Microsoft released SCCM 2012 SP1 Beta with lot of cool features like Managing Non-Windows OS,Windows 8 and server 2012 , Power Shell support and more. For more information ,read TechNet here and download here.
While I was installing SP1,Noted couple of prerequisites and thought of sharing with you to be ready with the media before you start with.
These prerequisites are noted in Windows server 2008 R2 OS.
1. SQL server 2008 SP2 with minimum CU9 / SQL server 2008 SP3 with Minimum CU4 / SQL server 2008 R2 with SP1 minimum CU6/ SQL server 2008 R2 SP2 with no CU/ SQL server 2012 minimum Cumulative Update 2
2.IIS, BITS 3.5 SP1,RDC
3. .Net framework 4.0
4.Schema Extension(if you already done in Cm07,no need since there are no changes from CM07).
5.WSUS 3.0 SP2 with KB2720211 and KB2734608
6.Site Server Permissions on Active Directory System Management Container
7.Active Directory Domain Functional Level Check
8.Firewall Exception for SQL server
9.SQL server Process Memory Allocation
10.ADK but you would require USMT,Windows Deployment Tools,Windows Preinstallation Environment(Only 3 components)
If you feel anything is missed,Please report back in comments which can be added to the list.