Site Boundaries

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SMS sites are bounded by site boundaries. Site boundaries are defined by IP subnets, Active Directory site names, or both. Clients are assigned to an SMS site based on their IP address or Active Directory site name and by the SMS site boundary configuration.

Legacy Clients are included in an SMS site if their IP address or Active Directory site name is within the site boundaries that the SMS administrator has configured for the SMS site.

It is recommended that subnets or Active Directory sites are not contained in more than one SMS site. Overlapping boundaries produce undefined results in SMS. Assign clients to only one SMS site.

Note:

  • Site boundaries are used to assign clients to a site. They are not used to specify which computers are assigned site system roles for the site. SMS site systems do not need to be located within a site's boundaries. SMS Advanced Clients are able to communicate with site systems that are members of another site in the SMS hierarchy. For more information, see the "How roaming works for software distribution" section later in this chapter.
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