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chhopkin
Microsoft
MicrosoftConfiguring fallback for Office 365 ProPlus updates in Configuration Manager
Starting with version 1706 of System Center Configuration Manager a new option is available allowing administrators to enable clients to fall back to the Microsoft Office CDN when deploying Office 36...
Thanks for the writeup, I'm a little late here but have a question I'm hoping you can answer. Is this same functionality available using the ODT or GPO/Intune MDM Policy? I see there is an "AllowCdnFallback" option in the ODT configuration XML (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/configuration-options-for-the-office-2016-deployment-tool#allowcdnfallback-attribute-part-of-add-element) but that seems to be for deployment (ODT download/configure modes), but not for updates.
chhopkinMicrosoft
MicrosoftThe fall back option in the ODT configuration XML is for the scenario when you are deploying from a local source (typically via a manual process or a management tool other than Configuration Manager). For both the initial installation or the update process.
If you are using Intune everything comes from the CDN so no need for fall back in this case.
If you are using Intune everything comes from the CDN so no need for fall back in this case.