Overview
- In this video guide, we will be covering how to configure site server high availability in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Current Branch. We will cover the prerequisites to install a passive site server, how to perform the installation, and how to fail over to the passive server.
Topics in Video
- Review Basic's of the Site Server and what actions it performs and impacts of it being down - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=27
- Basic's of High Availability of the Site Server - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=134
- Review the lab setup and the current site server and site systems in the environment - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=267
- Add the computer account of the new Passive site server to the Site Servers AD Security Group so it has permissions to the Systems Management container - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=430
- Add the Computer Account or Security Group of the new passive site server to the Local Admins on the SQL Server and SysAdmin rights to the SQL Instance - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=518
- Install .NET 3.5 SP1 on the new passive site server - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=669
- Install WSUS (API's) on the new passive site server - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=728
- Install-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices-API
- Get-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices*
- Install Remote Differential Compression role - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=815
- Install-WindowsFeature RDC
- Install the Windows 10 ADK (WinPE, Deployment Tools, and USMT) - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=860
- Add Site Servers AD Security Group that contains Site Server Computer Accounts to Local Administrators on the new passive site server - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=933
- Move ContentLibrary from a local path on the active site server to a remote network share - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=1009
- Go through the wizard in the console to add a new "Site System Server" and choose the "Site server in passive mode" - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=1309
- Review the site server prerequisites check in the "Site Server Status" node in the console - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=1450
- Review C:ConfigMgrSetup.log on new passive site server once core setup is started - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=1654
- After core setup is complete review sitecomp.log on passive site server to see components under SMS_EXECUTIVE getting registered - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=1688
- Installing the SMS_Provider on the new passive site server so the console could still connect is the active site server goes down - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=1778
- Review process to promote site server in passive mode to active mode - https://youtu.be/PsHsBseqkD0?t=2053
Helpful Resources:
- Site Server Failure Impacts - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/manage/site-failure-impacts#site-server
- High availability options for Configuration Manager - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/high-availability-options
- High Availability Prerequisites - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/site-server-high-availability#prerequisites
- High Availability Limitations - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/site-server-high-availability#limitations
- High Availability Site server promotion - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/site-server-high-availability#site-server-promotion
- High availability for sites and hierarchies - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/high-availability-options#bkmk_snh
- Use a site server in passive mode - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/high-availability-options#use-a-site-server-in-passive-mode
- Site server high availability in Configuration Manager - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/site-server-high-availability
- What's new in 1810 - Hierarchy support for site server high availability - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/plan-design/changes/whats-new-in-version-1810#hierarchy-support-for-site-server-high-availability
- Prepare to use SQL Server Always On availability groups with Configuration Manager - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/sql-server-alwayson-for-a-highly-available-site-database
- Configure SQL Server Always On availability groups for Configuration Manager - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/configure-aoag
- Use a SQL Server cluster for the System Center Configuration Manager site database - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/use-a-sql-server-cluster-for-the-site-database
- SQL AlwaysOn High Availability step by step Part 1 | External YouTube Guide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR1S3feedzU