Hi Dan
Phil's absolutely right. If you Branch Cache enable your DP and enable Branch Cache on the clients then this will knock it on the head. This works best where the advertisements that you have are required ones as the content will always download in background priority (which abides by BITS limits) From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Phil Wilcock Sent: 04 February 2016 12:52 To: [email protected] Subject: [mssms] RE: Controlling content to a small site with a slow WAN link Use BranchCache + BITS policy and you should be good for just 2 machines. Making a DP would be overkill IMO Cheers Phil From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Corkill, Daniel Sent: 04 February 2016 00:15 To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] Controlling content to a small site with a slow WAN link We've got two sites with two computers each and these siBranchtes are connected via slow, unreliable WAN links. I've got maintenance windows in place for the clients and that's all well and good, but I'm constantly getting complaints that bandwidth is being used by ConfigMgr. From what I can tell it appears to be the clients downloading the content for SCEP updates and software updates we deploy monthly. Three ideas I've come up with so far: 1. Throw a desktop at each site running Windows Server and make it a DP, then I can control when content is sent to this DP. 2. Make one of the existing desktops at each site a DP. 3. Use BranchCache I'm leaning towards option two. I've never made a Windows 7 client a DP so I have no idea how reliable it is or whether it's recommended. What would you do? Daniel. ********************************************************************* This email, including any attachment, is confidential to the intended recipient. It may also be privileged and may be subject to copyright. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of the email. Any confidentiality or privilege is not waived. Neither the Council nor the sender warrant that this email does not contain any viruses or other unsolicited items. This email is an informal Council communication. The Council only accepts responsibility for information sent under official letterhead and duly signed by, or on behalf of, the Chief Executive Officer. Privacy Collection Notice Logan City Council may collect your personal information, e.g. name, residential address, phone number etc, in order to conduct its business and/or meet its statutory obligations. The information will only be accessed by employees and/or Councillors of Logan City Council for Council business related activities only. If your personal information will be passed onto a third party, Council will advise you of this disclosure, the purpose of the disclosure and reason why. Your information will not be given to any other person or agency unless you have given us permission or we are required by law.
