Microsoft® System Center 2012 Unleashed

Defining Collections

Collections are an important aspect of successfully delivering content and are even more widely used in Configuration Manager 2012 than in previous versions. A collection defines a group of systems or users based on many different attributes. For example, all of the systems in a specific area can be part of a site-specific collection, or all the systems that share a common piece of software can be part of a software-specific collection. A system can be part of more than one collection. It is important to define collections based on your requirements. Collections can be used for the following:

• Targeting deployments

• Targeting client settings

• Targeting anti-malware settings

• Targeting firewall settings

• Power management ...