Adding distribution points

[Guest]

I am now going to begin installing software with Active Directory. I was
told you should setup multiple distribution points so I do not tax the
network. How do I set multiple distribution points for software installs?
Do I setup multiple software installations in one GPO each pointing to a
different install point, or do I have different GPO's for each location that
installs the software from a location that is closest to the computers in
that OU? Thanks

 

[Darren Mar-Elia]

I would highly recommend using DFS to distribute your packages and also to
shield them from future physical server moves. You also get the benefit that
DFS has site-affinity, which means if you create regional replicas, your
clients will prefer replicas of the packages in their local sites.

Darren

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[G Johansson]

You can't handle different dist points in GPO.
You would need to create one GPO for each dist point.

Even better, get another program for it ;-)