I did, and ended up on the same lengthy page you link below. I think it comes down to control, here's this from the "Configurations for the Site Server Database" section:
When you use a remote SQL Server, the instance of SQL Server used to host the site database can also be configured as a SQL Server failover cluster in a single instance cluster, or a multiple instance configuration. SQL Server cluster configurations that have multiple active nodes are supported for hosting the site database. The site database site system role is the only System Center 2012 Configuration Manager site system role supported on an instance of a Windows Server cluster. If you use a SQL Server cluster for the site database, you must add the computer account of the site server to the Local Administrators group of each Windows Server cluster node computer. Essentially, the DBA's won't want to make me a DBA to install it, or leave the computer an Administrator of each node so I think this is as good as it's gonna get. Security requirements. Thanks for the response. Todd From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ben Glenz Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 12:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mssms] RE: SCCM SQL on cluster vs on site server I think there are no official MS Docs about this. Did you check the TechNet already? Here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx#BKMK_SupConfigClientNumbers In the Clients per Site Section is a difference with SQL on the Primary Site server and having SQL Remote. But I think that's not what you were looking for. Ben From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mote, Todd Sent: Dienstag, 17. Juni 2014 17:12 To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] SCCM SQL on cluster vs on site server I know you can run SQL either place for SCCM, but are there any prescriptive docs anywhere about the pros/cons/dos/don't's of running SQL in a cluster vs on the site server? I'll likely be questioned today why the database isn't in the cluster, and I'd like to provide some MS docs to bolster my claim to keep it on the site server. As much as I like and trust and respect everybody here, "because everybody on the list said so" might not fly, surprisingly. :) Todd
