Cyber  Security  Initiative  
UAB  Campus  SCCM  Agent  Installation  
Prerequisite  &  Deployment  Guide  
 
June  2015  
 
 
   
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Summary  

This  document  provides  UAB  departments  and  schools  with  the  steps  necessary  to  fully  participate  in  
the  Campus  SCCM  environment.    Prior  to  requesting  agent  installation,  each  department  will  need  to  
complete  a  readiness  survey  to  provide  UAB  IT  with  information  needed  to  configure  SCCM  to  support  
reporting  for  their  systems.    They  will  also  need  to  review  readiness  participation  criteria  and  make  any  
adjustments  to  their  computing  environment  that  are  necessary  for  participation.    Once  the  
environment  meets  appropriate  readiness  criteria,  each  department  will  deploy  SCCM  agents  to  their  
computing  assets  following  the  guidance  provided  in  this  document.    For  clarification  on  any  aspect  of  
these  guidelines,  please  email  ITIS-­‐[email protected].    
 
 
o Complete  Readiness  Survey  (see  criteria  below)  
o Address  Readiness  Gaps  
SCCM  Agent   o Open  AskIT  Ticket  (SCCM  Service  Configuration  Request)  
Deployment  Checklist  
  o Determine  SCCM  Agent  Deployment  Methods  
*see  below  for  additional  
details   o Test  SCCM  Agent  Deployments  
 
o Deploy  SCCM  Agents  
o Complete  Feedback  Survey  
 
 
o IP  Addresses  used  are  either  public  or  NAT  IP  addresses.  
o Windows  desktops  /  laptops  are  Windows  7  or  higher.  
o Windows  servers  are  Windows  2003  or  higher  (with  latest  SP).  
SCCM  Participation   o Supported  versions  of  Mac,  Linux,  or  Unix-­‐based  systems  are  deployed  
Readiness  Criteria  
  (see  appendices).  
*additional  information  
provided  in  Appendix  below   o SCCM  is  not  running  in  your  environment.  
 
o Systems  must  have  500  MB  free.    5GB  free  is  preferred.  
o Systems  must  be  able  to  initiate  communication  with  the  campus  SCCM  
servers.  
 
 
 
 
   

 
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Steps  to  Deploy  SCCM  Agents  

Step  1:   Please  visit  https://uab.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eFqUr0hshacoYXb  and  provide  
Complete   the  requested  information.    Be  prepared  to  provide  estimates  on  the  number  of  
Readiness   servers,  desktops,  and  laptops  that  run  Windows,  Mac,  or  Linux  /  Unix  operating  
Survey   systems  as  well  as  AD  domain  (where  appropriate)  information.  
  Information  on  IP  address  ranges  in  use  by  computing  assets  will  also  be  required.  
If  any  of  the  readiness  criteria  listed  above  are  not  met,  then  those  systems  for  which  
this  is  the  case  cannot  participate  in  the  Campus  SCCM.    Changes  necessary  to  make  
Step  2:   them  comply  with  these  criteria  such  as  OS  upgrades  or  firewall  configuration  
Address   adjustments  will  be  needed  or  these  systems  will  need  to  be  declared  exempt  from  
Readiness   SCCM  management.  
Gaps    
UABIT  recommends  as  much  as  possible  that  your  systems  be  Domain  joined  and  not  
workgroup  computers.  While  SCCM  will  work  with  workgroup  computers  deployment  is  
faster  and  much  easier  with  computers  that  are  members  of  the  UAB  domain.  
Email  [email protected]  with  this  subject  line:  <Department>  -­‐  SCCM  Service  
Configuration  Request  
 
