Building Microsoft System Center Cloud – SCOrch 2012 R2 – Orchestrator 2012 R2 installation – Complex deployment


Simplified deployment with all features on one server is described in the Orchestrator simplified installation guide in the previous article.

Uninstall previous Orchestrator

  • Standard uninstall in Program and Features…

Install and configure SQL Server

Highly-available databases in AlwaysOn Available Groups

I recommend you to use the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Available Groups for every System Center products that supports it.

After installation

Highly-available VM with SQL Server

If you do not want to use SQL Server AlwaysOn Available Groups you can simply deploy a separate VM and install SQL Server. But I suggest you to use highly-available databases in AlwaysOn Available Groups even when the installed System Center product is not highly-available.

  • Same as in in the simplified installation in the previous article.
  • Named instance
      • SCO1

Install .NET Framework 3.5

Install on Management Server, Runbook Server and also Web Service server.

  • Install .NET 3.5 from the installation media (offline installation) without need to download it from the Microsoft.
  • Command Prompt
dism.exe /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFX3 /All /Source:D:\Sources\sxs /LimitAccess
  • Do not forgot to install .NET 3.5 security updates.

Install Orchestrator Management Server

  • Login as member of SCOrch Users (Administrators) and SQL DB Administrators in order to create required databases during installation.
  • Install
  • Select only Management Server feature.
  • Set service account
      • serscos0
  • SQL Server Cluster with highly-available databases in AlwaysOn Available Groups
    • Choose SQL cluster.
        • contdb1c0agor0.ad.contoso.com
  • Standalone highly-available VM with standalone SQL Server
    • Choose SQL DB server.
        • contscodb0.ad.contoso.com\SCO1
  • Let installer to create a new database.
  • Select SCOrch Users (Administrators) group and grant remote access to Runbook Designer.
      • scoadmins0
  • Accept default location.
  • Install

Install Orchestrator Runbook Server

First server

  • Install – Runbook Server
  • Set service account.
      • serscos0
  • SQL Server Cluster with highly-available databases in AlwaysOn Available Groups
    • Choose same SQL cluster as for Management Server server.
        • contdb1c0agor0.ad.contoso.com
  • Standalone highly-available VM with standalone SQL Server
    • Choose same SQL DB server and instance as for Management Server server.
        • contscodb0.ad.contoso.com\SCO1
  • Use existing database.
  • Accept default location.
  • Install

Another Runbook servers

  • Repeat the previous steps…

Install Orchestrator Web Service

Optional when you need to use Orchestration Console or connect to the Orchestrator from third party application.

  • Install – Orchestration Console and Web Service
  • Accept default ports for the web services.
      • 81
      • 82
  • Same process as noted in the previous article.

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