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How do I send a software package to just one computer without a collection?
How do I send a software package to just one computer without a collection?
I want to know if there's a way to install software to one computer without using a collection. I tried doing that, but it gave me the option of pointing to a whole collection or making a new one. I went with the "new one" and it made a collection called "System : <compname>".
There are many times where a customer will call and need software installed immediately and we have to do that. If I have to tell my bosses that we have to advertise to an entire group and then remove the advertisement, they not like that.
Is there a best practice to doing this or something that I'm missing?
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- You must have a collection. Even if the collection is for one computer.
We have some collections set to As Soon As Possible. So if a user asks for adobe, then we just drop the machine in the collection and within 30 mins they have the application.
You don't have to advertise to entire collection and then remove it. You have a collection with a controlled advertisement.
Collection: Adobe Professional
Update collection every x days
Computers added by OU Query and direct membership
Advert: Adobe Professional
Manditory Install:As soon As possible
Retry if failed.
Now depending on how offten the policy is updated will determine the maximum length of time it will take to receive that program.
We have some collections broken down by department other by software package, it depends on your methodolgy.
does this make sense?
http://www.sccm-tools.com http://sms-hints-tricks.blogspot.com- Als Antwort markiertYvette OMeallyMSFT, BesitzerMontag, 6. Juli 2009 21:02
- Hi,
You always need a collection to distribute software. Like you mentioned it is a required step in creating the advertisment. In your case you can do the following:
- Create a collection with no membership rules (for now)
- Create the advertisement with a mandatory assignment and assign it to the new collection
When you receive a call that for example PC001 needs the software package (which is selected in your advertisment) create a direct membership rule for the collection. In the wizard you can for example choose System resource as the resource class. The attribute can be the name and in the value field you can type a wildcard which is %
If you are using a name convention like I used in this example you can also type PC% This creates a list with only the ConfigMgr resources which starts with PC in the name.
You can select multiple if you like or just one and it will receive the advertisment.
Please mark posts as Answered if appropriate.- BearbeitetJannes AlinkMVPDonnerstag, 2. Juli 2009 21:09
- Als Antwort markiertYvette OMeallyMSFT, BesitzerMontag, 6. Juli 2009 21:02
- As Jannes pointed out, you don't literally (drag and) drop it. You must create a rule in the collection. If you have a specific system in mind, then you would create a direct membership rule: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb633409.aspx.
Jason | http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jsandys | Twitter @JasonSandys- Als Antwort markiertYvette OMeallyMSFT, BesitzerMontag, 6. Juli 2009 21:03
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- You must have a collection. Even if the collection is for one computer.
We have some collections set to As Soon As Possible. So if a user asks for adobe, then we just drop the machine in the collection and within 30 mins they have the application.
You don't have to advertise to entire collection and then remove it. You have a collection with a controlled advertisement.
Collection: Adobe Professional
Update collection every x days
Computers added by OU Query and direct membership
Advert: Adobe Professional
Manditory Install:As soon As possible
Retry if failed.
Now depending on how offten the policy is updated will determine the maximum length of time it will take to receive that program.
We have some collections broken down by department other by software package, it depends on your methodolgy.
does this make sense?
http://www.sccm-tools.com http://sms-hints-tricks.blogspot.com- Als Antwort markiertYvette OMeallyMSFT, BesitzerMontag, 6. Juli 2009 21:02
- Hi,
You always need a collection to distribute software. Like you mentioned it is a required step in creating the advertisment. In your case you can do the following:
- Create a collection with no membership rules (for now)
- Create the advertisement with a mandatory assignment and assign it to the new collection
When you receive a call that for example PC001 needs the software package (which is selected in your advertisment) create a direct membership rule for the collection. In the wizard you can for example choose System resource as the resource class. The attribute can be the name and in the value field you can type a wildcard which is %
If you are using a name convention like I used in this example you can also type PC% This creates a list with only the ConfigMgr resources which starts with PC in the name.
You can select multiple if you like or just one and it will receive the advertisment.
Please mark posts as Answered if appropriate.- BearbeitetJannes AlinkMVPDonnerstag, 2. Juli 2009 21:09
- Als Antwort markiertYvette OMeallyMSFT, BesitzerMontag, 6. Juli 2009 21:02
- I plan on doing both. We are going mirror our AD structure a bit, but since we're really spread out, I'll start by division and then region and then dept.
When you say "Drop machine into collection", how do you do that? - Hi,
You cannot drag and drop a resource into a collection. I think Matthew ment just by creating a membership rule.
Please mark posts as Answered if appropriate. - As Jannes pointed out, you don't literally (drag and) drop it. You must create a rule in the collection. If you have a specific system in mind, then you would create a direct membership rule: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb633409.aspx.
Jason | http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jsandys | Twitter @JasonSandys- Als Antwort markiertYvette OMeallyMSFT, BesitzerMontag, 6. Juli 2009 21:03
