SCCM – Disaster RecoverySCCM – Disaster Recovery Do you feel lucky punk? Matthew H. Teegarden Systems Software Engineer Lifetouch Inc. Steve Thompson Senior Consultant Softchoice

@Steve_TSQL 23 yr. with SQL/Data, SMS since 1995! MCT, MCSE, MCSA Working with SCCM since SMS 1.2 Have pit tickets to both nights of Pearl Jam at Wrigley Field Steve Thompson Matthew H. Teegarden Microsoft MVP, MMS/Teched IT/Dev connections Speaker

SCCM – Disaster RecoverySCCM – Disaster Recovery How to feel good about your SCCM disaster recovery plan

SCCM – Disaster Recovery SMS Writer Service smsbkup.ctl file – what gets backed up Stops SCCM services – restarts after back up is complete Remote registry must be enabled Back up a SCCM site SCCM backup maintenance task Files used Smsbkup.ctl file Afterbackup.bat file Destinations Local Drive on Site Server Local System account needs write permissions SQL Server local system account needs write permissions

SCCM – Disaster Recovery Back up a SCCM site (continued) Destinations Network UNC path Local System account needs write permissions SQL Server local system account needs write permissions Local drives on the Site Server and the SQL Server This would be for environments where SQL is not installed on the SCCM Site Server The backup tasks creates a new backup each time it runs, overwriting the old backup System Center Data Protection Manager Select the SMS Writer service from the SCCM server data source list Select the database

SCCM – Disaster Recovery Back up a SCCM site (continued) System Center Data Protection Manager Select the SMS Writer service from the SCCM server data source list Select the database SQL Server backup Can use compression – big benefit If this is your backup method, you should consider looking at the smsbkup.ctl file and backing up the data listed.

SCCM – Disaster Recovery Back up a SCCM site (continued) What else should I back up? Reporting Services Databases ReportServer DB ReportServerTempDB DB Reporting Services encryption keys using the SQL Server Reporting Services Configuration Manager Report Designer files – Report Definition (.RDL), Report Model (.SMDL), Shared Data Sources (.RDS), Data Views (.DV), Data Sources (.DS), Report Server Project (.RPTPROJ), and Report Solutions (.SLN) Report Services Files located in [SQL Server Installation Direcotry]\MSRS12.MSSQLSERVER\Reporting Services\ReportServer Rsreportserver.config Rssvrpolicy.config Rsmgrpolicy.config Reportingservicesservice.exe.config Web.config for both the Report Server and Report Manager ASP.NET applications Machine.config for ASP.NET

SCCM – Disaster Recovery Back up a SCCM site (continued) What else should I back up? Content Files SCCMContentLib folder Package Source Files SELECT * FROM v_Package SCUP Custom Updates On the computer that runs Updates Publisher, browse the Updates Publisher 2011 database file (Scupdb.sdf) in %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\System Center Updates Publisher 2011\ \. There is a different database file for each user that runs Updates Publisher 2011.

SCCM – Disaster Recovery Recover a SCCM site Must use the same version and edition of SQL Server Run Setup.exe from the CD.latest directory Select Recover a site * Site Server Recovery Options Recover the site server using an existing backup You will need the folder that the Backup Site Server task used Reinstall the site server Must use the same Site Code and DB name Site Database Recovery Options – demo forthcoming Recover the site database using a backup set Create a new database for this site Use a site database that has ben manually recovered

SCCM – Disaster Recovery Post Recovery Tasks The recovery report is saved to C:\ConfigMgrPostRecoveryActions.html Re-enter user account passwords Re-enter Sideloading Keys Recreate Microsoft Intune Subscription Configure SSL for Site System Roles that use IIS Reinstall hotfixes Recover Custom Reports Recover Content Files Recover Custom Software Updates (SCUP) Recover USMT Update Certificates for Cloud DP’s Reprovision Intel AMT-based computers

SCCM – Disaster Recovery SCCM Secondary Site How to backup Step 1: Don’t Recover Secondary Site Use the Recover Secondary Site action from the Sites node

SCCM – Disaster Recovery Links: us/library/gg aspx us/library/gg aspx

Demo Let’s break stuff!!!

SCCM – Backup Discussion The WHAT Backup CAS and Primary Sites 1) Files 2) Databases The HOW 1) Built-in Maintenance Task 2) Data Protection Manager (3 rd party software) 3) Native SQL Server Backup Task

SCCM – Built-in Maintenance Task Advantages Simple to enable No SQL experience Scripts – need afterbackup.bat Disadvantages No compression as database files are copied Many files copied are discarded during restore Missing other databases

SCCM – SQL Backup Native SQL Server Backup Advantages Compression notifications CM Services continue to run! Other Databases ReportServer WSUS Ability to run scripts! CD.LATEST

SCCM – Site recovery from SQL CM Site Recovery from SQL Backup Note: Supported since CM 2012 SP1!

Demo Properly setup SQL backup Break Stuff!! Recover from SQL backup

SCCM – Disaster Recovery Links: site-backup-and-recovery-overview/ site-backup-and-recovery-overview/ backup-recommendations-for-configuration-manager/ backup-recommendations-for-configuration-manager/ current-branch/ current-branch/

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