Hey Everyone,
I have a question regarding deployment of software. Current layout is as follows : 2200 machines ranging from always on desktops to about 400 only laptop users. We use SCCM 2012 to deploy applications etc. I am currently updating java and Imprivata Single Sign On. Regardless the process is to remove the old versions of JAVA , install a newer one , once that is complete lay down a newer version of Single Sign-On which requires a reboot. Since one depends on a another we decided that this is the best opportunity to update both. Anyway I push the software out to to machine collections as all machines need this regardless of users.
I cant get the laptops that go home for the day , since I can't deploy during the day the machines are not getting this update. There is a setting within SCCM that allows a deployment to be " predeployed" to the users machine. Is there anyway I can utilize that to apply to the machines so that even when a laptop is offline the content is already pre-deployed to the machine so all that needs to happen is ; a deadline to be setand the clients to be configured to automatically install required software after business hours ? I can push a script that would copy the installation files to the machines and kick of a script or a scheduled task to install the updates , or many other ways. But I really wanted to use SCCM and since I noticed that check box for pre deplyment of content to the users machine seems like what I want. But since it targets users primary device and I am deploying to a device collection targeting machines not users it doesn't seem to be working. Any ideas ? Is this possible ?