Thanks everyone for the replies! Yeah, I'm doing an RTM lab because we're currently at 2012 RTM. I plan to move to SP1, test, then move to R2 at the same time and get it all out of the way at once.
I can use the existing lab we have, but for the purpose of saving time instead of waiting for others to prep our typical lab environment and make sure it is up-to-date, I figured I'd build one using Johan's scripts from the ground up and just import the content, collections, deployments, task sequences, etc if possible, which it sounds like it is. So if I take that approach (exporting and importing), is everything tied to our primary site code or server name or anything like that? Or are the exports truly portable (can be imported into a "clean" server with another site code, server name, etc? Regards, Andrew On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Chris Nackers <[email protected]>wrote: > As for moving content export/import with 2012…. Collections packages, > etc… **** > > ** ** > > Plus shouldn’t you be building a SP1 lab? Or wait until next week Friday > and built a R2 lab J**** > > ** ** > > *Chris Nackers* > > *Microsoft MVP – Enterprise Client Management* > > Email: [email protected]**** > > *Nackers Consulting Services, LLC* > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Andrew Berges > *Sent:* Thursday, October 10, 2013 11:56 AM > *To:* SMS Mailing List > > *Subject:* Re: [mssms] Creating a replica of production in a lab**** > > ** ** > > Thanks for the reply Mark.**** > > > Revisiting this, as I'm now building my lab with CM 2012 RTM currently. I > suppose I already know the answer to this, but I can't restore a backup to > my lab that was from a different server & domain correct?**** > > I'm trying to figure out how people that have both a lab and production CM > environment are transferring configurations between the two with a minimum > of effort. I'm assuming that most people are not using the same domain > name in production as they are in the lab, but perhaps I'm mistaken on that > assumption... ?**** > > Thanks Again, > > Andrew**** > > ** ** > > On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Mark Mears <[email protected]> wrote: > **** > > Restoring a site backup would be the best alternative to ensure you got > all objects replicated correctly. **** > > **** > > Thanks,**** > ------------------------------ > > * ***** > > *Mark Mears***** > > [email protected] <[email protected]%0d>**** > > Phone: (757) 945-2651**** > > **** > > [image: cid:[email protected]] <http://www.cireson.com/>**** > > **** > > [image: cid:[email protected]]<http://twitter.com/teamcireson> > Check out our System Center App Store: www.cireson.com/app-store**** > > **** > ------------------------------ > > **** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Andrew Berges > *Sent:* Thursday, October 3, 2013 12:47 PM > *To:* SMS Mailing List > *Subject:* [mssms] Creating a replica of production in a lab**** > > **** > > Hello All,**** > > With the final version of CM2012 R2 on the verge of release, I'm preparing > to add SP1 and R2 to my current CM2012 production environment.**** > > In the past moving from 2003 to 2007, I built new hardware in the lab and > restored the prod database from backup, (which was far from optimal, given > that the file structure for source locations wasn't the same, all clients > were missing, etc), then ran an in-place upgrade. Pretty much the same for > service pack testing.**** > > With 2007 to 2012, it was a non-issue for the most part as I just migrated > when possible and recreated what couldn't/wouldn't migrate.**** > > But with SP1's tendency to break things, R2 not being out the door yet, > and the previous issues with SP1 being re-released to fix issues, I'm > apprehensive about breaking my environment applying it (especially OSD with > the changes to WinPE and ADK underneath).**** > > So I'm curious: what approach do list members use for replicating their > production CM environment to a lab environment for testing service packs > etc before "pulling the trigger" in prod? Restoring a site backup? > Exporting the objects as MOF's and importing them in the lab? Just use a > "vanilla" stripped-down CM lab environment to test the SP's etc without > regard for your actual prod deployments? Something else entirely?**** > > Thanks in advance,**** > > Andrew**** > > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > >
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