Server Locator Point Requirement-Post SCCM Installation -Configuration Task 4

Definition:

Server locator points are used in a Configuration Manager 2007 hierarchy to complete client site assignment on the intranet and help clients find management points when they cannot find that information through Active Directory Domain Services.

Use SLP if any of the below conditions prevail:

1. AD Schema is not extended. 

2. Clients do not belong to the same AD forest as the site server's forest.

3. Site is not published in AD.

4. Workgroup clients.

It is used for:

·         Site assignment for clients.

·         Locating default management points for clients.

A server locator point is also required if clients cannot locate the default management point from Active Directory Domain Services, DNS, or WINS.

Prerequisite:

IIS should be installed.

Configuring Server Locator Point:

To create a server locator point:

1.       In the Configuration Manager console, navigate to System Center Configuration Manager/ Site Database /Site Management/ <site code> - <site name> /Site Settings/Site Systems

2.       To launch the New Site Role Wizard, right-click the server that will be assigned the server locator point role and then click New Roles.

3.       On the General page of the New Site Role Wizard, complete the options if needed, and then click Next.

4. On the System Role Selection page, click Server Locator Point, and then click Next.

5. On the Server Locator Point page, specify any options that are required, and then click Next.

6. On the Summary page, click Next. Click Close to exit the wizard.