Cloud Distribution Points Demystified Get that content up in that there cloud… Phil Wilcock http://2pintsoftware.com/blog senior@2pintsoftware.com 2Pint Software Andreas Hammarskjold http://2pintsoftware.com/blog junior@2pintsoftware.com 2Pint Software
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Agenda Quick Overview Demo – Cloud DP in action Concepts – Stuff you can/can’t do Setup Gotchas Troubleshooting/Tweaks Recap/Questions
20,000ft Overview What is a Cloud DP? Arrived with 2012 SP1 Runs on Azure – Cloud Service + Storage PAYG ‘Quick/cheap way to spin up a DP’ Superseded by SCCM CB? You decide!
A Cloud DP in Action
What are Cloud based DP good for? Concepts and Planning What are Cloud based DP good for? Quick to deploy Can be accessed from anywhere You get to choose where they reside Scalable
DP Feature Comparison Chart On Premise DP Cloud DP Auto Scale Software Updates BranchCache Set Preferred OSD (PXE) App-V Zero Hardware Maintenance
Cloud DP Setup – You will need.. Certificates x 2 – One for Azure One for Site Access to DNS - Storage – Decide how much you need Azure Subscription – Use Classic Portal! Monitoring/Reports/Thresholds Oh, and don’t forget the $$$!
What’s All This Gonna Cost Me? 100GB 100k Transactions 50GB Bandwidth Cloud Service X 1 https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/calculator/?scenario=full
Cloud DP Setup
Setup - Azure Client Settings
BE PATIENT THIS IS CONFIGMGR AFTER ALL! Troubleshooting What could possibly go wrong? Them certs – No typos please! DNS – Get it right son! Make sure BranchCache is working! Use yer Logs! pkgXferMgr.log on the server ContentTransferManager.log on the client BE PATIENT THIS IS CONFIGMGR AFTER ALL!
Make better use of what you have! Alternatives Make better use of what you have! Use BranchCache Plan for all scenarios SCCM CB – DP in a VM in Azure? You get more control But higher maintenance
Recap Cloud DPs OK in the right scenario! Watch the £££! SCCM CB = more options!
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