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distribution points - 9/30/2008 10:04:25 AM

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Up until now I have only had a need for main site, I need to roll out Office 2007 and need to create distribution points. From what I read all I need to do is go into console and add a server as a DP.

I tried to do this manually (right click NEW SERVER from SITE SYSTEMS, then checked DP) and then assigned a small package to the DP but the share SMSPKGx$ never appears. (I do not want the PKG share on the c drive so I did drop down the no_sms_on_drive.sms file on the root)

do I need to install this server as a secondary site - or is it possible to work JUST as a DP without being a secondary site?

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RE: distribution points - 9/30/2008 10:08:07 AM

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well you can do that and it will created the share in the drive with the most space. or you can just create a Server Share wich will allow you to select your location. Their is some funtionallity that you loose thought..

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RE: distribution points - 9/30/2008 10:09:31 AM

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do I need to manually create the share?
from what I read - it is supposed to create the share automatically.

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RE: distribution points - 9/30/2008 10:11:31 AM

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the server share needs to exist if you go the route of using a server share.. hope that helps

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RE: distribution points - 9/30/2008 10:14:01 AM

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Three part question

what advantages would I loose if I did it manually?
best practice is to add it as a secondary site and check DP on it?
other than BITS what is recommended for DP?

thanks for your help.

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RE: distribution points - 9/30/2008 10:19:00 AM 1 votes

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what advantages would I loose if I did it manually?
-if your referring to server share, you would loose network throttling and package compression. (main things i think)

best practice is to add it as a secondary site and check DP on it?
-yes it you have the resources, i would install a secondary site with the DP.. make sure your boundaries dont overlap thougth.

other than BITS what is recommended for DP?
- you should find all you need in the link bellow but you need IIS, WEBDAV, BITS enabled on the server.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694113.aspx

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