Master Active Directory Schema for SCCM Success

Learn to extend the Active Directory schema with Jason's SCCM setup guide. Crucial for building your own SCCM lab environment!

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Feb 19, 2025 1 min read

Summary

In this video, Jason from Technical Solutions guides viewers through the process of extending the Active Directory schema, a crucial step in setting up SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager) in the current branch. This is part of a series focused on helping users establish their own SCCM lab environments.

Highlights

🔗 Download the necessary SCCM setup files using the link provided in the video description.
💻 Jason demonstrates creating a system container and providing delegate access to the SCCM computer object for information retrieval from Active Directory.
🖥️ Steps for setting up include using ADSI Edit to connect to the domain controller and creating a new object named "system management" within the system directory.
🔍 The process involves configuring Active Directory Users and Computers to delegate control to the computer object, granting full control for SCCM operations.
🗂️ The SCCM setup files need to be unzipped and extracted before proceeding with schema extension.
⚙️ Using PowerShell as an administrator, the 'extadsch.exe' file is executed to extend the Active Directory schema successfully.
📄 A log file is generated to confirm the successful extension of the schema, with further details available in the 'config manager ad schema LDF' file.

Key Insights

🔧 Extending the Active Directory schema is essential for SCCM to gather information about users and computers efficiently.
🛠️ Creating a checkpoint before making changes to the domain controller is recommended to ensure recovery options if needed.
📂 Detailed configuration information is available in the setup files, providing insights into the background operations of the schema extension.

Conclusion

Jason's tutorial equips viewers with the knowledge to extend the Active Directory schema successfully, a fundamental step for setting up SCCM. This guide is part of a broader series aimed at helping users establish a fully functional SCCM environment. Stay tuned for the next video where further prerequisites for the SCCM server will be installed.