PENDING SCCM device collection with machine count limit

[araimondi]

Hi guys

Is there a way to create a query based collection based off a OU but only up to a certain amount of machines? In other words I have a OU that has 1100 machines in it but I want to create a query based collection that will only have 1/2 that amount and another colection with the other 1/2 . I need to do this becuase of bandwith when I deploy Windows updates. I hope that makes sense

 

[Mahmoud87]

Hey mate, you can split these machines based on their Operating Systems, Hard disk capacities lots of other things you can specify, things like that.

 

[Youssef Saad]

I don’t think it's possible but you can create separate collections with a query based on the operating system: Windows 7, Windows 10.., in the same OU.

 

[Mahmoud87]

I don’t think it's possible but you can create separate collections with a query based on the operating system: Windows 7, Windows 10.., in the same OU.

Sorry I haven't elaborated what I meant by splitting the machines, biasically what you said Youssef is what I meant

 

[Youssef Saad]

Sorry I haven't elaborated what I meant by splitting the machines, biasically what you said Youssef is what I meant

I know, it's just for more details.

 

[araimondi]

Yeah that wont help we only have Windows 7 machines . I was hoping to save bandwidth because pushing Updates to 1100 machines at once puts a strain on performance. I am trying to figure out a way to split it up. Currently I do as a direct membership but as machines get added and taken away it becomes unworkable so I wanted a Query based

 

[Youssef Saad]

Yeah that wont help we only have Windows 7 machines

You can use a query based on constructors/models of machines (HP, DELL...).

 

[araimondi]

Thanks for the help but I may be out of luck. About 80% of the machines in this OU are exactly the same OS and hardware wise

 

[Youssef Saad]

Can you separate the machines in Active Directory with creating another sub-OU ?

 

[araimondi]

Id have to ask the AD admins not sure they will.

 

[Youssef Saad]

Ok good, let me know of any news.

 

[araimondi]

Thank u sir

 

[Edy]

if you have wake on lan enabled, then set up maintenance window and then you only apply updates during out of office hours time.

 

[araimondi]

I wanted to do that but most are laptops people take home everyday

 

[Youssef Saad]

The only possibility is to separate the machines in AD (Laptop/Desktop...).

 

[Edy]

I wanted to do that but most are laptops people take home everyday

set deadline around 4.30PM and tick Allow clients to share content with other clients on the same subnet and add more DPs! otherwise, deploy updates more often so its not a big one if you do it only once a month.

Perhaps, one deployment that runs every 3 days with suppress restart and install on deadline and another rule that run every 2 weeks that will actually restart it.