Can I add an existing 2012 primary site into another primary site

[trumby]

We have an existing SCCM 2012 primary site, no CAS.

 

We just bought another company with their own existing primary site. Is there a way to add that site to our existing site without having to reinstall all of the clients? Can we make it a secondary site?

[anyweb]

not exactly, but here is what you can do

 

Beginning with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, you can install a new central administration site as a parent site of an existing stand-alone primary site. This expands your stand-alone primary site into a larger hierarchy that supports the install of additional new primary sites. You can expand only one pre-existing primary site into the new hierarchy because the database of the new central administration site is based on the database of your stand-alone primary site. After this new central administration site installs, you cannot join or expand additional pre-existing primary sites to this same hierarchy. However, you can install new primary sites as child sites below the central administration site.

 

 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj591551.aspx

 

however, i'd suggest you don't go adding a CAS unless it's really necessary, instead you should just bite the bullet and get rid of the other primary, how many clients are there ?

[Peter van der Woude]

I concur with Niall. Unless you're going over the 100k clients, I would go for a migration and if needed reinstall the server as a secondary site or a site system. About the clients, the easiest way is probably to reainstall the clients.

[trumby]

not exactly, but here is what you can do

 

 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj591551.aspx

 

however, i'd suggest you don't go adding a CAS unless it's really necessary, instead you should just bite the bullet and get rid of the other primary, how many clients are there ?There shouldn't be more than 100.

 

I don't think there are more than 100.

[Peter van der Woude]

A 100 clients in total? If so, then go for a migration.