State migration point

The state migration point is another widely-used role in Configuration Manager, and in some organizations there could be one on each distribution point, so it is worth knowing where to look if this role goes wrong in any way. In very basic terms, this role is essentially a holding area for user profiles and data that has been captured from machines while they are being rebuilt. Once the machine has been rebuilt, the data is copied back down to the machine from the state migration point. All of this is done with the User State Migration tool, which should be in all Configuration Manager installations and is part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) and previously the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). As with distribution points, we can associate state migration points with boundary groups so that Configuration Manager clients will also choose their closest state migration point, because the amount of data sent to this role can often be significant...