If I join them to Intune will I be able to bring them into SCCM?

Copper Contributor

I have a recently acquired business unit that does not have infrastructure in place for an SCCM rollout at this time.

 

If I join them to Intune will I be able to bring them into SCCM as their Infrastructure is remediated and I have capacity for DPs at their remote locations.

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Yeah, we have the ability to create an app in Intune with the SCCM client bootstrap (ccmsetup.msi) with the proper command lines. If the device is on the corporate network then the command line is short-ish :) but if it's Internet-connected then you can have it register through the Cloud Management Gateway connected with Azure AD. So you could this at anytime in the future for Intune-devices to bring them into a co-managed state.

 

At the same time, you should consider whether those devices are sufficiently managed in this modern state. Remember that co-management is not the end goal; modern management is the north star. So if you're starting with devices there, perhaps consider if that meets your business requirements!

Do you have a link for best practice or instructions on setting this up with co-management if we need it:  "if it's Internet-connected then you can have it register through the Cloud Management Gateway connected with Azure AD."

Start here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/clients/deploy/deploy-clients-cmg-azure

We still have some updates to publish but this will get you started.

I wondered bout this when presented at Ignite.  The docs* have long stated not to use the MSI directly and only use the EXE.  Is that no longer the case?

 

*https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/clients/deploy/about-client-installation-properties

We quietly added ccmsetup.msi which can bootstrap the client install files over the Internet with CMG.

Shameless plug: check out my Ignite session where i demo just that

https://myignite.microsoft.com/sessions/53475?source=sessions
Rob