Install SCCM on Windows Server 2025 | Primary Site + SQL Server 2022

Learn how to install SCCM—Microsoft Configuration Manager (formerly MECM)—and build a complete stand-alone primary site on Windows Server 2025 with SQL Server 2022. This comprehensive, step-by-step SCCM installation guide covers the entire deployment: architecture and site planning, Active Directory preparation, service accounts, Windows prerequisites, SQL Server configuration, SSRS, the Configuration Manager prerequisite checker, primary site installation, site-system roles, troubleshooting, and post-installation validation. Whether you’re building an SCCM lab, replacing an older site, or preparing a production deployment, this training provides practical guidance, configuration recommendations, and troubleshooting tips based on real deployment scenarios. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ✅ Design an SCCM stand-alone primary site ✅ Plan Configuration Manager site roles and architecture ✅ Prepare Active Directory and extend the schema ✅ Create and configure required service accounts ✅ Install Windows Server roles and prerequisites ✅ Install and optimize SQL Server 2022 for SCCM ✅ Configure SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) ✅ Configure SPNs and validate SQL connectivity ✅ Run the Configuration Manager Prerequisite Checker ✅ Install a Microsoft Configuration Manager primary site ✅ Install management point and distribution point roles ✅ Review SCCM logs and troubleshoot installation problems ✅ Install Dell and HP driver-management integrations ✅ Navigate the Configuration Manager console ✅ Plan the next steps for a production rollout CHAPTERS 00:00 Overview 05:25 SCCM Site Design 19:19 Site-System Roles Explained 49:15 Topology Diagram: Hierarchy, AD and Roles 54:32 Prepare Active Directory 01:13:35 Service Accounts for SCCM Roles 01:26:46 Install Windows Prerequisites and Features 01:57:41 Install SQL Server 2022 02:11:47 Install and Configure SQL Server Reporting Services 02:31:52 Install SQL Server Management Studio 02:43:49 Optimize SQL Server 2022 for SCCM 02:53:52 Configure Service Principal Names 03:02:37 SQL Server Configuration Manager 03:10:07 Validate SQL Server 03:13:50 Run the SCCM Prerequisite Checker 03:42:37 Install the SCCM Primary Site and Roles 04:15:57 Use the Configuration Manager Downloader 04:20:21 Install Supporting Software 04:25:10 Install Third-Party Driver Integrations 04:40:18 Configuration Manager Console Tour and Next Steps MICROSOFT DOCUMENTATION Design a hierarchy: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/int... Plan site-system servers and roles: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/int... Prepare Windows Server for Configuration Manager: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/int... Supported SQL Server versions: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/int... Site and site-system prerequisites: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/int... Prepare Active Directory for site publishing: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/int... Configuration Manager accounts: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/int... Configuration Manager Prerequisite Checker: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/int... DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS Visual C++ Redistributable: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp... Windows ADK and Windows PE add-on: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/int... ODBC Driver for SQL Server: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql... Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql... SQL Server 2022 Reporting Services: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl... Dell Command Integration Suite: https://www.dell.com/support/product-... HP Manageability Integration Kit: https://ftp.ext.hp.com/pub/caps-softp... Configuration script for installing required MECM features: https://buymeacoffee.com/gregarious/m... Support the channel: https://buymeacoffee.com/gregarious If this SCCM training helped you, please like the video, subscribe, and share it with other Configuration Manager administrators. #SCCM #ConfigurationManager #WindowsServer2025