Keeping SCCM & MDT separate - good idea?

[gr4z]

Hi

 

I am planning on keeping my MDT deployment and SCCM separate. We have our own team of MDT/desktop image guys in one location and our own SCCM team offshore. While we plan to import any WIM images made by MDT into SCCM and advertise them over a PXE service point the current plan is to NOT integrate.

 

Is this a good idea - what are the disadvantages/advantages?

 

Many thanks

[Peter van der Woude]

I don't really see the advantages of keeping them seperate.. Maybe you can start with telling why you would want to keep them seperate, while you only want to use SCCM for the deployment.

[gr4z]

Because I don't see any real huge benefit to integrate them. The build guys have their own offsite platform independent of the live production system used solely to create WIMs. These are then shipped to the production system and imported into SCCM. Once a WIM is deployed SCCM takes over and pushes out remaining applications and WSUS updates.

 

Am I missing something here? Thanks

[Peter van der Woude]

First of you don't have to integrate them... and the fact that it's two totally separate environments, makes it even a better case to keep them separate.

[gr4z]

OK thanks. I will continue with leaving them separate.