i believe to do it on an ISP network you just have to redirect the DNS entries that OS X and iOS use for the update servers. nothing to change on the client side.
I'd recommend a few of them for redundancy. i thought microsoft had something similar but i'm not sure. On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: > So, how does it “flow”? … You have to register the server with Apple > (along with doing the DNS record), and they do the redirecting of your > customers to “your” server? > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Brett A Mansfield > *Sent:* Friday, October 02, 2015 3:41 PM > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] [WISPA Members] come on apple...what cha doin? > > > > if you get the Mac mini, replace the drive. The spindle drive is a serious > bottleneck. Even if you don't, it can handle my entire customer base > (though very small) without any performance issues. About 140 customers. > Most of them are very big on Apple. I would recommend putting in a few for > larger networks. If one is at capacity or down, another one will take over > for it automatically. > > Thank you, > > Brett A Mansfield > > > On Oct 2, 2015, at 1:16 PM, Cassidy B. Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Interesting idea. We peer with Apple already at an IX so iOS and OSX > updates come across that cheaper path. Although this might be worth > investigating. Wonder how it can scale. > > > > > > On Oct 2, 2015, at 1:05 PM, Brett A Mansfield < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > It's just an apple server. I use the $700 Mac mini and it works really > well. You have to host your own DNS or ask the one that runs the DNS you > use to put in the txt record for your public subnet. > > Thank you, > > Brett A Mansfield > > > On Oct 2, 2015, at 1:02 PM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is this something that we can setup as an ISP and all customers on our > network “automagically” use ? > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Brett A Mansfield > *Sent:* Friday, October 02, 2015 2:55 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] [WISPA Members] come on apple...what cha doin? > > > > My caching server gets it the very moment anyone on my network tries to > download it for the first time. > > Thank you, > > Brett A Mansfield > > > On Oct 2, 2015, at 12:19 PM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The problem with that is that the caching server usually doesn't get the > update until DAYS after the launch to the masses. > > > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Sean Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > You could set up one of these > > https://www.apple.com/support/osxserver/cachingservice/ > > > > > > On Friday, October 2, 2015, CBB - Jay Fuller <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > Seeing a lot of traffic going to 17.253.7.202....in fact about six > customers are pulling full speed from this site. > > it comes back to Apple. Are they sending out an update or something? > It's all download... > > > >
