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Thought experiment
Planning Service Manager deployment at Fabrikam
In this thought experiment, apply what you've learned about this objective. You can
find answers to these questions in the “Answers” section at the end of this chapter.
You are in the process of planning a service manager deployment at Fabrikam. You
are in the planning the number of SQL Server instances necessary to support the
deployment. You also want to ensure that you have access to any necessary soft-
ware prerequisites prior to performing deployment. With this information in mind,
answer the following questions:
1. Which software prerequisites for the Service Manager management server are
not roles or features already included with Windows Server 2012 R2?
2. How many SQL instances will you need to support the Service Manager man-
agement database and the Service Manager data warehouse database?
Objective summary
■ The processor, RAM, and storage requirements for each System Center product, and
each element within that product vary. You should avoid using the minimum specified
hardware required in production environments.
■ Each System Center product has a unique set of software requirements. To simplify the
deployment process, you should deploy software prerequisites prior to performing
installation.
■ Some System Center products have multiple elements, which must be installed in a
specific order. Some products, such as Service Manager's management server and data
warehouse server, cannot be installed on the same host server.
■ While it is possible to deploy the databases for different System Center products on
the same SQL Server instance, Microsoft recommends this configuration only for test
environments.