Setup additional distribution point

Hi all,
Currently i have one SCCM server setup and it already has distribution point role installed. We have several branches with limited network bandwidth and file server for each of them.
My question is, is it possible to add more than one distribution point to one SCCM server and assign them to related branch? I am considering to set the file server on each branch as additional distribution point on the master "SCCM" server. How
can i achieve this?
Thanks.

It is not possible to add particular site system role in this case DP to multiple time for single server.
However it is possible to setup upto 100 distribution point & 2000 branch distribution point per site. you may use your branch file servers as distribution point/branch distribution point. please refer below link for more information.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680869.aspx
you may set these new distribution points/branch distribution point as protected one, so only client from particular branch/remote office can access it.
refer below link for more information about installation & configuration process:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/hh272770.aspx#BKMK_Distribution_Point
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932133.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932176.aspx
Prashant Patil

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I'm trying to set up SCCM 2012 in my Lab Enviroment in order to plan for implmentation to production.
I have installed and Configure one Primary site which has a working DP role width PXE /WDS.
And i am able to successfully do and OS Deployment.
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Installation of the second Distribution point looks to be succesfull, but i'm not able to boot on PXE.
It allways gives me the error messeage "The Windows Boot Configuration Data file does not contain a vaild OS entry
The same error messeage is given before i distributed the boot images (both x86 and x64)
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Looks like i have found the answer at least i have got it to work.
Once i install .Net Framework 3.5.1 Feature on the server, i was able to boot succesfully into SCCM Task Sequence Wizard.
I also was successfull installing the the PXE DP role from the console succesfully without having to install WDS first.
So i guess that .Net Framework 3.5.1 is required for PXE DP role on Windows 2008 R2. (but i can't see that mentioned anywhere here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/c1e93ef9-761f-4f60-8372-df9bf5009be0#BKMK_SiteSystemRolePrereqs)

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From my main SCCM R2 server, I went to add an additional server with multiple roles.
I can't tell if it's working properly, however.
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Hello and thanks for this helpful forum!
I am trying to configure a server share as a Distribution Point and am running into problems. I am running SCCM R2 on Server 2008. I am trying to use a clustered share coming from 2008 R2 Failover Cluster.
I have been trying to get this working for the better part of 2 days now, and I have successfully created a Distribution Point to another 2008 Server (non-R2) by simply using the site system (not the server share).
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb735883.aspx
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Cancel Distribution Point Reassignment Greyed Out

I executed a Reassign Distribution Point to a server and by default selected D$ as the share to copy to because all of our DP servers are setup on D: EXCEPT for this particular server which has D: as the CD-ROM and E: as the shared drive which is Also used
as a file share so changing the drive letter may not be the best option. With that being said, I would like to cancel the Distribution Point Reassignment and reconfigure the properties of this particular job to use E: as the share to copy to and re-run the
reassignment however the Cancel Distribution Point Reassignment is greyed out so it seems that I am unable to cancel this process and with a lot of time spent on researching I have not found a solution for this. Please help!

Hi,
We may see the buttons grayed out when some settings are not configured properly. Please check the requirement in this article:
CEP summary – Upgrade SCCM 2007 Secondary sites and/or DP’s to SCCM 2012 DP’s
http://configmgrblog.com/2011/11/30/cep-summary-upgrade-sccm-2007-secondary-sites-andor-dps-to-sccm-2012-dps/

SCCM 2012 Distribution Point without IIS

Hello. My environment is SCCM 2012 SP1. I need to set up distribution points on several Windows Server 2003 machines. These machines have certain security requirements. One of which is no IIS. In SCCM 2007, I was able to create DPs without installing IIS.
This prevented the use of BITS extensions but was acceptable. I cannot seemed to do the same with SCCM 2012.
As a test, I performed three steps to test a DP without IIS on a Windows Server 2003 machine 1) Made the primary server a local administrator on the Windows Server 2003 machine, 2) Installed RDC using the msrdcoob_x86.exe file, 3) in the admin console, I
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Looking at the supported configurations, I see the below. This leads me to below that it is possible. Does anyone know if this is possible? If so, what I am missing in my steps.
With System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, the distribution point site system role does not require Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS). When BITS is configured on the distribution point computer, BITS on the distribution
point computer is not used to facilitate the download of content by clients that use BITS

