SOLVED Looking to Implement DR Live solution in a Single Domain

[Deepu Koul]

Current Scenario

We have a Primary standalone SCCM 2012 site in a single Domain hosting multiple location with the connectivity to MP & DP’s, we have SQL installed on same site server.

Usage: Software Distribution, Software Update, Reporting. We do not use it for Image Management.

Requiring: If the current site server connectivity is broken and takes long time to recover because of any reason. We are looking to host another SCCM server to leverage all our tasks during that disaster recovery plane.

Plans: Is it good idea to build another SCCM standalone site with in a single domain with different boundaries for time being.

When we need to execute plans we can add boundaries to the new SCCM sever and run a script to change the site code to manage the systems.

 

[Deepu Koul]

Requesting experts to through some light and share views

 

[Prajwal Desai]

Hi Deepu, when it comes to high availability, you can install multiple instances of critical site system roles such as the management point and distribution point, you can also provide redundant points of contact for clients in the event that a specific site system server is off-line. But having two instances of SCCM means you install new SCCM with a new site code. A configuration manager client can have only one site at a time and I would not recommend having two instances of SCCM just for the connectivity issue. Temporarily assigning clients to another primary site is possible, but may introduce issues. After assigning the clients to the other site the clients will begin submitting data (inventory, compliance settings data, Endpoint-related data, software update compliance, etc) to the newly assigned site. I would suggest you go through the HA document listed here - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/hh846246.aspx?#BKMK_HASite

 

[Deepu Koul]

Hi Prajwal, Thanks for your input sounds good to implement.

Do we have any documentation like I know you have been sharing in your posts or some awesome sccm guide build by you.

That will definitely help me to get started

 

[Prajwal Desai]

I shall try to post some info about this on my website in near future . For now I am marking this thread as Solved.