Russ- The right answer with Software Installation is pretty much to always use DFS. That way if the package ever has to physically move off of a server, the path doesn't have to change. Path changes aren't supported in GPSI without a re-install. So,to answer your question, yes, I would use DFS to distribute the package. There is no way to control the deployment rate, unfortunately, unless you artificially do it using something like security filters--where you gradually add regional-based groups to the security filter on the GPO as the previous groups deploy the package.
Darren Darren Mar-Elia For comprehensive Windows Group Policy Information, check out www.gpoguy.com-- the best source for GPO tips, tools and whitepapers. Also check out the Windows Group Policy Guide, a soup-to-nuts resource for Group Policy information. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rimmerman, Russ Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 12:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ActiveDir] GPO deployment limit I'm wanting to deploy an MSI (office communicator) to 100% of the desktops in our domain. These desktops are scattered across the world over various wan links. I'd like to deploy it with a GPO (assign the software, not force the install), but I also don't want to kill our wan links. Is there any way to limit the number of concurrent deployments of a software package assigned to 9500+ users? Or is the right answer to use DFS so they don't all pull from the central fileserver? Thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This e-mail is confidential, may contain proprietary information of Cameron and its operating Divisions and may be confidential or privileged. This e-mail should be read, copied, disseminated and/or used only by the addressee. If you have received this message in error please delete it, together with any attachments, from your system. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx
