ConfigMgr 2002 Setup

June 17 2020

Part 3: ConfigMgr CB Lab Software Requirements

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It is a good idea to pre-download all the required files before hand to save time while we configure the lab and deploy required software and applications. I put together the list of required software for Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) Current Branch 2103.

Update: Last updated on 09/05/2021

Windows Server 2019 ISO

Download 180 days evaluation version as an ISO file from the Microsoft Download Centre.

Windows 10 Ent ISO

Download 90 days evaluation version of Windows 10 Enterprise ISO file.

Configuration Manager

Download ConfigMgr Current Branch 2103 exe file.

SQL Server

Check the supported version of SQL versions for ConfigMgr here. This is a direct download link to SQL Server 2017 Standard edition. You will download an exe file first and then run that exe to download offline ISO file.

You can use SQL Server 2019 Standard or Enterprise as well with minimum cumulative update version 5 or later.

SQL Server Reporting Services

It used to be bundled up with the SQL Server installation in SQL Server 2016. However, it is not the case in SQL Server 2017 and Reporting Services is a separate installation. Download SQL Server Reporting Services 2017.

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

Direct link to the download of SSMS

SQL Server CU

You can use SQL Server 2017 version with cumulative update version 2 or higher, as long as your cumulative update version is supported by the SQL lifecycle.

Check updates here and download the latest one. In this example, I am using CU 20.

Windows ADK

Check the supported versions of ADK for ConfigMgr Current Branch here.

Direct link to download Windows ADK 2004.

WinPE Add-on

WinPE used to be bundled together with the ADK. However, it has been changed to a separate add-on. Here is the link to download WinPE add-on.

Configuration Manager Update Files

Update files will be required during ConfigMgr installation. You need the ConfigMgr installation files pre-downloaded and extracted in order to download update files. Follow the steps listed below:

Extract ConfigMgr downloaded files
Browse to SC_ConfigMgr_SCEP_2002\SMSSETUP\BIN\X64
Run the file named SETUPDL.EXE
Save the files to your preferred location

Once all the files are downloaded and now you are ready to move forward with the Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr/MEMCM/MECM/SCCM) lab setup.

June 10 2020

Part 2: ConfigMgr 2002 Lab Overview

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The best way to learn Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) is through hands-on experience. There is no better idea than setting up and learning about Configuration Manager in a fully controlled test lab. You could learn by breaking and t hen documenting solutions of your problems.

Update: Last updated on 25/11/2020

Configuration Manager is a complex software and there are multiple applications work in the backend to make Configuration Manager as a one solution for managing users and devices.

This post will be followed by series of posts to set up ConfigMgr in the lab environment. I recommend you reading ConfigMgr Fundamentals before you build this lab.

In this post, we will go through overview and the minimum recommended hardware requirements for the lab and I will share my hardware used for this test lab. This will help us to plan our lab before we move forward with building it.

We will be virtualizing our environment with the help of Hyper-V on Windows 10 Pro machine. Check below the specifications of my desktop which will be used for this lab as a Host.

Host

CPU	RAM	Storage
i5-7500 @ 3.5 GHz	16 GB	512 GB SSD (Primary Storage) 2 x 256 GB SSD (Secondary Storage) 2 x 128 GB (Secondary Storage)

Scenarios

Scenario 1 Networking

Internet Virtual (INT01) switch with 10.0.0.0/24 IP addressing

Default Virtual Switch (EXT-LAB01) DHCP – Internet Connectivity

Scenario 2 Networking

External Virtual Switch (EXT-LAB01) 10.0.0.0/24

Guest Virtual Machines

Two Windows Servers (Server 2019 Standard) and one Windows 10 Pro/Ent client OS (Windows 10 Pro)

Virtual Machines	Role	IP Address
TEKNEX-DC01	Domain Controller, DNS and DHCP	10.0.0.2
TEKNEX-CM01	ConfigMgr, Management Point and Distribution Point	10.0.03
PC-01	Client	DHCP

See the hardware configuration as follows:

Virtual Machine	RAM	Storage
TEKNEX-DC01	2 GB	30 GB
TEKNEX-CM01	4 GB	250 GB (Explained in the detail below)
PC-01	2 GB	30 GB
Total	8 GB	310 GB

Storage configuration for ConfigMgr VM

Drive	Storage Name	Size	Comments
C:\	Local Disk	50 GB	OS, SQL Server Installation, ADK
D:\	CM_Install	40 GB	Configuration Manager Installation, MP
E:\	CM_TempDB	20 GB	SQL Server Data Services Engine TempDB
F:\	Content_Library	40 GB	DP, WSUS Content
G:\	WSUS_Database	20 GB	WSUS Database
H:\	CM_SQL_MDF	20 GB	ConfigMgr Database
I:\	CM_SQL_LDF	20 GB	ConfigMgr Log Files
File Share	CM_ContentSource	20 GB	Source files for Applications/Packages deployment
	Total	250 GB

Lab Overview

This is how the overall lab will look like

If you have any questions, leave in the comments below 🙂.

May 30 2020

Part 1: Intro to ConfigMgr Current Branch 2002 Blog Series

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As of May 11, 2020, version 2002 is globally available for all customers to install. Version 2002 is the current baseline version of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.

In this blog series, we will set up a lab environment in Hyper-V. We will explore features and capabilities of Current Branch Version 2002. I already created a Current Branch guide on YouTube based on version 1802. I think it is a time to update that. We will be taking a slightly different approach this time around. Previous set up was very basic and this time around we will try to use the best practices for the setup.

I am quite exited about this and hoping you are the same.

One thing I forgot to mention is that I am working on the YouTube video series as well along with this blog series.

I will be keeping these blogs up-to-date. You could see if there is a change or update that came to the setup. This will be listed in the update section of the blog.

Looking forward to seeing you in the next blog post.