How do I change the management point in SCCM?

Enable SCCM preferred MP with the following steps.

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Launch Console.
Navigate to the Administration – Site Configuration – Sites node.
select Hierarchy Settings from the site server.
Select Clients prefer to use management points specified in boundary groups option from the General tab.
Select OK to save the configuration.

How do you change management points?

Please refer to the following steps:

Navigate to: Configuration Manager console > Administration > Site Configuration > select the Sites node.
On the Home tab of the ribbon, select Hierarchy Settings.
On the General tab, select Clients prefer to use management points specified in boundary groups.

What is SCCM management point?

The Management Point is the primary point of contact between Configuration Manager clients and the site server. Management Points can provide clients with installation prerequisites, configuration details, advertisements and software distribution package source file locations.

How does SCCM determine which distribution point to use?

This is how a client computer determines which distribution point (DP) to use. The search for Distribution Points (DP’s), with the content, starts in the client’s current site. This can be the client’s assigned site, secondary site attached to it, or a site to which the client is roamed.

What is primary site in SCCM?

A primary site supports only secondary sites as child sites, and supports multiple secondary sites. Primary sites are responsible for processing all client data from their assigned clients. Primary sites use database replication to communicate directly to their central administration site.

What are the types of distribution points in SCCM?

In Configuration Manager 2007, there were three basic distribution points Standard, Server Share, and Branch Distribution Points.

Can a site have more than one default management point in SCCM 2007?

Answer : No. You can configure more than one management points in a site, but only one of those management points can be configured as the default management point to support intranet clients in the site.

What are the site types available in SCCM 2007?

What are the SCCM 2007 Site System roles?

Site Server – The server on which you install the SCCM software.
Site Database Server – The server running SQL and hosting the SCCM Site Database (only required for Primary Sites)
Configuration Manager Console – The interface for administering SCCM.