Step  3:   Replace  “<Department>”  with  the  name  (or  acronym)  of  your  department  or  school.    In  the  
Open  AskIT   body  of  the  email,  indicate  that  you  have  completed  the  Readiness  Survey  (Step  1)  and  let  us  
Ticket   know  of  any  specific  questions  or  concerns.    After  this  ticket  has  been  submitted,  someone  on  
the  SCCM  support  team  will  contact  the  department.    If  the  person  who  should  be  contacted  
is  not  the  person  submitting  the  ticket,  please  provide  name,  phone,  and  email  contact  
information  for  the  appropriate  party.  
Step  4:  
Determine   Divide  the  systems  on  which  agents  are  to  be  deployed  into  groups  based  on  their  OS  
SCCM  Agent   and  domain  membership.    Review  the  relevant  agent  deployment  instructions  in  the  
Deployment   appendix  for  each  group  of  systems.  
Methods  
It  is  recommended  that  agent  deployment  be  piloted  on  a  small  number  of  computing  
Step  5:  
assets  to  ensure  the  process  is  well-­‐understood  before  moving  forward  with  a  larger  
Test  SCCM  
deployment.  Please  note  that  when  installing  the  agent  any  OS  update  settings  may  
Agent  
be  overwritten  one  time  by  the  agent  installation.  The  settings  will  need  to  be  
Deployments  
added  back  via  GPO  or  any  another  desired  method.  
Follow  the  recommended  steps  for  agent  deployments.    Be  sure  to  consider  any  
prerequisites  listed  when  installing  agents  and  see  the  appendix  for  step-­‐by-­‐step  
instructions  for  agent  installation  and  SCCM  Console  Installation.  
Step  6:    
Deploy   Please  Note:  
SCCM  Agents   Some  agent  installations  may  fail  even  though  vendor-­‐provided  instructions  are  correctly  
followed.    In  these  cases,  the  agents  can  usually  be  deployed  by  simply  attempting  the  process  
a  second  time.    If  this  is  not  the  case,  the  SCCM  support  team  is  available  to  assist  in  
troubleshooting  the  problem.  
Step  7:  
Complete   Once  agents  have  been  deployed,  please  complete  the  feedback  survey  at  
Feedback   https://uab.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_efcvkU35IzeSBTf    
Survey  
 

 
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Appendix  1  –  Windows  Agents  

 
I. Windows  Agent  Prerequisites  
Dependencies  external  to  Configuration  Manager  
Windows  Installer   Required  to  support  the  use  of  Windows  Installer  update  (.msp)  files  for  
version  3.1.4000.2435   packages  and  software  updates.  
Microsoft  Background   Microsoft  Background  Intelligent  Transfer  Service  (BITS)  is  required  to  allow  
Intelligent  Transfer   throttled  data  transfers  between  the  client  computer  and  
Service  (BITS)  version   System  Center  2012  Configuration  Manager  site  systems.  BITS  is  not  
2.5   automatically  downloaded  during  client  installation.    
 
When  BITS  is  installed  on  computers,  a  restart  is  typically  required  to  
complete  the  installation.  
 
Important    
Most  operating  systems  include  BITS,  but  if  they  do  not  (for  example,  
Windows  Server  2003  R2  SP2),  you  must  install  BITS  before  you  install  the  
System  Center  2012  Configuration  Manager  client.    
 

Microsoft  Task   The  Microsoft  Task  Scheduler  service  must  be  enabled  on  the  client  for  the  
Scheduler  service   client  installation  to  complete.    
 
Dependencies  automatically  supplied  during  installation    
Windows  Update  Agent   Required  by  Windows  to  support  update  detection  and  deployment.  
version  7.0.6000.363  
Microsoft  Core  XML   Required  to  support  the  processing  of  XML  documents  in  Windows.  
Services  (MSXML)  
version  6.20.5002  or  
later  
Microsoft  Remote   Required  to  optimize  data  transmission  over  the  network.  
Differential  
Compression  (RDC)  
Microsoft  Visual  C++   Required  to  support  client  operations.  
2010  Redistributable   Note    
version  10.0.40219.1   When  this  update  is  installed  on  client  computers,  a  restart  might  be  required  
to  complete  the  installation.  
 

