Manager. The book will also look at the different high availability options and how to deploy them.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Backing up the site server


The first thing we will start with is backing up the site server; this task will take backup of the site database and site server configuration. This job can be set up as a scheduled task from within Configuration Manager. However, note that this does not take backup of the content but the site database alone.

Tip

This task works only on the CAS and on primary sites. Secondary sites' data are stored in the primary site and do not need to be taken backup of separately.

Go to Administration | Sites and right-click on the site you want, and choose Site Maintenance as shown in the following screenshot:

Choose Backup Site Server Task and select Edit as shown in the following screenshot.

There you can define a schedule for the task and define a backup location. This should be a network location, which should be a dedicated backup site. Depending on the business requirements, this should at least be done twice a week.

Tip

You can also take a backup of the site database by using...