If you are a new SCCM 2007 Administrator, even a company Administrator getting ready to implement SCCM 2007 in your environment for the first time there is good reason to bet you are out looking for documentation books and guides to assist you in learning the best methods and processes in building this structure that will guide your centralized distribution and more.
Unless you are a single cell company, it does not make sense to run a single Configuration Manager Site to manage all network resources. Instead you will require implementing a multiple Configuration Manager Site configuration. In order to accomplish this, there are some basics you will need to understand in the realm of definition regarding the different Site types in SCCM 2007.
PARENT SITE – CHILD SITE:
The difference between Parent Site and Child Site is simple but very important to understand in design for a successful creation of a SCCM 2007 hierarchy structure.
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A Parent Site is any site that has at least one child site defined; this means the parent site has the ability to administer any child site below it in the hierarchy.
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A Child Site is any site that has a defined Parent Site and is administered by that Parent Site.
CENTRAL SITE:
A Central Site is a Configuration Manager Primary Site that resides at the top of the Configuration Manager hierarchy. All Database information rolls from the child to the parent and is collected by the Central Site’s Configuration Manager Database. The Central Site can administer any site below it in the hierarchy and can send data down to those sites as well.
PRIMARY SITE:
Four main characteristics:
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The Site has access to a Microsoft SQL Server Database
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Can administer or be administered via the Configuration Manager Console
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It can be a child of other Primary Sites and can have Child Sites of its own
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Clients can be assigned directly to the Site
SECONDARY SITE:
Four Main characteristics:
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A Secondary Site does not have access to a Microsoft SQL Database
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Secondary Sites are ALWAYS a Child Site of a Primary Site and can only be administered via a Primary Site
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Secondary Sites cannot have Child Sites of their own
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Clients cannot be assigned directly to the Site