Microsoft  Visual  C++   Required  to  support  Microsoft  SQL  Server  Compact  operations.  
2005  Redistributable  
version  8.0.50727.42  
Windows  Imaging  APIs   Required  to  allow  Configuration  Manager  to  manage  Windows  image  (.wim)  
6.0.6001.18000   files.  
Microsoft  Policy   Required  to  allow  clients  to  evaluate  compliance  settings.  
Platform  1.2.3514.0  
Microsoft  Silverlight   For  Configuration  Manager  with  no  service  pack  only.  Required  to  support  the  
4.0.50524.0   Application  Catalog  website  user  experience.  

 
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Microsoft  Silverlight   For  System  Center  2012  Configuration  Manager  SP1  and  
5.1.10411.0   System  Center  2012  R2  Configuration  Manager  only:    

Required  to  support  the  Application  Catalog  website  user  experience.  

Microsoft  .NET   Client  computers  require  the  .NET  Framework  to  support  client  operations.  If  a  
Framework  4  Client   client  computer  does  not  have  one  of  the  following  installed  versions,  the  
Profile   Microsoft  .NET  Framework  4  Client  Profile  is  installed  automatically:  
• Microsoft  .NET  Framework  version  3.0.  
• Microsoft  .NET  Framework  version  3.5.  
• Microsoft  .NET  Framework  version  4.0.  
Note    
When  the  .NET  Framework  4  is  installed  on  computers,  a  restart  might  be  
required  to  complete  the  installation.  
 

Microsoft  SQL  Server   Required  to  store  information  related  to  client  operations.  
Compact  3.5  SP2  
components  
Microsoft  Windows   Required  by  Microsoft  .NET  Framework  4.0  for  Windows  Server  2003  or  
Imaging  Components   Windows  XP  SP2  for  64-­‐bit  computers  
*Please  be  advised  that  some  prerequisites  may  require  a  restart  upon  installation.    

 
II.  Manual  Windows  Agent  Installation  
 
All  the  installation  files  needed  for  installing  the  agent  on  a  Windows  client  can  be  found  at  
\\uabfile.ad.uab.edu\SCCM.  If  needed,  please  copy  all  contents  of  this  location  except  for  the  tools  
folder  to  C:\SCCMINSTALL.  This  will  only  be  required  if  you  run  into  issues  installing  the  agent  on  a  non-­‐
domain  desktop  or  laptop.      
 
Installing  the  SCCM  Agent  on:  
1. Copy  the  ccmsetup.exe  file  to  the  target  computer.  
2. Logon  the  target  computer  with  an  administrator  acct.  
Non-­‐domain  
3. Open  an  administrator  command  prompt.  
Desktop  
4. Change  the  directory  to  the  ccmsetup.exe  location  and  run  the  following  
command  (Use  Caps  where  noted):  ccmsetup.exe  SMSSITECODE=IT1  
DNSSUFFIX=ad.uab.edu  SMSMP=itis-­‐sccmmp1.ad.uab.edu  
1. Copy  the  ccmsetup.exe  file  to  the  target  computer.  
An  ad.uab.edu   2. Logon  the  target  computer  with  an  administrator  acct.  
domain  Desktop   3. Open  an  administrator  command  prompt.  
4. Change  the  directory  to  the  ccmsetup.exe  location  and  run  the  following  
command  (Use  Caps  where  noted):  ccmsetup.exe  SMSSITECODE=IT1  
A  non-­‐AD.UAB.EDU   1. Make  sure  that  a  Certificate  has  been  issued  from  the  Template  OFF  
domain/Workgroup   DOMAIN  CLIENT  for  the  laptop.  (see  Appendix  4  –  PKI  Certificates)  
Windows  laptop   2. Open  a  web  browser  and  go  to  https://clavisweb1.ad.uab.edu  and  log  in  
  with  uab\blazerid  and  password.  
3. Select  “Download  a  CA  certificate,  certificate  chain,  or  CRL”  

