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SCCM 2012 R2 - Site server computer account administrative rights failed

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Symptom: When trying to deploy System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2, you receive the following status under the Prerequisite Check of the deployment.

Configuration Manager Setup requires that the site server computer has administrative rights on the SQL Server and management point computers.

System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Setup Wizard - Site server computer account administrative rights failed

Solution: You will need to add the computer account as a local administrator of the SQL server.  Follow the steps below to accomplish this task.

  1. Login to the SQL server
  2. Open up Server Manager
    Server Manager
  3. Select Configuration and double click on Local Users and Groups
    Server Manager - Configuration
  4. Double click on Groups
  5. Server Manager - Configuration - Local Users and Groups
  6. Double click on Administrators
    Server Manager - Configuration - Local Users and Groups - Administrators
  7. Click the Add... button
    Server Manager - Configuration - Local Users and Groups - Administrators - Add
  8. Click on the Object Types... button
    Server 2008 - Select Users - Computers - Service Accounts - Groups
  9. Check Computers and click OK
    Server 2008 - Select Users - Computers - Service Accounts - Groups - Object Typers - Computers
  10. Type in the name of your SCCM server and click OK
    Server 2008 - Select Users - Computers - Service Accounts - Groups - SCCM
  11. Click OK
    Server Manager - Configuration - Local Users and Groups - Administrators - SCCM

SQL Server 2008 R2 - Updating a msSQL instance/server

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Scenario: You have accidentally installed SQL Server 2008 R2 Workgroup and you need SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard.  Obviously, you don't want to rebuild your server from the ground up and have extended downtime, so an upgrade option would be sweet.  Luckily, Microsoft has come to the rescue with an easy way to update your msSQL server/instances.

Solution: Go to the Microsoft Licensing center or grab your SQL Server disk/installation media of the correct version.  I.e. if I was running standard, I would grab the enterprise disk to upgrade.  Once you have the disk, follow these steps:

  1. Find your installation media and double click on Setup.exe
  2. When the SQL Server Installation Center window comes up, click on Maintenance
  3. Click on Edition Upgrade
  4. On the SQL Server 2008 R2 Setup - Setup Support Rules window, click OK
  5. Click Next > on the Upgrade the Edition for SQL Server 2008 R2 window
  6. Click Next > on the Enter a product key: page.
  7. Click I accept the license terms. and then click Next >
  8. Select the instance of the SQL Server you wish to upgrade and then click Next >
  9. Click Next >
  10. Click Upgrade

To verify your SQL Server upgraded, follow this guide here to pull your msSQL version: http://jackstromberg.com/2013/01/how-do-i-find-out-if-my-sql-server-is-32-bit-or-64-bit/