Distribution Point Groups :

Distribution Point Groups : The process of either adding or replacing a distribution point in Configuration Manager is fairly straightforward, but what about the content? If the distribution point being replaced is the storage point for many applications, administrators historically have been faced with either constructing a script to parse through applications and adding them to the new distribution point in bulk or working through applications one by one and enabling the new distribution point. Either task is time consuming!

The use of distribution point groups was possible in Configuration Manager 2007 but was not often used by administrators. Configuration Manager 2012 revamps the use of distribution point groups, and they now take center stage and offer very easy management of distribution points by allowing distribution points that should store similar content to be treated collectively. Simply choose a distribution point group when deploying or removing content, and all distribution points within that group will receive or remove the content. Better still, when a new distribution point is added to the group or removed, then all applicable content targeted to the group will also be added or removed.