What you need for this book

In order to complete all the recipes in this book, you will need a minimum of three virtual or physical servers configured with the following:

• Security Compliance Manager 3.0 and System Center 2012 R2 (or 2012) Configuration Manager
• System Center 2012 R2 (or 2012) Operations Manager with Microsoft SQL Server
• System Center 2012 R2 (or 2012) Service Manager

The following is the list of technologies the recipes depend on and their relevant versions used for this book:

• Microsoft Active Directory (Windows Server 2008 R2 and above)
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3 and above (for the System Center products)

The required software and deployment guides of the System Center 2012 R2 product can be found at the official Microsoft website at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/system-center-2012-r2/default.aspx.

The authors recommend using the online Microsoft resource due to the frequency of updates to the product's requirements. Also, note that the dynamic nature of the Internet may require you to search for updated links listed in this book.