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SCCM 2012 Pull DIstribution Design

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Hi All ,
I have query on SCCM 2012 Pull Distribution Design where I couldnt find any specific information and hopefully i can get answer from here :
In our Design , we propose to have 3 tier of DP Setup
Level 1 Standard DP HQ - Windows Server 2012 + SCCM 2012 R2 DP
Level 2 Province DP - Windows 7 32 bits + SCCM Pull DP
Level 3 City and Branch DP - Windows 7 32 bits + SCCM PULL DP
Question :
1. Can we Configure SCCM PULL DP from Level 3 to Grab the COntent from another PULL DP from Level 2 ?
2. Level 2 - Windows 7 32bits + SCCM Standard DP only.
Will Windows 7 32bits Distribution Point Setup able to perform PULL Distribtion Point Function in Level 3 if we plan to perform this setup ?
Ong
- Edited by Ongoky Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:04 AM
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 7:27 AM
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No if I am not mistaken.
Torsten Meringer | http://www.mssccmfaq.de
- Marked as answer by Joyce L Tuesday, January 27, 2015 9:30 AM
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 7:49 AM -
I just checked with the product group and you can actually daisy chain Pull DPs so that one Pull DP pulls from another. Architecture does not matter as DP is a DP is a DP.
Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com | @jasonsandys
- Marked as answer by Joyce L Tuesday, January 27, 2015 9:30 AM
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 4:49 PM
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No if I am not mistaken.
Torsten Meringer | http://www.mssccmfaq.de
- Marked as answer by Joyce L Tuesday, January 27, 2015 9:30 AM
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 7:49 AM -
Hi,
is there any official document for this ??
Ong
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:03 AM -
I haven't found it, but the PullDP section tells that the wizard will only show DPs that are eligible as source DPs - so it's very easy to test.
Torsten Meringer | http://www.mssccmfaq.de
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:32 AM -
Hi,
Below blog looks good to me
http://anoopcnair.com/2013/01/16/configmgr-sccm-2012-sp1-pull-distribution-point-details-and-log-files/
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:47 AM -
Hi Torsten,
How about my second question , if we having a Standard DP but installaed with WIndows 7 only.
can we still configure Windows 7 PULL DP to grab content from another Windows 7 Standard DP ?
Sorry that i do not have any virtual lab to setup for testing.
Cheers,
ONG
Ong
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:48 AM -
I just checked with the product group and you can actually daisy chain Pull DPs so that one Pull DP pulls from another. Architecture does not matter as DP is a DP is a DP.
Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com | @jasonsandys
- Marked as answer by Joyce L Tuesday, January 27, 2015 9:30 AM
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 4:49 PM -
Hi Jason ,
thanks for the reply.
base on my reading even a Client OS DP also a DP it just whout the PXE and Multicast features only.
Mean i can safely use Windows 7 for multi-tier DP for this purpose?
Ong
Thursday, January 22, 2015 2:29 AM -
Yes. From http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2013/06/06/introducing-the-pull-distribution-points.aspx:
"Pull-distribution points can be installed on all operating systems that support a regular distribution point (even client operating systems)"
Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com | @jasonsandys
Thursday, January 22, 2015 3:19 AM -
Depending on the infrastructure design and client numbers you might not need to hard code a DP, but use BranchCache instead.
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//Andreas
http://2pintsoftware.comThursday, January 22, 2015 6:43 AM