You are indeed correct:

• smc -updateconfig
Updates the configuration of the Client by forcing a heartbeat, thus pulling the latest configuration from the Management Server. 
Note that this does not always change the "last check-in time" displayed in the SEPM console -- that value changes only when a client's status changes.
Heartbeats do not necessarily cause a status change, so the value of this may not always change.

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Hi Xtof,

If you don't want to do manual work then clients will receive updates only after next heartbeat intervals

If you wish to update clients immediately then you have other options as stated by Mithun & weevil.

Hi;

I agreed with Muthan. I did same things. And I always get result with update in client with those methods.

Hi all,

thanks a lot for your help.

So I don't understand why support said it was not possible to force a client update regarding policies... My problem was to force a client update when computer was in quarantine (Host integrity option). SepLiveUpdate only request update on LUA and I wanted to have a SEPM update. Answer was : impossible...

So I understand that I can use the smc -updateconfig to force the update.

And i'm surprised to read that a 'update policy' do a heartbeat... So force a definition update as well...

Am I right on this ?

Regards