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Installation of ConfigMgr(SCCM) 2012 RC2

Posted by Eswar Koneti on 22nd January 2012

After fixing SQL server Issue with the required patches , I have got installed configMgr 2012 RC2 on my lab after fixing the issue with SQL server 2008 R2 SP1 with CU4.

This Guide assumes that you have Domain Controller with DNS,DHCP(Optional) and Member server with server 2008 R2 Operating system.

Please go through the TechNet guide to more about configuration Manager 2012 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682140.aspx
I will not go through the configuration of IIS,BITS etc which are needed as prerequisites for configmgr 2012 .for all these configurations,
please take a look at windows-noob.com for step by step http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/4045-sccm-2012-guides/
start the installation of SQL server 2008 R2 or SQL server 2008 on member server (which is ConfigMgr server) .

Supported versions of SQL Server 2008 for ConfigMgr 2012 RC2 are:

SQL Server 2008 SP2 Standard and Enterprise CU7
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 and CU4
SQL Server Express 2008 R2 and CU4
If you are running SQL 2008 SP2, install CU7 from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2617148.
If you are running SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1, use CU4 from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633146.

You can use the command lines to install SQL server 2008 including SQL server 2008 R2 SP1 and cumulative update 4 from http://www.ronnipedersen.com/2012/01/installing-sql-server-2008-r2-for-configmgr-2012/ (The current supported configuration of SQL Server for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, is Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 and Cumulative Update 4.)

Once you are done with it ,start the installation of ConfigMgr 2012 RC2 from your downloaded media http://eskonr.com/2012/01/configmgr-2012-rc2-released/(http://care.dlservice.microsoft.com/dl/download/3/4/C/34C7656A-F89E-473C-8CE0-21DA5DB0717C/configmgr_2012_RC2_ENU_7703.exe)