Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Cookbook - Second Edition

Infrastructure sizing considerations

In this section, we provide a quick reference on supported size and scale information and recommended hardware information. Basically, it depends on the scale of CM, make sure your planning hierarchy and hardware is good enough for CM requirements.

Supportable size and scale

You can verify the maximum supported size and scale information from the following tables:

Table 1. Sites

Site Type	Maximum Scale and Size
CAS	Up to 25 child primary sites 700k clients (50k clients for SQL Standard)
Primary	Up to 250 child secondary sites 150k clients
Secondary	Does not support child sites 15k clients

Table 2. Site Roles

Site Role Type	Maximum Scale and Size
Distribution Point	A Primary/Secondary site ...