BITS is a client side technology and has nothing to do with the server side of a DP or IIS and thus is irrelevant.
WebDAV was built into the relevant components of ConfigMgr obviating the need for the Windows Server WebDAV component so that's not needed for 2012 at all and thus N/A.
Ultimately, no, this is not possible. IIS is required on a DP in ConfigMgr 2012. This is clearly listed at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx#BKMK_SiteSystemRolePrereqs.
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"Failed to connect to remote distribution point" on local machine

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The Configuration Manager Client Package is failing to load to the distribution point.
Content Status says: "Distribution Manager failed to connect to distribution point
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Translated server name AcadSCCM01.Academic.local to Academic.local\AcadSCCM01.Academic.local.
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2/27/2015 5:15:54 PM    3640 (0x0E38)
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STATMSG: ID=2391 SEV=E LEV=M SOURCE="SMS Server" COMP="SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER" SYS=AcadSCCM01.Academic.local SITE=900 PID=2240 TID=3640 GMTDATE=Fri Feb 27 22:15:54.990 2015 ISTR0="["Display=\\AcadSCCM01.Academic.local\"]MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=900"]\\AcadSCCM01.Academic.local\"
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Can you confirm that all the pre-requisites have been installed?
Using the following Powershell:
Get-WindowsFeature –ComputerName AcadSCCM01.Academic.local| Where Installed
And compare against https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx

Distribution point Critical

Hi all,
How to setup in sccm 2012 r2 not to use some drives for Distribution point , because we have some drives has very low disk space it shows critical in site status .
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Specify the preferred drive(s) during the configuration of the Distribution Point and place a file called
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SCCM 2012 - Change Distribution Point's Site System Properties Site Code

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I'm hoping someone can help me out. Here's what I have and here's what I'm trying to do.
SCCM 2012 R1
Each of our offices has a Windows 7 SP1 Ent PC that is a distribution point for that office's 10-20 machines. A number of these offices and their DPs were setup prior to me setting up a number of Secondary Site Servers. So right now, these DPs' site codes
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this is the query to get free disk space on distribution point ,but this is not working for sccm 2012 ,please help
Select
Distinct
SD
.Name0,
SR
.RoleName,
LD
.DeviceID0,
LD
.FreeSpace0
* 100
/ LD.Size0
'Free Disk Space'
From
v_R_System SD
Join
v_Gs_Logical_Disk LD on SD.ResourceId
= LD.ResourceId
Join
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SR.RoleName
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SCCM 2012 Distribution Point server in a workgroup as well as the clients

HI,
It is possible to have a distribution point set up by SCCM 2012 R2 which resides in a workgroup to manage workgroup users.
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For some reasons, at this time, it is not possible to add the server to the Active Directory to push it the distribution point role and therefore managing thoses clients within the workgroup.
Is there a way to set up the distribution point role to a server in a workgroup?
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E

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How can we use RBA to lock down branch's admins DP properties changing permission....?
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Server 2012 Distribution Point - Is BITS Required ?

Hi All,
I have deployed a Distribution Point on Server 2012, i went through the documentation and there was no mention of BITS being a prerequsite...
So my Question is - Do we still need to install BITS as a prereq for the Distribution Point Role on a Server 2012 box.
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There still seems to be some contradictions on whether you are supposed to install BITS or not when setting up a Distribution Point.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg712264.aspx under the section
"To install Internet Information Services (IIS) on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 computers"
clearly shows for Windows Server 2008 R2, select the
Background Intelligent Transfer Services (BITS) check box.
If you look at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx#BKMK_SiteSystemRolePrereqs under the Distribution Point prerequisites, there
is no mention of installing BITS unless we are to assume the statement "You can use the default IIS configuration" means to select BITS as described above?
Plus the following note under Additional prerequisites is as clear as mud.
Note
With System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, the distribution point site system role does not require Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS). When BITS is configured on the distribution point computer, BITS on the distribution point
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Most of us understand the client facilitates the BITS downloads but is there still a need for the
BITS Server Extensions and the only way to get those on a Server 2008 R2 box is to select the
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