 
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4. Select  “Download  CA  Certificate  Chain”.  It  will  ask  you  to  save  it  and  the  
default  name  of  certnew.p7b  can  be  used.  
5. Open  the  file,  under  the  certificates  list  you  should  see  UABCERT1-­‐SUBCA  
and  UABROOT-­‐CA.  Open  both  of  them  individually  and  under  the  general  
tab  select  install.  
6. Install  both  under  the  Local  Machine  account  not  the  current  user.  The  
UABROOT-­‐CA  file  needs  to  go  into  the  Trusted  Root  Authorities  folder  and  
the  UABCERT1-­‐SUBCA  file  needs  to  go  into  the  Intermediate  Certificate  
Authorities  folder.  
7. Copy  the  contents  of  \\uabfile.ad.uab.edu\sccm\tools\CARegKeys  to  the  
Computer  you  are  installing  SCCM  on  and  merge  the  registry  keys  into  the  
computer’s  registry.  
8. Open  MMC  and  add  the  Certificates  snapin  for  the  Local  machine  account  
9. Under  Certificates  right  click  personal  and  select  Request  new  Certificate  
under  All  tasks.  
10. Follow  the  prompt  (logging  in  with  BlazerID  and  password  where  asked)  
and  select  UAB  Certificate  Authority.  Click  next  
11. You  may  be  prompted  again  for  a  password  but  you  should  then  see  the  
OFF  DOMAIN  CLIENT  Template.  Click  the  check  box  beside  it  and  then  
select  the  “More  information  is  required”  link  underneath  the  template  
name.  
12. Under  Subject  name  Type  select  Common  Name  and  then  put  in  the  
computers  Name  (We  suggest  that  all  computers  have  a  similar  naming  
scheme).  Click  Add  and  then  hit  OK.  
13. Click  enroll  and  the  certificate  should  place  itself  in  the  Local  Computer’s  
personal  store.  
14. Copy  the  contents  of  the  SCCM  folder  on  UABFILE  (leave  out  the  tools  
folder)  to  a  New  Folder  named  SCCMINSTALL  on  the  root  of  C:  
15. Open  an  administrator  command  prompt.  
16. Change  the  directory  to  the  folder  created  previously  and  run  the  
command:  ccmsetup.exe  /usepkicert  /source:”C:\SCCMINSTALL”  
DNSSUFFIX=AD.UAB.EDU  SMSSITECODE=IT1  SMSMP=itis-­‐
sccmcdp3.ad.uab.edu  CCMHOSTNAME=itis-­‐sccmcdp3.ad.uab.edu  
CCMALWAYSINF=1  
1. Make  sure  that  a  Certificate  has  been  issued  from  the  Template  UAB  
CLIENT  CERTIFICATE  (see  Appendix  4  –  PKI  Certificates)  
2. Copy  the  contents  of  the  SCCM  folder  on  UABFILE  to  a  New  Folder  named  
An  AD.UAB.EDU   SCCMINSTALL  on  the  root  of  C:  
Domain  joined   3. Open  an  administrator  command  prompt.  
laptop:   4. ccmsetup.exe  /source:”C:\SCCMINSTALL”  SMSSITECODE=IT1  
 
*  Please  Note  that  for  Certificate  enrollment  to  work  the  machine  must  be  on  the  
UAB  network  and  on  a  wired  connection  initially.  It  is  also  recommended  that  for  the  
agent  install  the  laptop  be  on  the  UAB  network.  
 
 

 
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II. UAB  IT  AD  Domain  Windows  Agent  Installation  

Windows-­‐based  systems  within  an  AD  domain  can  have  agents  automatically  installed  by  using  a  GPO.    
This  approach  is  recommended  since  it  will  ensure  the  agent  gets  deployed  to  new  systems  as  they  join  
the  domain.    However,  to  ensure  the  GPO  is  properly  configured  and  applied,  it  is  recommended  that  it  
be  linked  initially  to  a  test  OU  where  it  can  be  deployed  to  a  limited  number  of  machines  and  validated.  
 
