Microsoft Endpoint Manager Notes

Chapter 3.5 - Content Management Options

Configuration Manager - Content Management Considerations

• Fundamentals
  • Accounts used for content management
    • Network access account
    • Package access account
  • Bandwidth throttling and scheduling
  • Binary Differential Replication (BDR) vs. Delta Replication Caching

Configuration Manager - Client Locations

• Client Locations
  • Intranet
    • Distribution points can use HTTP or HTTPs
    • Only use a content-enabled cloud management gateway for fallback when on-premises distribution points aren't available
  • Internet
    • Requires internet-facing distribution points to accept HTTPS
    • Can use content-enabled cloud management gateway
  • Workgroup
    • Requires distribution points to accept HTTPS
    • Can use a content-enabled cloud management gateway

Configuration Manager - Content Source Priority

• Content Source Locations
  • The distribution point on the same computer as the client
  • A peer source in the same network subnet
  • A distribution point in the same network subnet
  • A peer source in the same boundary group
  • A distribution point in the current boundary group
  • A distribution point in a neighbor boundary group configured for fallback
  • A distribution point in the default site boundary group
  • The Windows Update cloud service
  • An internet-facing distribution point
  • A content-enabled cloud management gateway in Azure

Configuration Manager - Content - Distribution Point Considerations

• Windows LEDBAT
• Content Library
• On-demand content distribution
• Package transfer manager
• Fallback
• Network Bandwidth
  • Pre-staged content
  • Scheduling and throttling

Topic Summary

• Content Management Considerations
• Client Locations
• Content Source Priority
• Content - Distribution Point Considerations