SCCM 2012 Best Practise Design & Planning FAQs

This page contains the various categories for the SCCM 2012 Best Practise Design & Planning FAQs.

Console

• Install the ConfigMgr Console from a Site Server rather than the ConfigMgr 2012 Media

Discovery

• Network Discovery
  • Only use Network Discovery when resources cannot be discovered by the other Discovery Methods

Endpoint Protection

• Don’t use the Default Client Settings for Endpoint Protection
• Distribute Definition updates using Software Updates

Groups

• SMS Admins
  • Grant Remote Activation DCOM permissions to the “SMS Admins” group on the Site Server and SMS Provider computers

IIS

• IIS Request Filtering
  • Run Distribution Points on a dedicated web server

Languages

• Install all Language Packs when you initially install a Site
• When you install additional Client Language Packs on your CAS also install them on all of your Child Primary Sites

Site Systems

• Application Catalog Website Point
  • If you need to provide the Application Catalog to Clients on the Internet
• Enrollment Proxy Point
  • If you need to support Mobile Devices on the Internet

SQL

• SQL Services
  • Run the SQL Server Service using a low-rights domain user account on your Site Database Servers