What do you do if you need to install SCCM on a few dozen servers? Use the unattended install of course! :) Of course, if you were deploying only a single SCCM server, you might not care much about unattended installs. However, there are situations in which even a single server install would benefit from repeatable processes. For example, rebuilding your box could be a quick and easy process if you could just build it with a few clicks Imagine not having to worry about installing all the necessary products, as well as configuration of each site setting!
One of the problems I faced with Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 was the time it would take me to develop the unattended install for SQL, SMS, the site components, and of course site configuration. In the end, I traded a manual process to install SMS over automation, and never really felt good about that decision. It was a tradeoff, and in the end we have a manual process that takes anywhere from 12 to 16 hours to build an SMS Site Server. This can't be the case with SCCM!
Join me, as I explore the different options for installing SCCM with as little interaction as possible.
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