Creating an SCCM 2509 device collection helps you to target specific applications, updates, or task sequences in your setup. Creating this collection is easy and straightforward in your setup.
Following the Configuration Manager 2509 site upgrade, it is crucial for administrators to update client agents to the latest version. This ensures that new features are fully functional and accessible, as they require up-to-date client agents.
The ConfigMgr 2509 version increments that client version to 5.00.9141.1011. This version can be verified from the hierarchy settings of the site. Once you have the client version number with you, creating a device collection is easy.
Refer to the following guide for creating a device collection for SCCM 2503 clients.
WQL Query for Clients not upgraded to version 2509
Use the following query to identify clients that have not yet been updated to Configuration Manager version 2509.
select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name,SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_System where SMS_R_System.ClientVersion != '5.00.9141.1011'
WQL Query for SCCM 2509 clients
Use the following WQL query to create a device collection for clients that have already been upgraded to version 2509.
select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name,SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_System where SMS_R_System.ClientVersion = '5.00.9141.1011'
Creating SCCM 2509 Device Collection
- Launch the Configuration Manager console. Go to Assets and Compliance and select Device Collections. Right-click the “Device Collections” node and select the option “Create Device Collection”.
- Specify the device collection name, choose the limiting collection, and click Next. On the Membership Rules window, click Add Rule and from the drop-down, select Query Rule.
- In the Query Rule Properties box, enter the query name and click Edit Query Statement. Select the Criteria tab. Click Show query language and enter the SCCM 2509 client WQL query.
Click OK twice. Complete the remaining steps and close the Create Collection Wizard. Once done, simply wait as the query runs in the background and completes its process.
Within a few minutes, the collection will update, displaying all computers with clients that are either updated or not updated, based on the WQL query you applied.
To identify the computers running an older version of the SCCM agent, right-click on the SCCM 2509 device collection and select “Show Members.” The console will then display a list of those devices.
What’s next?
Once you find out the devices that are not running the latest client version, ensure they are online and manually install the ConfigMgr client on the collection. If you have enabled the automatic client upgrade, the agents should be updated when the devices are online.