{"id":13679,"date":"2020-03-16T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/159.69.82.204\/win\/?p=13679"},"modified":"2020-03-15T08:08:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T07:08:33","slug":"configmgr-house-keeping-collections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2020\/03\/16\/configmgr-house-keeping-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"ConfigMgr &lsquo;House-Keeping&rsquo; Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline\" src=\"http:\/\/www.borncity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/winb.jpg\" width=\"58\" height=\"58\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.borncity.com\/blog\/?p=229575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">German<\/a>]Today a small article with a tip for administrators who use ConfigMgr for update management of Windows machines. It is about the organization and troubleshooting of SCCM collections. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>SCCM and ConfigMgr<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vg02.met.vgwort.de\/na\/64e7754a0c3849a1907f95f61623c211\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/System_Center_Configuration_Manager#Microsoft_Endpoint_Configuration_Manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">System Center Configuration Manager<\/a> (SCCM) enables the centralized management of hardware and software within a company. Since version 1910, the SCCM has been renamed Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (ECM). This is a combination of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) and Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_Intune\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intune<\/a>. In ECM, macOS is also supported. On <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/de-de\/configmgr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this Microsoft page<\/a> you can find resources about the ConfigMgr and Microsoft has also created a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/configuration-manager-blog\/bg-p\/ConfigurationManagerBlog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog page for articles <\/a>about the Configuration Manager.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n<h2>ConfigMgr 'House-Keeping': Collections <\/h2>\n<p>On Twitter you can find numerous entries about ConfigMgr under the hash tag&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/configmgr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#configmgr<\/a>. In the following tweet I found a new entry about the administration and optimization (house-keeping) of ConfigMgr. i<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Look at the great work my colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/L00pzilla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@L00pzilla<\/a> has put out on ConfigMgr house-keeping: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YCcR2wy7J6\">https:\/\/t.co\/YCcR2wy7J6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Nottage (@greg_nottage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_nottage\/status\/1238490444843102211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span id=\"preserve8fc7bff8cc27434aa88c69d3f81dba8c\" class=\"wlWriterPreserve\"><SCRIPT charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/SCRIPT><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Matt Balzan is a Microsoft PFE (Premiere Field Engineer) on the Windows and Devices team in the UK. He has recently published a blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/core-infrastructure-and-security\/sccm-housekeeping-collections\/ba-p\/1227039\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCCM: Housekeeping Collections<\/a> in n the Microsoft Techcommunity.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Collections are groupings of users and devices. Collections are also used for tasks such as managing applications, providing compliance settings, and installing software updates. Collections can also be used to manage client settings groups. Microsoft has posted <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/de-de\/configmgr\/core\/clients\/manage\/collections\/create-collections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this article<\/a> on the Support page.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The article from Matt Balzan discusses collections and shows how to manage collections and troubleshoot errors that affect your site's performance. 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