Configuration Manager installation process

This chapter covers topics related to the installation of ConfigMgr in the primary site type. Firstly, it will take you through all the prerequisites that the environment must fulfill for the installation to be successful, and then it will introduce the process of server installation.

The requirements that need to be met are not especially hard to achieve either.

Here are the core steps when installing ConfigMgr:

1. The installation of an operating system.
2. Configuration and updating the operating system.
3. Granting permissions for the creation of the System Management container.
4. Granting permissions for the computer account to save configuration in the Active Directory database.

1. The installation of the Web Server (IIS) role and additional components.
2. The installation of Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit.
3. The installation of the ConfigMgr 1706 server.

Basic knowledge about the installation of Windows Server 2016 or 2012 is desired for the ConfigMgr 1706 installation. Knowledge about creating, configuring, and granting permissions in Active Directory will be also needed.

The environment in this book has been based on Windows Server 2016. However, it doesn't matter if we talk about preinstallation steps, as preparing Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2012 are almost alike in order to install ConfigMgr 1706. The only significant differences are in the details; for instance, for Windows Server 2016, .NET 4.5 is installed, whereas on Windows Server 2012, the installed version of .NET is 3.5.