Following  a  successful  test  of  the  template,  link  this  GPO  to  the  department’s  or  school’s  OU  so  that  the  
agent  will  be  automatically  deployed  to  remaining  Windows-­‐based  systems.  
 
The  SCCM  support  team  will  provide  departments  with  a  preconfigured  GPO.  
 
 
III. Dept.  /  School  AD  Domain  Windows  Agent  Installation  
 
Windows-­‐based  systems  within  an  AD  domain  can  have  agents  automatically  installed  by  using  a  GPO.    
This  approach  is  recommended  since  it  will  ensure  the  agent  gets  deployed  to  new  systems  as  they  join  
the  domain.    However,  to  ensure  the  GPO  is  properly  configured  and  applied,  it  is  recommended  that  it  
be  linked  initially  to  a  test  OU  where  it  can  be  deployed  to  a  limited  number  of  machines  and  validated.  
 
Following  a  successful  test  of  the  template,  link  this  GPO  to  the  department’s  or  school’s  Domain  so  that  
the  agent  will  be  automatically  deployed  to  remaining  Windows-­‐based  systems.  
 
The  SCCM  support  team  will  guide  departments  in  creating  their  own  GPO  within  their  Domain.  
   

 
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Appendix  2  –  Macintosh  Agents  

 
I. Macintosh  Agent  Prerequisites  
 
Supported  configurations  and  hardware  requirements  for  Mac:  See  the  Client  Requirements  for  Mac  
computers  section  in  the  Supported  Configurations  for  the  Configuration  Manager  topic.  
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-­‐us/library/gg682077.aspx.  Please  also  look  at  Appendix  4  –  PKI  
Certificates  before  beginning  Macintosh  installs.  
 
II. Macintosh  Agent  Installation  
 
1. To  download  the  client  for  non-­‐Windows  machines  please  visit  the  link  
http://www.microsoft.com/en-­‐us/download/details.aspx?id=39360  
2. Please  note  that  in  order  for  a  Mac  to  be  enrolled  the  machine  must  be  on  the  UAB  Campus  
Network  initially.  This  can  be  done  via  VPN  if  necessary.  
3. Download  the  Mac  Install  package  on  a  Windows  machine  and  follow  Microsoft’s  Instructions  from  
the  link  above  to  create  the  .DMG  installer.  
4. Open  a  web  browser  on  the  Mac  and  go  to  https://clavisweb1.ad.uab.edu  and  log  in  with  
uab\BlazerID  and  password.  
5. Select  “Download  a  CA  certificate,  certificate  chain,  or  CRL”  
6. Select  “Download  CA  Certificate  Chain”.  It  will  ask  you  to  save  it  and  the  default  name  of  
certnew.p7b  can  be  used.  
7. Open  Keychain  on  the  Mac  and  select  and  unlock  the  system  container.  With  system  still  selected  
double  click  the  certnew  file  and  let  it  import  the  certificate  files.  It  will  ask  you  to  always  trust  the  
root.  Make  sure  that  the  certificates  get  places  in  the  system  container.  The  certificate  names  are:  
UABROOT-­‐CA  and  UABCERT1-­‐SUBCA.  Make  sure  that  both  certificates  are  always  trusted.  Once  that  
is  done  please  proceed  to  the  next  step.  (The  download  process  can  be  used  once  on  any  machine  
and  then  the  certnew  file  can  be  moved  and  re-­‐imported  on  any  Mac  that  needs  it.)  
8. Copy  the  DMG  to  the  Mac  client  and  open  it  and  run  CMClient.pkg.  
9. Once  it  is  installed  the  machine  will  need  to  reboot.  
10. After  the  reboot  an  enrollment  window  will  come  up.  You  will  need  to  enter  a  username  and  
password  in  the  form  of  uab\BlazerID.  The  Enrollment  Proxy  Point  address  is  itis-­‐
sccmcdp3.ad.uab.edu.  Please  make  sure  that  the  user  enrolling  this  machine  has  permissions  to  the  
ConfigMgr  Mac  Client  Certificate  Template  (see  Appendix  4  –  PKI  Certificates).  You  can  also  get  to  
the  enrollment  window  by  going  to  system  preferences  and  selecting  the  Configuration  Manager  
Preference  pain.  
11. Once  the  machine  is  enrolled  it  should  start  reporting  to  SCCM  at  the  pre-­‐determined  intervals.  
 
