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Automatic deploy to new servers faster?
Hey folks, new to PDQ, could use some help or direction.
I would like to automatically deploy our base software to newly built servers that come online in specific OU. So far the way I have it setup it can take up 35 minutes.... Was hoping I could do this a little faster? Here is what I have so far.
PDQ Inventory:
1. OU linked to AD Sync (set to scan every 1 day default scan)
2. Scan profile connected to my dynamic group (shortest scan time i can make it is 30 minutes)
3. Dynamic Group linked to new OU
PDQ Deploy
1. Packaged linked to dynamic group
2. It runs every 5 minutes to only deploy 1 time if successful
I think where I am having a hiccup is the scan profiles. With the default profile I can tell it scan every 5 minutes. If i make a custom one its every 30 minutes? I did not want to use heartbeat because from testing i can reboot a machine faster than PDQ inventory can tell... Any harm in making the default scan time every 5 minutes? My AD sync is only setup to read.
It just seems like I can get the server into PDQ inventory within 5 minutes if i adjust the ad sync but I cant get the dynamic group to update faster.
Comments
I do this exact thing.
In PDQ Deploy, I have a schedule (every 15 minutes), the target is the specific OU where imaged machines are placed. The package selection are the apps I want deployed.
The only downside is you have to manually move the machine object to the correct destination OU after the deployments are done.
Switch to an Interval Trigger. It can be set as low as every 1 minute, but I'd recommend no lower than 15.
That's probably a little too frequent, especially if you have a lot of targets. I'd recommend enabling Create Active Directory Collections (should be enabled by default), and setting Sync Every to 5 minutes. You shouldn't need to scan the targets for these Collections to update.
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