New Prerequisite Check tool shipped with RC of Configuration Manager 2012

With the release candidate of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager a new Prerequisite check tool was released. In earlier versions of Configuration Manager, the prerequisite check was always embedded in the setup.exe (or setupwpf.exe). Let’s have a look at the option of the new tool.

You are able to find the Prerequisite tool in the following location, <Configuration Manager install Source>SMSSetupBinX64 the executable is called prereqchk.exe

The prereqchk.exe comes with the following parameters;

Parameter Explanation
/NOUI Runs the Prerequisite Checker without displaying the user interface. You must specify this option before any other options.
/CAS Checks if the local computer meets the requirements for a central administration site. Cannot be combined with the /SEC parameter.
/PRI Checks if the local computer meets the requirements for a primary site. Cannot be combined with the /SEC parameter.
/SEC <FQDN of the secondary site> Checks if the local computer meets the requirements for a secondary site. Cannot be combined with the /CAS or /PRI parameters.
/INSTALLSQLEXPRESS Checks if SQL Express can be installed on the server. This parameter is only used with the /SEC parameter.
/SQL <FQDN of the (remote) SQL Server> Checks if the specified computers meets the requirements to be able to install SQL Server to host the Configuration Manager 2012 database. This parameter is only used with the /CAS or /PRI parameters.
/SDK <FQDN of the SMS Provider> Checks if the specified computers meets the requirements to be able to install SMS provider. This parameter is only used with the /CAS or /PRI parameters.
/JOIN <FQDN of the central administration site> Checks if the local computer meets the requirements to be able to connect to the central administration site. This parameter can only be used with the /PRI parameter.
/MP <FQDN of the management point> Checks if the specified computers meets the requirements to be able to install Management Point.
/DP <FQDN of the distribution point> Checks if the specified computers meets the requirements to be able to install Distribution Point.
/ADMINUI Checks if the specified computers meets the requirements to be able to install Configuration Manager console. This parameter cannot be used in combination of an other parameter.

Some examples are;

If you want to check your workstation if you are able to install the Configuration Manager console you can try to use the following command line:

prereqchk.exe /ADMINUI

Prerequisite check for Configuration Manager Console

If you want to check if your server can be installed as a Secondary Site execute the following command line:

prereqchk.exe /SEC /installsqlexpress

Prerequisite check for Secondary Site and SQL Express

 

 

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