SCCM QUESTIONNAIRE

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In Scope
This questionnaire addresses the planning and design decisions involved in creating a
successful Configuration Manager infrastructure and is written to address the needs of the
following groups:
 Organizations with no configuration management solution that want to use Configuration
Manager.
 Organizations that presently use another configuration management solution and are
planning to move to Configuration Manager.
 Organizations with multi-forest environments where Configuration Manager will be employed
to manage systems that span Active Directory forest boundaries.
 Organizations that have distributed environments with systems separated by wide area
network (WAN) links.
 Organizations with mobile devices, such as smartphones, that operate beyond firewalls but
must be managed centrally.
 Organizations upgrading from Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 to Configuration
Manager.

Out of Scope
This questionnaire does not address the following:
 Multi-tenancy. Configuration Manager can be delivered as a hosted service for shared use
by more than one organization.
 System Center Essentials. System Center Essentials is a separate product that includes
both software update and operations management functions. It is specifically designed for
midsize businesses (up to 500 PCs and 30 servers).
 Configuration Pack development. The standard Configuration Packs that are provided for
use with Desired Configuration Management on Microsoft server applications, such as
Exchange Server, can be extended. New Configuration Packs can also be created for other
applications.
 In-place upgrade. If an organization is planning an in-place upgrade, the architectural
choices will likely be significantly constrained by limitations of the existing system and its
specific implementation. This guide does not attempt to address these permutations.
 Migration. If an organization is planning to install Configuration Manager as a new
installation alongside an existing system and then switch over, then this guide considers that
as a new installation. This guide, however, does not address the migration from the legacy
system to Configuration Manager.
 All SCCM Configurations not supported by Microsoft: Including incompatible or legacy
client operating systems…

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 Site Information
Please complete the following table with your site, and other pertenent information. If a
sutuable document containing this information currently exists, please attach the document.
Please ensure all information is complete and accurate.

Subnet ID and
Location Name City State Count Type Mask AD Site name
SPC

10.1.X.X
Saint Paul College Saint Paul MN 1100 PC 255.255.240

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Location Name City State Count Type Mask AD Site Name

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 Desired SCCM Functions:
Please Complete the following table: Some values may already be entered based on previous
knowladge, or our best guess. Please review all exsisting values for accuracy. This Information
will help us determine what configuration will be needed at a per physical site level. Please see
above location name reference for use here.

Business Feature Description Selec Location

Goal t
Automate Operating Installs a configured x
software System operating system, even on
installation Distribution systems that have no
operating systems (bare
metal).
Image What Operating Systems do x Win7
Information you want to deploy via SCCM

Image How many hardware models x 10-15

Information will you deploy to? Example:
DELL GX270

OSD HAL What HAL types will you

deploy to?
OSD HAL "Standard PC," Non-ACPI
PIC HAL (Hal.dll)
OSD HAL "MPS Uniprocessor PC,"
Non-ACPI APIC UP HAL
(Halapic.dll)
OSD HAL "MPS Multiprocessor PC,"
Non-ACPI APIC MP HAL
(Halmps.dll)
OSD HAL "Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface (ACPI) PC,"
ACPI PIC HAL (Halacpi.dll)

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Goal t
OSD HAL "ACPI Uniprocessor PC," ACPI
APIC UP HAL (Halaacpi.dll)

OSD HAL "ACPI Multiprocessor PC,"

ACPI APIC MP HAL
(Halmacpi.dll)

Software Installs and configures x

Distribution software programs.
Application Streams applications that
Virtualizatio have been sequenced by
n Microsoft Application
Virtualization (App-V).
Software Scans servers and x
Updates workstations for software
updates and deploys those
updates.
Hardware Collects hardware x
Inventory information from business
servers and client systems,
such as available disk
space, processor type, and
operating system.
Software Collects software x
Inventory information, such as
versions.
Asset Asset Recognizes Microsoft and x
inventory Intelligence third-party software
“signatures” by checking and
verifying information in a
database—for example,
checking executable
filenames.
Network Provides enforcement of x
Access software updates on clients
Protection before they can access
network resources.
Desired Defines configuration x
Configuratio standards and policies, and
n audits standards compliance
Managemen throughout the enterprise

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Goal t
t against those defined
configurations.
Standardize Software Collects and reports on x
configuration Metering software that is in use so
s and that this can be compared
compliance against licenses to ensure
software license compliance.
Internet- Enables management of
Based clients that are beyond the
Client organization’s firewall
Managemen boundary—for example, on
t the Internet.
Internet- Will you allow internet x
Based access to your site, or
Client configure another site
Managemen system in the DMZ?
t
Manage Mobile Mobile devices, such as
outside the Device smartphones and Pocket
enterprise Managemen PCs, can run a capabilities
t subset, such as inventory
and software distribution
(cannot be managed by
remote control or receive
operating system
deployments like desktop
clients).
Wake on Can power on a system, x
LAN even when it’s switched off,
which is useful for
performing software
distribution or software
updates during off hours.
Out of Band Can manage systems when x
Managemen they are turned off, in sleep
t mode, in hibernation mode,
or otherwise unresponsive.
The managed computer
must have the Intel V-Pro
chip installed.
Manage Remote Remotely administer client x

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Goal t
machines off Control workstations. Useful for Help
hours Desk personnel needing to
troubleshoot individual user
issues.

Take the
Help Desk to
the user

Active Directory
Please Complete the following table: Some values may already be entered based on previous
knowladge, or our best guess. Please review all exsisting values for accuracy.

Active Do you plan on extending your Active x plan

Directory Directory schema for Configuration
Manager 2007, or have you already
done so?

Active Does each Physical site have its x 1 site only

Directory own active directory site?

Active no
Directory Do you need to manage
Configuration Manager 2007 sites
across multiple forests?
Active Do you plan on using your Active yes
Directory Directory Sites to define your
Configuration Manager 2007
boundaries?

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 Access control to the SCCM Console
Please Complete the following table: Some values may already be entered based on previous
knowladge, or our best guess. Please review all exsisting values for accuracy.

Feature Users Or Groups of Users needing access.

Operating IT
System
Distribution
Software “
Distribution
Application “
Virtualizatio
n
Software “
Updates
Hardware “
Inventory
Software “
Inventory
Asset “
Intelligence
Network Systems staff (4) only
Access
Protection
Desired “
Configuratio
n
Managemen
t
Software “
Metering
Internet-
Based
Client
Managemen
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t
Mobile
Device
Managemen
t
Wake On “
LAN
Out of Band NA
Managemen
t
Remote IT
Control

Please list all computers that will need access to the Console, FQDN, Static IP address.

Computer name IP

IT staff- we will give at installation

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 SQL:
Please Complete the following table: Some values may already be entered based on previous
knowladge, or our best guess. Please review all exsisting values for accuracy.

SQL Do you currently have a compatable y

database server in place for use with
the SCCM

SQL Does the database have access to y

sufficient storage? Approximate 5
MB per Clent.
SQL n
Is the database part of a high
availability Cluster?

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 Hardware
Do you currently have hardware planned for use in the SCCM environment? If so,
please list site information and Hardware specs, as well as what other roles are
currently running on the server. If you currently have suitable documentation that
lists this (SMS report etc…) please attach.

Remote
Available Available Available connection
Location Name Processor RAM Storage Other Roles information AD Site Name
spc

spc L3360 100% 8G 260G no

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Available Available Available connection
Location Name Processor RAM Storage Other Roles information AD Site Name

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 Acknowledgments:
SCCM PLANNING WORKSHEETS

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SCCM SOLUTION ACCELERATOR

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