ok folks…here is how I upgraded my SQL server 2008 R2 instance to the version SCCM requires SQL Server 2008 R2 with SP1 and with a minimum of Cumulative Update 6 First, lets download CU6 from here. After installing CU6 the SQL log file shows that I have this version: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (SP1) - 10.50.2811.0 (X64) So that equates to SP1 CU #6 (2679367) Apr 16, 2012 Ok so that should satisfy the requirements of SCCM 2012.

This is the second part of my installing SCCM series. Read the first part here So I ran the setup again and at the “Database Information” page it seems to get stuck. I got the same “unable to connect” error as last time. troubleshooting… Updated 5/24/2012: See my third attempt at installing SCCM 2012    

During my testing of SCCM 2012, I determined that it needs a specific configuration of SQL server. This post tells you what needs to be done. I have a SQL server 2008 instance already installed for use with SCCM 2007. I was hoping I could use the same VM for SCCM 2012 testing. This post is in reference to that VM. Check out the official SQL server requirements list. Out of this I am listing my own experiences here: 1. Database collation: My SQL server has SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS I also checked a few other DB servers, they already have the Database collation required by SCCM 2012 installed by default. So I did not…