   

 
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Appendix  3  –  Unix/Linux  Agents  

 
I. Unix  /  Linux  Agent  Prerequisites  
Supported  configurations  and  hardware  requirements  for  UNIX/Linux:  See  the  Client  Requirements  for  
Linux  and  UNIX  Servers  section  in  the  Supported  Configurations  for  Configuration  Manager  topic.  
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-­‐us/library/gg682077.aspx  

 
II. Unix  /  Linux  Agent  Installation  
 
To  install  the  client  for  Linux  and  UNIX,  you  run  a  script  on  each  Linux  or  UNIX  computer.  The  script  is  
named  install  and  supports  command  line  properties  that  modify  the  installation  behavior  and  reference  
the  client  installation  package.  The  install  script  and  client  installation  package  must  be  located  on  the  
client.  The  client  installation  package  contains  the  Configuration  Manager  client  files  for  a  specific  Linux  
or  UNIX  operating  system  and  platform.  Each  client  installation  package  contains  all  the  necessary  files  
to  complete  the  client  installation  and  unlike  Windows-­‐based  computers,  does  not  download  additional  
files  from  a  management  point  or  other  source  location.  The  SCCM  install  package  For  Unix/Linux  can  be  
downloaded  at  http://www.microsoft.com/en-­‐us/download/details.aspx?id=39360  

After  you  install  the  Configuration  Manager  client  for  Linux  and  UNIX,  you  do  not  need  to  reboot  the  
computer.  As  soon  as  the  software  installation  is  complete,  the  client  is  operational.  If  you  reboot  the  
computer,  the  Configuration  Manager  client  restarts  automatically.  The  installed  client  runs  with  root  
credentials.  Root  credentials  are  required  to  collect  hardware  inventory  and  perform  software  
deployments.  

Following  is  the  command  format:  ./install  -­‐mp  <computer>  -­‐sitecode  <sitecode>  <property  #1>  
<property  #2>  <client  installation  package>  

 Command  line  Actions  Example:  ./install  –mp  itis-­‐sccmmp1.ad.uab.edu  -­‐sitecode  IT1  ccm-­‐Universal-­‐
x64.<build>.tar  

§ install  is  the  name  of  the  script  file  that  installs  the  client  for  Linux  and  UNIX.  This  file  is  provided  
with  the  client  software.  
§ mp  itis-­‐sccmmp1.ad.uab.edu  specifies  the  initial  management  point  that  is  used  by  the  client.  
§ sitecode  IT1  specifies  the  client  is  assigned  to  the  site  with  the  site  code  of  IT1.  
§ ccm-­‐Universal-­‐x64.<build>.tar  is  the  name  of  the  client  installation  .tar  package  for  this  
computer  operating  system,  version,  and  CPU  architecture.  

   

 
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Appendix  4  –  PKI  Certificates  

 
I. Laptops,  Unix,  and  Mac  Computers  

When  configuring  Windows  laptops  PKI  certificates  must  be  issued  to  the  machines  for  Authentication  
purposes  if  they  are  going  to  be  managed  outside  of  the  UAB  network.  Macs  always  require  certificates  
regardless  of  their  location.  Three  certificate  templates  have  been  made  for  these  types  of  clients.  In  
order  for  certificates  to  be  issued  you  will  need  to  create  a  number  of  AD  groups  within  the  AD.UAB.EDU  
Domain.  Please  see  the  below  Bullet  points  for  clarification  on  which  groups  you  will  need  to  create.  
Please  let  the  SCCM  Admins  know  when  you  have  completed  this  by  updating  your  SCCM  deployment  
ticket  and  we  will  add  the  groups  created  to  the  certificate  templates  and  contact  you  for  next  steps.  
 
