hello alli am rolling SCCM in a dfiierent 10 AD forest so each forest will have a primary SCCM serve can i have a single SCCM central server to manage all the 10 primary servers which is in a complete different forest? ? if the answer is yes is it mandotry to set AD trust between each location and the central site.Please helpRegards

Hi,Please look at this - http://blogs.fourtyfivecorp.net/index.php?/archives/10-How-to-configure-SCCM-in-Multiple-Active-Directory-Forests.htmlCheers,Bess, Kenneth - http://www.systemcenterforum.net

thanks Bess but i think you didn't get me , i will have sccm infrstructure in each location of the 10 location IE each location will have primary site i need all the 10 primary to report to a single central site is this doable?

Hi,Yes, that's possible. They can all report to the same central server even if they are not in the same forest.Kent Agerlund | http://scug.dk/members/Agerlund/default.aspx | The Danish community for System Center products

Hi,You can deploy a central site, all sites can be managed from within the ConfigMgr console installed at the central site (or connected to it). Collections, software distribution, advertisements, updates, objects, ... created at primary sites replicate down the hierarchy to each child site. Planning and Deploying the Server Infrastructure for ConfigMgr 2007 :http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680397.aspx Configuration Manager Tasks for Deploying Multiple Sites : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693675.aspxThank's. Bechir Gharbi. MCSA, MCSE M+S, MCITP Server/Enterprise Administrator, MCT, MCTS ConfigMgr

Thanks kent & Bechir please confrim do i have to set any AD trust betwenn the different forest and the central server forest or it just configure the same user name with the same password in all forest and configure each sender to use this account?Apprecaited your help

No need for trust: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694003.aspx: "When one or more primary sites in the Configuration Manager 2007 site hierarchy are located within different Active Directory forests, an Active Directory forest trust is not required to enable site-to-site communication as long as domain user accounts are properly configured in the sender address properties for each site"

Trust is unnecessary.You can use the Network Access Account for content access.

HI allbut if trust unnecessary here, what about these requirement for. Windows Server 2003 and Cross Forest Site Communications Communications across forests work in Configuration Manager 2007 if the following conditions are met: You are using the Windows Server 2003 family. The forest functional level is set to Windows Server 2003. The forests are configured with a transitive trust. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694289.aspxLooking for your answers ASAP