SCCM Capacity planning details Maximum Support Limitations? Maximum support limitations of SCCM 2007. However, in my personal experience, this would change depending upon the scenarios (Mostly depending upon the connectivity, features, support model, SLA, and DR/BCP requirements). Disk & other hardware configuration details listed below can be used to get a rough idea about the sizing and planning. Actual numbers should vary depending upon the scenarios.
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SCCM Site Server(running site server all roles not specifically listed on other servers)
| Component | Capacity |
| CPU | Twin Processor with Quad Cores 2.2 GHz |
| Disk | OS 80 GB Raid 1 SCCM Application 80 GB RAID 10 or 5 Distribution Point 250 GB RAID 10 or 5 Data drive can be SAN or DAS if external. |
| LAN | 100 /1000 MB (sec) production LAN 1000 / MB or Fibre for NLN array Comms |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| OS | Windows Server 2003/8 Standard Edition 64 bit IIS Network Load Balancing |
| Licenses | Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition or 2003 R2 with SP2 SCCM site server license (only 1 required for this implementation) |
SCCM Site Database Server(running site server all roles not specifically listed on other servers)
| Component | Capacity |
| CPU | Twin Processor with Quad Cores 2.2 GHz |
| Disk | OS 80 GB Raid 1 Data 300 GB RAID 10 or 5 SQL Logs 300 GB RAID 10 or 5 Data drive can be SAN or DAS if external. |
| LAN | 100 /1000 MB (sec) production LAN 1000 / MB or Fibre for NLN array Comms |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| OS Components | Windows Server 2003/8 Enterprise Edition 64 bit IIS Network Load Balancing |
| Licenses | Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (if clustering) or 2003 R2 with SP2 SQL Server 2005 Enterprise (if clustering support is needed otherwise, standard will suffice) 20,000 SCCM Client Access Licences |
Management Point Servers
| Component | Capacity |
| CPU | Twin Processor with Dual Cores 2.2 GHz |
| Disk | OS 80 GB Raid 1 Data 80 GB RAID 10 or 5 Data drive can be SAN or DAS if external. |
| LAN | 100 /1000 MB (sec) production LAN 1000 / MB or Fibre for NLN array Comms |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| OS Components | Windows Server 2003/8 Standard Edition 64 bit IIS Network Load Balancing |
| Licenses | Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition or 2003 R2 with SP2 |
Software Update Point Server
| Component | Capacity |
| CPU | Twin Processor with Dual Cores 2.2 GHz |
| Disk | OS 80 GB Raid 1 Data 80 GB RAID 10 or 5 Data drive can be SAN or DAS if external. |
| LAN | 100 /1000 MB (sec) production LAN 1000 / MB or Fibre for NLN array Comms |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| OS Components | Windows Server 2003/8 Standard Edition 64 bit IIS Network Load Balancing Windows Software Update Services |
| Licenses | Servers 2008 / 3 OS |
Remote / Branch Infrastructure Options
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