The configuration of SCCM primary site will be carried out once the installation is of SCCM server complete. The procedure for configuring all Primary/Secondary sites is similar. The following site components will be configured as given below:-
- Configuring SCCM Site configuration
- Configuring Boundaries
- Configuring Client Agents
- Configuring Client Installation Methods
- Component Configuration
- Configuring Discovery Methods
- Configuring Site Systems
7.1 Configuration of SCCM Primary Site
Right click on Primary site and select Properties as shown below
In the SCCM site Properties page, the general tab will display the site configuration details like the Site Type, Version, Site server name, SQL server, SMS Provider location and Installation directory as shown above. Click on OK to exit the properties window.
7.2 Configuration of Site Boundary
Right click on Boundary and select New Boundary as shown above
In the New Site Boundary page provide the Description, Site Code and Type. Here select the Type as Active Directory. Then provide the appropriate AD as shown above.
The Boundary for SCCM is now configured. All required IP subnets are now present in the Boundary as shown above.
7.3 Configuration of Client Agents
- Hardware Inventory Client Agent
- Software Inventory Client Agent
- Advertised Programs Client Agent
- Computer Client Agents
- Remote Tools Client Agent
- Software Metering Client Agent
- Software Update Client Agent
7.3.1 Hardware Inventory Client Agent
Select to enable hardware inventory and click on Customize. Provide a schedule of 1 week to run hardware inventory on client machines and click on OK to apply the changes.
7.3.2 Software Inventory Client Agent
Right click on Software Inventory Client Agent and select Properties. 
In the General tab, click in the check box to enable software inventory and provide a schedule of 1 week to run as shown above.
In the Inventory Collection keep the default settings as shown above.
In the File Collection tab you can specify additional file types and size.
Keep default settings in the Inventory Names and click on OK to save and exit.
7.3.3 Advertised Programs Client Agent
Now right click on Advertised Programs Client Agents and select Properties.
In the General tab of properties window, click in the check box to enable software distribution.
In Notification tab, check mark the option ‘Display a notification message’ and keep the countdown length (time to display the notification) to 5 minutes. Click OK to save and exit.
7.3.4 Computer Client Agent
In the General tab, set the Network Access account. This account is the SCCM service account which has been created for installation and configuration of SCCM. Also set the policy polling time interval and status message reporting cycle as shown above.
Keep default settings in Reminders tab and click on Apply.
In the BITS tab, change the throttling window start and end time from 9 AM to 5 PM as shown above.
In Restart tab, keep default settings for restart countdown to 5 minutes and final notification to 1 minute as shown above. Click on Apply and OK to save and exit.
7.3.5 Remote Tools Client Agents
In the General tab, click in the check box ‘Enable remote tools on clients’ and permission for administrator to access clients. Keep level of control to Full Control for Windows 2000 and XP machines as shown above.
In the Security tab, add the Domain Admins group.
In Notification tab, check mark in the options ‘Display a visual indicator’ and ‘Play a sound’. This will show the user on the client machine that the administrator wants to access the machine.
In Remote Assistance tab, modify the settings required as shown above.
7.3.6 Software Metering Client Agent
In the General tab, check mark to enable software metering.
7.3.7 Software Updates Client Agent
In the General tab, check mark to enable software updates on clients. Select simple schedule to run every 3 days.
In Update Installation tab leave the defaults and will modify it as per the requirement.
In Deployment Re-evaluation tab, select simple schedule to run every 7 days as shown above.
7.4 Client Installation Methods
7.4.1 Client Push Installation
In General tab, check mark ‘Enable Client Push Installation to assigned resources’ and select only ‘Workstations’ as shown above.
In accounts tab, provide the SCCM service account as shown above.
In the Client tab, keep the default settings. Here it shows the site code (KAL) which will be assigned to the client machines after the installation of client agents.
7.5.1 Management Point Component
In the General tab of the Properties page the management point which is the same SCCM server will appear as shown above. Click OK to save and exit.
7.5.2 Software Distribution
In the General tab of the properties page you need to provide the drive on which the software packages will be copied in to the distribution folder. The client machines will receive the software package from this distribution point. Here it’s drive-E on the SCCM server.
7.5.3 Software Update Point Component
In the General tab, select ‘Active software update point on site server’ and provide the port numbers as shown above. Here the ports used by WSUS are 80 and 443
In Sync Settings tab, select ‘Synchronize form Microsoft Update’ and ‘Do not create WSUS reporting events’ as shown above.
In Classification tab, select the appropriate updates which are required as shown above.
In Products tab, select the Operating Systems products as shown above. Further as per the requirements other products can also be selected.
In Sync Schedule tab, do not select synchronisation schedule, since synchronisation with Microsoft update will be done manually.
In Languages tab, select only English language as shown above and click on Apply and OK to save and exit.
7.5.4 Status Reporting
This will enable reporting services of SCCM.
Select the options to report ‘All Milestones’ for both server and client components as shown above. Click OK to save and exit.
7.6 Discovery Methods
The following discovery methods will be configured as given below
7.6.1 Active Directory System Discovery
Active Directory System properties will be shown as above.
Click on Poling Schedule and select Run Discovery as soon as possible.
In Active Directory attribute tab, keep default settings and click on Apply and OK to save and exit.
7.6.2 Heartbeat Discovery
