Connecting a SMS 2003 server to a Parent (Central site) without a domain trust
Connecting a SMS 2003 server to a Parent
(Central site) without a domain trust
In order to connect a Primary (child) site to a Primary (Central / Parent) site the following will need to be done:
- Under Site Server make sure you enter the FQDN for the SMS server
- Created a Local System Service account on Each SMS server
- Add the service account to the SMS_SiteToSiteConnection_XXX Group on each Site server
- Create the Security File for the parent and child sites using these commands:
- (SMS Install Directory)\SMS\bin\i386\00000409\preinst.exe /keyforparent
- (SMS Install Directory)\\SMS\bin\i386\00000409\preinst.exe /keyforchild
- Place the appropriate Security key in the sms\hman directory
- Create a sender on the SMS site settings for the SMS Servers
- On the Central Server create a “Standard Sender” for the child
- On the Child Server create a “Standard Sender” for the parent server
- Create a “Standard” Address on the SMS site settings for the SMS Servers
- On the Central Server create a “Standard Address” for the child
- On the Child Server create a “Standard Address” for the parent server
- On the Child Site go into the Site Properties and set the parent as the Central site.
If there is a firewall in place the following ports will need to be opened in each direction:
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Port 445 |
Server Message Block (SMB) |
There may be additional firewall rules required but because I don’t have firewalls in my lab I was not able to test them.
If the SMS Servers do not share the same DNS then a Host entry pointer will need to be added.