SCEP ADR

I need someone to (hopefully) clarify how SCEP updates function.  I have a SCEP ADR configured to run immediately after a successful wsync, with a wsync that is configured to run every 6 hours beginning at 12 PM.  The SCEP ADR sets a deadline of
'As soon as possible'.  We have a single server OU-based collection with an antimalware policy deployed that checks for definition updates every 8 hours.  In our client policy, we have the Software Update Scan scheduled for every 3 hours.
The problem i'm running into is that all of our virtual machines are being hammered at the same time thus causing latency on storage.  How does the deadline set via the ADR relate to the definition update interval checking on the malware policy and
the software update scan schedule in the client policy?  How do most people spread out when clients are updating?  

That's irrelevant. Newly deployed updates always kick of a software update scan cycle to determine compliance thus they don't wait for the next scheduled scan cycle and the statement still stands -- the software update scan cycle do *not* kick off
updates. Only deadline deployments do.
Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com | @jasonsandys
The question still remains, if a deadline of immediately is configured on a SCEP update, is it going to install after an update scan cycle, or based on the malware policy schedule for installing definition updates.
I found this on a blog, however I wish there was some official documentation from Microsoft.
The key difference that I can see is that the SCEP definition update initiates from the AntiMalware Policy configuration, not from the EndPoint client settings where I expected
to see it, or the from Software Updates Schedule client setting.  As opposed of course to Software Update scanning and installation as per your post.  Also triggering a manual SCEP definition update is only done from the SCEP client and not the SCCM
client actions from what I've seen so far.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrdogs/archive/2014/06/30/configmgr-2012-windows-update-client-process.aspx

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