• If  you  have  Windows  laptops  that  are  on  the  AD.UAB.EDU  domain  please  create  a  group  called  
YOUR  OU-­‐cClient.  Please  populate  this  group  with  the  computer  accounts  of  your  AD  joined  
laptops.  
• If  you  have  Windows  based  Laptops  that  are  not  joined  to  the  AD.UAB.EDU  domain  please  
create  a  group  named  YOUR  OU-­‐cOFFDOMAIN.  Please  populate  this  group  with  the  user  
accounts  of  the  person  who  will  be  using  the  laptop.  Feel  free  to  also  add  the  user  accounts  of  
your  admins  as  well.  
• If  you  have  Macs  (whether  they  are  laptops  or  desktops)  please  create  a  group  named  YOUR  
OU-­‐cMacUser.  Please  populate  this  group  with  the  user  names  of  whoever  will  be  enrolling  
these  macs  for  SCCM.  This  can  be  your  Admins  or  the  users  of  the  Macs.  
 
In  the  case  of  deploying  the  Agent  to  All  non-­‐ad.uab.edu  Domain  computers  (Mac,  Linux,  Windows)  
there  may  need  to  be  changes  made  to  the  machine’s  configuration.  In  the  case  of  Windows,  those  
computers  that  are  not  on  a  domain  the  Workgroup  names  of  the  computers  will  need  to  be  changed  
to  something  that  helps  identify  the  department  (ex.  SOPH  laptops  not  on  any  domain  would  have  
their  workgroup  names  changed  to  SOPH).  For  Macs  and  Unix  boxes  it  is  recommended  that  the  name  
be  changed  if  at  all  possible  to  reflect  the  departments  name  (ex.  Mac  would  be  named  SOPH-­‐*).  This  
change  is  necessary  so  that  the  auto-­‐population  of  an  SCCM  collection  can  occur.  Without  this  
collections  would  have  to  be  manually  populated  which  takes  longer.  Please  note  that  Macs  that  are  
on  the  domain  will  not  need  a  name  change.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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Appendix  5  –  SCCM  Console  Installation  

 
To  install  the  console  please  follow  the  steps  below.  
 
 
1. Copy  the  following  folder  to  a  local  location  \\uabfile.ad.uab.edu\sccm\tools\ConsoleSetup.  
 
2. Run  ReportViewer.exe  located  in  the  ConsoleSetup  folder  and  accept  the  default  settings.  
 
3. Run  ConsoleSetup.exe  located  in  the  ConsoleSetup  folder  and  accept  the  default  settings.  The  
site  server  is  ITIS-­‐SCCMPS1.ad.uab.edu.  
 
4. Run  CM12-­‐R2CU3-­‐KB2994331-­‐X64-­‐ENU.exe  located  in  CU3  folder  inside  the  ConsoleSetup  folder  
and  accept  the  default  settings.  The  site  server  and  site  code  is  the  same  as  step  2  if  prompted.  
 
 
The  console  should  automatically  connect  to  the  proper  server  if  installed  on  a  computer  in  the  
AD.UAB.EDU  domain.  Please  refer  to  the  following  link  below  when  installing  the  console  on  a  computer  
that  is  not  a  member  of  the  AD.UAB.EDU  domain.  
 
http://configmgrblog.com/2012/07/13/connecting-­‐with-­‐the-­‐console-­‐to-­‐configmgr-­‐2012-­‐in-­‐a-­‐different-­‐
domain/