Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Administration Cookbook

Managing and validating content for DPs and DP groups

Although we had DP groups in CM07, it's very important to take a good look at DP groups in CM12. Here are some highlights of DP groups in CM12:

• DP groups are global—they can be configured from any primary site or CAS, and are replicated throughout the hierarchy.
• DP can be a member of many groups.
• DP groups can be limited to a Role-based Scope, so only certain admins have access to certain DP groups.
• Content can be monitored at a DP group level.
• DP Groups can be associated to one or more collections, so that when we distribute software we can choose to "Automatically deploy content to associated DP Groups".
• When we add a DP to an existing DP group, all content that has already been targeted to the ...