Merging Endpoint Protection Policies in ConfigMgr 2012
This week I want to devote a small post to merging Endpoint Protection policies in ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 (which is currently still in BETA). Since ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 there are two different ways/ types of merging Endpoint Protection policies. In short we can define two sides: Server-side merge – On the server-side there is now the console option to merge multiple policies into one policy. In this case, when two settings conflict, the most secure setting is applied. Also settings like exclusion lists are really merged together. Client-side merge – On the client-side there is now the automatic behavior to merge multiple polices into the client settings. In this case, when two settings conflict, the highest priority option is used. Also settings like exclusion lists …