Deploying to new or unknown computers – Microsoft Surface 3 User Manual
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Figure 6.20: Maintenance Period Scheduling in Software Center.
You may note that the deployment is performed to a device collection when deploying with SCCM. Before you deploy to
a large number of computers, the configuration of your deployment should be tested on a smaller scale. It is
recommended that this begin with a test deployment to only one or two computers.
To create a device collection for a test deployment to only one computer, follow these simple steps:
1. In SCCM, open Assets and Compliance.
2. Select Device Collections.
3. Click the Create button on the Home ribbon to launch the Create Device Collection Wizard.
4. The Create Device Collection Wizard presents a number of steps:
General – Provide a name and any desired comments for the device collection, and then click Next.
o Membership Rules – Click Add Rule and select Direct Rule from the list, then select the intended
computer for the test deployment, Managed Surface Pro 3, and then click OK. Click Next.
Summary – The selected options will appear, click Next.
Progress – A progress bar is displayed during the device collection creation.
Completion – Success will be reported, click Close.
After the test deployment completes successfully, it is recommended to stagger the deployment by performing a small
scale pilot before committing to a deployment to all production computers.
Deploying to New or Unknown Computers
Note: SCCM uses two methods to detect computer identity: SMBIOS and MAC address. If the same Surface Ethernet
Adapter is used to deploy multiple new or unknown computers, SCCM will recognize them as the same device, since the
MAC address of adapter is fixed. If a deployment is limited only to new or unknown computers, the deployment will fail.
This issue is addressed in more detail in the