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EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED
TO KNOW ABOUT MICROSOFT P2P
BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
Phil 2Pint
Andreas 2Pint
https://2pintsoftware.com
https://2pintsoftware.com
@phil2pint
@andhammarskjold
2Pint Software
2Pint Software
Phil
Wilcock
@phil2pint
SMS
Microsoft,
Installer FTW
1E, PIGS!,Atea, 2Pint
Fish
n Chips
Andreas
Hammarskjold
@andhammarskjold
BDD
Rocks
Kindergarden,
Ikea
Meatballs
1E, Atea, 2Pint
AGENDA
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question for ya
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by Popular Demand – LEDBaT!
 Why?
 The
Wherefore
 The
How
 So.Many.Questions…
SO WHO HAS EVER HAD A CALL FROM
THE NETWORK TEAM? C’MON..BE
HONEST
THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY GRIDLOCK
Disk Images & Backups
Applications
Azure
Emails
Files
Skype
Drivers
Containers
Edge
Updates
PoS
Cloud Transfers
What we need
to do
IT’S JUST GETTING INTERESTING!
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Microsoft Management strategy
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InTune
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WUfB
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WSfB
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ConfigMgr
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Windows 10 – Introduces DOSvc
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WaaS
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Cloud!
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And, of course, that Ransomware…
THE MAIN GOALS OF CONTENT DELIVERY
Deliver
Avoid
Content Quickly
Network Team contact at all costs
THE MAIN GOALS – HOW?
 Deliver
Content Quickly
 Utilize
P2P as much as possible
 DeDuplicate
 Avoid
content
Network Team contact at all costs
 Save
the WAN by throttling using GPO or..
 Coming
soon - LEDBaT
AKA LEDBAT
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LOW EXTRA DELAY BACKGROUND TRANSPORT
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Been around since 2010
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Think BitTorrent, Apple Software Updates
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Now in Windows 10/WS2016
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Downloads currently require WS2016 – this may change
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Release date is still NDA 
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Uploads require only W10 v1607
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Not yet publicly implemented, but already successfully in use by some Windows components
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2Pint Software are a TAP Partner
AKA LEDBAT - PROTOCOL GOALS
Efficiently
Keep
use available bandwidth
the delay low on the network
Quickly
yield to regular (non-LEDBaT) traffic
AKA LEDBAT - PROTOCOL DIAGRAM
AKA LEDBAT - PROTOCOL DIAGRAM
AKA LEDBAT - PROTOCOL DIAGRAM
P2P TOOLS FOR THE JOB
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BranchCache
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ConfigMgr Peer Cache
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Windows 10 Delivery Optimization
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3rd Party (Legacy) ‘Alternate Content Providers’
TOOLS FOR THE JOB
Microsoft P2P - Individual
Feature
Store Apps
Windows Update
Windows Update for Business
Windows Store for Business
Cumulative Results
BranchCache/BITS
Peer Cache/BITS
Delivery Optimization
Microsoft P2P
3rdParty/ ACP
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Intune Apps
Intune Client Install
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SCCM Client Push
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Packages
Software Updates
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Drivers
OS Deployment
IE/Edge Integration
SharePoint
SMB Share Content
Cross Subnet Transfers
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Auto Bandwidth Mgmt
Job Prioritization
Service Windows XP
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Support MS DeDuplication
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Query Content at rest (in the cache)
Pre-stage content
O365/Cloud Content
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1 Offline Apps only
2 Only if deployed via ConfigMgr
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With 2Pint StifleR
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BRANCHCACHE – BEST PRACTICE & TWEAKS
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Make sure the hash cache is big enough on the server
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Content Size/2000 ish – also move off C drive
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Always use ConfigMgr UI to enable BC
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Set a big cache size in Windows 10 – it can shrink
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Change the default port on clients – use the 2Pint TS
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Lower the default content size on the server (64k by default)
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If mixed Win7/10 scenario – consider BranchCache versions
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Use the free 2Pint BranchCache for OSD Toolkit
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Use correct BITS policy for optimum LAN tx speed
BRANCHCACHE – POLICY DOWNLOADS IN CONFIGMGR
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CB Can now P2P Policy – Hurrah!
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BUT Policy is small and the BranchCache default is 64k
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Change it to 4k via Registry on MP only
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HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\PeerDistKM\Parameters -
MinContentLength
PEER CACHE – BEST PRACTICE & TWEAKS
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Select Peer Cache sources (SuperPeers) carefully
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Careful with the SCCM BITS policy – it can limit PC transfers between subnets
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Same subnet = FG Prio, Intra subnet = High Prio (i.e policy will apply)
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Use GPO instead
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For testing – use 2Pint triggerhappy.exe to lower the reporting interval
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See this blog for methods to select PC clients
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https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/setprice/2016/06/29/pe-peer-cache-custom-reportingexamples/
DO
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Windows 10 only
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Fast becoming preferred downloader/P2P option
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Uses Tracker service – must be able to get out to internet
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Junkie downloader – will use lots of B/W
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Many GPO’s to tweak
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LAN sharing options
GENERAL Q&A FREE FOR ALL
Best
questions win a Coffee Card so ask away!