Trevor, Your points are taken. . .unfortunately I am in a situation where I have to use BDPs. . .
Jeff On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Trevor Sullivan <tsul...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jeff, > > > > Just throwing this out there - have you considered using an alternate > solution like 1E Nomad or Adaptive OneSite? Other customers have used these > solutions with great success. Honestly, when you look at the big picture, > you're better off using a product like that instead of Branch Distribution > Points. These tools provide more flexibility and automation with respect to > content management, which saves you more time over managing BDPs. > > > > *By the way*: in ConfigMgr 2012, you can install a full Distribution > Point (sans PXE and I *believe* multicast) on a *client* operating > system. J Just throwing that out there. > > > > Cheers, > > Trevor Sullivan > > > > *Disclaimer*: I do not work for any companies mentioned in this e-mail. J > > > > *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: > listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Jeff Poling > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 4, 2014 1:47 PM > *To:* mssms@lists.myitforum.com > *Subject:* [mssms] CM07 Branch DP Rollout > > > > I need to configure and rollout 70-80 branch distribution points in CM07. > Any content on the DPs needs to be pre-staged. What is the best option to > accomplish this? Or what have you done in a similar scenario? > > > > I know there are probably multiple options such as deploying a base > Windows image to the DPs and then distributing content while they are at > the main site. I am mostly curious at how others have handled such a > situation. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jeff > > > >