SCCM add software update point to boundary group
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In this articleApplies to: Configuration Manager (current branch) Clients use boundary groups to find a new software update point. To control which servers a client can find, add individual software update points to different boundary groups. If you add all existing software update points to the default site boundary group, the client selects a software update point from the pool of available servers. This behavior is similar to earlier versions of Configuration Manager current branch. For controlled selection and fallback behavior, add individual software update points to different boundary groups. If you install a new site, software update points aren't added to the default site boundary group. Assign software update points to a boundary group so that clients can find and use them. FallbackConfigure software update point fallback like other site system roles, but with the following caveats. New clients use boundary groups to select software update pointsWhen you install new clients, they select a software update point from those servers associated with the boundary groups you configure. This behavior replaces the previous behavior where clients select a software update point randomly from a list of the servers that share the client's forest. Clients continue to use a last known-good software update point until they fall back to find a new oneClients that already have a software update point continue to use it until it can't be reached. This behavior includes continued use of a software update point that isn't associated with the client's current boundary group. This behavior is intentional. The client continues to use an existing software update point, even when it isn't in the client's current boundary group. When the software update point changes, the client synchronizes data with the new server, which causes significant network usage. If all clients switch to a new server at the same time, the delay in transition helps to avoid saturating your network. A client always tries to reach its last known-good software update point for 120 minutes before starting fallbackAfter 120 minutes, if the client hasn't established contact, it then begins fallback. When fallback starts, the client receives a list of all software update points in its current boundary group. Other software update points in neighbor and site default boundary groups are available based on fallback configurations. Fallback configurationsYou can configure Fallback times (in minutes) for software update points to be less than 120 minutes. However, the client still tries to reach its original software update point for 120 minutes. Then it expands its search to other servers. Boundary group fallback times start when the client first fails to reach its original server. When the client expands its search, the site provides any boundary groups configured for less than 120 minutes. To block fallback for a software update point to a neighbor boundary group, configure the setting to Never fallback. After failing to reach its original server for two hours, the client then uses a shorter cycle to establish a connection to a new software update point. This behavior enables the client to rapidly search through the expanding list of potential software update points. ExampleYou configure software update points in boundary group A to fall back after 10 minutes. You configure the same setting for boundary group B to 130 minutes. A client in boundary group Z fails to reach its last known-good software update point.
Manually switch to a new software update pointAlong with fallback, use client notification to manually force a device to switch to a new software update point. When you switch to a new server, the devices use fallback to find that new server. Clients switch to the new software update point during their next software updates scan cycle. Review your boundary group configurations. Before you start this change, make sure that your software update points are in the correct boundary groups. For more information, see Manually switch clients to a new software update point. Intranet clients can use a CMG software update pointIntranet clients can access a software update point via a cloud management gateway (CMG). Assign the CMG to a boundary group, and enable the software update point to Allow Configuration Manager cloud management gateway traffic. This behavior is useful in the following scenarios:
Prefer cloud-based software update points(Introduced in version 2203) Starting in version 2203, clients prefer to scan against a cloud management gateway (CMG) software update point (SUP) over an on-premises SUP when the boundary group uses the Prefer cloud based source over on-premises source option. To reduce the performance impact of this change, clients don't automatically switch their SUP to a cloud-based SUP. The client will stay assigned to their current SUP unless their current SUP fails or the client is manually switched to a new SUP. You won't need to manually switch the SUP for any new clients added to the environment after the boundary group option is set. Use the following high-level guidance to set your clients to prefer a cloud-based software update point:
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FeedbackSubmit and view feedback for How do I create a software update group in SCCM?In the Configuration Manager console, select Software Library. In the Software Library workspace, expand Software Updates, and then select All Software Updates. Select the software updates to be added to the new software update group. On the Home tab, in the Update group, select Create Software Update Group.
How do you add boundaries in SCCM?Let's check how to create Boundaries in SCCM.. Launch Configuration Manager Console.. Navigate \Administration\Overview\Hierarchy Configuration\Boundaries.. Right-click on the Boundaries node.. Select Create New Boundary.. What is Boundary and Boundary groups in SCCM?Boundaries in Configuration Manager define network locations on your intranet. These locations include devices that you want to manage. Boundary groups are logical groups of boundaries that you configure. A hierarchy can include any number of boundary groups.
How do I deploy an update in SCCM?Process to manually deploy the software updates in a software update group. In the Configuration Manager console, go to the Software Library workspace, expand Software Updates, and select the Software Update Groups node. Select the software update group that you want to deploy. Click Deploy in the ribbon.
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