Hi all,
recently we are looking into using Branch Cache to optimize WAN traffic as Windows 10 patches are increasing in size and came across something which I don't feel was answered properly.
http://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/can-ms-bran...
We started doing own tests. The test envrionment was prepared and we see branchcache being utilized when we use IE as the download method for IIS hosted files. When Symantec Agent downloads the same file it gets it from the package server not from the computer in the same subnet. There is no way Altiris agent would download the file from a cache of computer next to it. It goes to package server all the time and I don't know why.
Wireshark:
IE:
HTTP 1022 GET /Altiris/PS/Share/pkggroup_%7B63dbbd7d-6845-47e1-b2a1-20a57828b901%7D/%7B5943FBAB-829D-4C88-A724-F8F25F3F2BA8%7D/cache/MST-OfficeProfessionalPlus-2007SP3-EN-1.0.exe HTTP/1.1
Agent: (same package, different file)
HTTP 302 GET /Altiris/PS/Share/pkggroup_%7B63dbbd7d-6845-47e1-b2a1-20a57828b901%7D/%7B5943FBAB-829D-4C88-A724-F8F25F3F2BA8%7D/cache/Admin/fr-fr/cpao12.opa HTTP/1.1
On first look the requests seems to be the same.
I am confused why this does not work (unless MS excluded AexNSAgent.exe from BC usage :) )
Anyone has any ideas?