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. 

 

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  • 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. 

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  • With the default profile I can tell it scan every 5 minutes. If i make a custom one its every 30 minutes?

    Switch to an Interval Trigger. It can be set as low as every 1 minute, but I'd recommend no lower than 15.

    Any harm in making the default scan time every 5 minutes?

    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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