Faster New Device Management

When new computers are placed into Altiris it may take up to 24 hours for the system to get all of its patches and inventories completed. This is usally due to collection update times and long configuration update times (6+ hours).

There is an easy way to speed this whole process up and not effect the overall performance of your NS.

1. Create a collection called "Computers Discovered 48 hours". Using the SQL code below it will contain PCs that are discovered in the last 48 hours.
   

   SQL Code:

   SELECT vr.guid    
   FROM vresource vr     
   join vComputer vc on vr.guid=vc.guid   
   join item i on vr.guid=i.guid    
   WHERE DATEDIFF(day, i.CreatedDate, getdate()) <= 2
   
   

2. Create a duplicate of the collection "All Windows Desktop Computers Collection (excluding Package Servers)".
3. Under the Altiris Agent Configuration folder create a new "Agent Settings" config called "Newly Discovered Devices".
4. In the "Newly Discovered Devices" config change the setting "Request new configuration information every:" to 1 hour.
5. Open the Agent Settings item "All Desktop computers (excluding 'Package Servers')" and change its collection to "Copy of All Windows Desktop Computers Collection (excluding Package Servers)".

Now your new agents will update config settings every hour so they can get all of their updates much faster. They will automatically switch over to the normal agent settings after 48 hours.