The domain controller also functions as the host for the DHCP and the DNS servers for use with a fully qualified domain name.įor more information, see overview of Active Directory Domain Services.

The domain controller uses Windows Server 2008 R2 with Active Directory Domain Services installed. Intrasite communications between the SQL Server database engine and select Configuration Manager site system roles use default port TCP 1433. Intersite communications use the SQL Server Service Broker on default port TCP 4022. You must install SQL Server reporting services. Windows authentication, rather than SQL Server authentication, is required.Ī dedicated SQL Server instance is required.ĭo not limit the system addressable memory for SQL Server.Ĭonfigure the SQL Server service account to run using a low rights domain user account. SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS as the SQL Collation class. SQL Server has Supported versions of SQL Server that must be met for use with Configuration Manager.Ĭonfiguration Manager requires a 64-bit version of SQL Server to host the site database. You can download an evaluation version of SQL Server 2012 from the Microsoft Download Center. The lab environment uses SQL Server 2012 SP2 for the site database. For more information, see Internet Explorer: Enhanced Security Configuration. You can download an evaluation version of Windows Server 2012 R2 from the Evaluation Center.Ĭonsider modifying or disabling Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration in order to more easily access some of the downloads referenced throughout the course of these exercises.

The lab environment uses Windows Server 2012 R2, into which we will install Configuration Manager. Setting up your environment for Configuration Manager requires some core components to support the installation of Configuration Manager. For more information, see Microsoft Intune and Configuration Manager evaluation lab kit. Microsoft offers a pre-configured version of this lab using an evaluation version of Configuration Manager.

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