The document discusses migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012. It covers prerequisites for migration including installing updates and configuring accounts. The migration process is outlined as configuring the source hierarchy, creating migration jobs, and monitoring the migration. Important objects that can be migrated include collections, software distribution packages, and client settings. Distribution point sharing and converting secondary sites are also covered.

1. Migrating from Configuration
Manager 2007 to
Configuration Manager 2012
Adrian Stoian
IT Consultant
www.adrianstoian.com
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3. Objectives
• This session covers migration from System Center
Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration
Manager 2012
• We will discuss any topic related to migration
• Please bring your own questions and scenarios
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4. Agenda Private &
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• Discuss topics related to migration, including:
– Prerequisites for migration to Configuration Manager
2012
– Planning for migration and coexistence
– Configuring the source hierarchies
– Creating migration jobs
– Configuring distribution point sharing
– Planning and performing client migration
– Upgrading the distribution points
– Converting secondary sites to distribution points
– Monitoring and reporting for the migration process
– Decommissioning the source hierarchy
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5. Your proposed topics
• Your questions
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6. Migration Overview Private &
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Source hierarchy: New hierarchy:
Configuration Manager 2007 Configuration Manager 2012
Configure source
Central Site hierarchy Central
(Primary) Administration
Site
Configure
additional
source sites
Migrate collections
and objects
Primary Sites
Migrate
clients Primary Sites
Convert to Secondary Site
Secondary Site
distribution point
Migration is performed side-by-side
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7. Objects that can be migrated
• Collections • Operating System
• Advertisements Deployment:
• Boundaries – Boot images
– Driver packages
• Software distribution
packages – Drivers
– Images
• Virtual application
packages – Packages
– Task sequences
• Asset Intelligence
customizations • Software Updates:
• Software metering rules – Deployments
– Deployment packages
• Desired Configuration
– Templates
Management:
– Software update lists
– Configuration baselines
– Configuration items
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8. Collection restrictions
• Sub-collections are migrated to individual collections
that contain inclusion rules
• Mixed collections cannot be migrated and must be
recreated
New Device Collections
York node
Servers Desktops New York Servers Desktops
Configuration Manager Configuration Manager
2007 2012
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9. Consolidating sites
• In Configuration Manager 2012, a primary site cannot
be a child of another primary site
• Plan for consolidating primary sites during migration
CEN CAS
Migrate
clients
NYC LON
USA EUR
Migrate
clients
CHI PAR Install DP
secondary
CHS
Uninstall LYO Convert to
DEN
secondary Distribution point
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10. Preparing for Migration
• Install Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2
• Plan for Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, and
64-bit
• Consider implementing BranchCache with
Configuration
Manager 2007 SP2 as an alternative to distribution
points
• Consider virtualizing your Configuration Manager
deployment
• Avoid mixed collections and sub-collections
• Use UNC path (servermyappmyapp.msi) in package
source
• Ensure that site codes between Configuration Manager
2012 and Configuration Manager 2007 are unique
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11. ConfigMgr 2007 Prerequisites
• Only Configuration Manager 2007 sites with
Service Pack 2 are supported for migration
• To gather data, you must configure the
following two accounts with permissions for
each source site:
– Source Site SMS Provider Account, which requires
Read permission to all source site objects. Assign
Site Delete permissions on the source site to
automatically remove the distribution points
– Source Site SQL Server Account, which requires
Read and Execute permissions to the source site
database
• Ensure you have network connectivity for
NetBIOS, RPC and SQL (1433)
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12. ConfigMgr 2012 Prerequisites
• Use an account that has the Full Administrator
security role in Configuration Manager 2012
hierarchy
• Configure a software update point in your System
Center 2012 Configuration Manager hierarchy that
uses the same synchronization source as the
software update point in your System Center
Configuration Manager 2007 hierarchy
• Configure at least one Configuration Manager 2012
primary site or the central administration site to use
the same port numbers as existing 2007 site for
client requests, which enables the use of shared
distribution points from a Configuration Manager
2007 site
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13. Distribution Point Sharing
• Configuration Manager 2007 distribution points can be shared
with the new Configuration Manager 2012 hierarchy
• Content already present on the distribution point is made
available to Configuration Manager 2012 clients
• Shared distribution points can be upgraded in-place to
Configuration Manager 2012 distribution points
Configuration 1. Migrate Configuration
Manager clients Manager
2007 Primary 2012 Primary
Site Site
Distribution point sharing
makes the content
immediately available to 2. Access
content
migrated clients
Shared
Distribution
Point
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14. Converting Secondary Sites to
Distribution Points
• When upgrading a distribution point that is co-located on
a Configuration Manager 2007 secondary site, the upgrade
process will first uninstall the secondary site
• The process waits until next data gathering cycle, before
upgrading the distribution point
• Content present on the distribution point will be converted
to the Configuration Manager 2012 single instance store
Configuration Configuration
Migrate Manager
Manager clients
2007 Primary 2012 Primary
Site Site
Configuration Distributio
Manager n Point
2007 Convert to
Secondary distribution point
Site
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15. Migrating Clients
• Use your preferred client deployment method
• The following information is preserved:
– The unique identifier (GUID)
– The advertisement history
• The following information is NOT preserved:
– The files in the client cache
– Information about any advertisements that have
not yet run
– Inventory data
– Compliance data
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16. Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007
to Configuration Manager 2012
DEMO
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17. Microsoft Courses and Exams Private &
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18. Q&A
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19. Typical questions
• Collections?
• Secondary to secondary site
• Consolidation
• Constrains with multiple forests, untrusted
domains
• Native mode/IBCM
• Boundaries
• Software update migration
• Do we need a CAS? NO
• Disaster recovery, do we need CAS?
• Data replication
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