So I'm just now getting my feet wet with DPs and I'm trying to decide how best to proceed. I have two big offices 4 hours apart and I'd like to set up a DP at each location. I'm just a bit unsure about a couple of things. From what I've read it looks like I'm supposed to open the console and go to Administration -> Site Configuration -> Servers and Site System Roles, and designate a server at each of these sites as a Site System Server. Once I do that it *looks* like SCCM just "shapes" the server by installing prerequisites (like IIS) and I should then be able to configure the DP settings once that's done. Last year at TechEd I could have sworn I heard one of the speakers in an SCCM-related session say that all you need is a file share to set up a DP in SCCM 2010 R2 (i.e. you don't have to go through the site server setup anymore). Is that correct or am I mistaken?

PS - Would it be best to just create a couple of new file serves and make them dedicated DP servers or just add the DP to an existing file server? (i.e. Does a DP server have pretty robust system requirements?)

• Edited by ZeusABJ 19 hours 59 minutes ago

Make the SCCM server as local administrator an the remote DP.

make sure no FW between the servers.

you can configure existing FS to be DP as long as they qualify as supported configuration:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx#BKMK_SupConfigSiteSystemReq

IIS will be installed auto:

• Marked as answer by ZeusABJ 17 hours 15 minutes ago

You do not need to create a file share on a DP. I would suggest using dedicated server for CM anytime possible. Otherwise you will end up fighting over disk space. DP's don't need to be powerful but obviously benefit from fast disks.

You do not need to create a file share on a DP. I would suggest using dedicated server for CM anytime possible. Otherwise you will end up fighting over disk space. DP's don't need to be powerful but obviously benefit from fast disks.

Make the SCCM server as local administrator an the remote DP.

make sure no FW between the servers.

you can configure existing FS to be DP as long as they qualify as supported configuration:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx#BKMK_SupConfigSiteSystemReq

IIS will be installed auto:

I think 4 cores and 8G