How to install Microsoft SCCM Current Branch Step-By-Step Guide

Overview

This guide is also available on my personal blog:  https://setupconfigmgr.com/how-to-install-microsoft-sccm-current-branch-step-by-step-guide

In this step-by-step guide, we will walk through the installation of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Current Branch (SCCM).

Video Guide

Topics in Video

• Create the recommended disk drives for Configuration Manager - https://youtu.be/amrg_mlFvuk?t=69
• Install IIS, RDC, BITS - https://youtu.be/amrg_mlFvuk?t=380
• Install and configure Microsoft SQL Server 2017 - https://youtu.be/amrg_mlFvuk?t=418
• Install and configure WSUS - https://youtu.be/amrg_mlFvuk?t=1036
• Install latest Windows 10 ADK - https://youtu.be/amrg_mlFvuk?t=1392
• Extend the Active Directory schema for SCCM - https://youtu.be/amrg_mlFvuk?t=1439
• Create the System Management container in Active Directory - https://youtu.be/amrg_mlFvuk?t=1529
• Pre-create the SCCM database in SQL so we can set the location, size, and number of files - https://youtu.be/amrg_mlFvuk?t=1695
• Install Microsoft SCCM Current Branch 1802 - https://youtu.be/amrg_mlFvuk?t=2029

Scripts:

• Powershell script to install IIS, BITS, and RDC:
  • Install-WindowsFeature Web-Static-Content,Web-Default-Doc,Web-Dir-Browsing,Web-Http-Errors,Web-Http-Redirect,Web-Net-Ext,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-Http-Logging,Web-Log-Libraries,Web-Request-Monitor,Web-Http-Tracing,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-Filtering,Web-Stat-Compression,Web-Mgmt-Tools,Web-Mgmt-Compat,Web-Metabase,Web-WMI,BITS,RDC

Downloads:

•  Download Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager and Endpoint Product (Current Branch) Evaluation - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-system-center-configuration-manager-and-endpoint-protection
• Download Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - /en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms?view=sql-server-2017
• Download Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=55252
• Download Windows 10 ADK - /en-us/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install

Microsoft Docs for Topics in this Guide:

• Baseline and update versions - /en-us/sccm/core/servers/manage/updates#bkmk_Baselines
• Client numbers for sites and hierarchies - /en-us/sccm/core/plan-design/configs/size-and-scale-numbers#bkmk_clientnumbers
• Configuration Manager Perf and Scale Guidance Whitepaper - Preview - https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Configuration-Manager-ba55428e
• Prepare Active Directory for site publishing - /en-us/sccm/core/plan-design/network/extend-the-active-directory-schema
• Recommended hardware for System Center Configuration Manager - /en-us/sccm/core/plan-design/configs/recommended-hardware
• Site and site system prerequisites for System Center Configuration Manager - /en-us/sccm/core/plan-design/configs/site-and-site-system-prerequisites
• Size and scale numbers for System Center Configuration Manager - /en-us/sccm/core/plan-design/configs/size-and-scale-numbers
• Supported Active Directory domains for System Center Configuration Manager - /en-us/sccm/core/plan-design/configs/support-for-active-directory-domains
• Supported SQL Server versions for System Center Configuration Manager - /en-us/sccm/core/plan-design/configs/support-for-sql-server-versions
• The content library in System Center Configuration Manager (no_sms_on_drive.sms file) - /en-us/sccm/core/plan-design/hierarchy/the-content-library