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you use BranchCache in a remote location, only the initial client needs to download
the content from a distribution point.

Pull-distribution points
When you assign content to a pull-distribution point, the pull-distribution point copies the
content files from the specified distribution point. This reduces the processing usage of the
site server when distributing content to a large number of distribution points. Pull-distribu-
tion points support the same configurations and functionality as typical Configuration
Manager distribution points with the following exceptions:
■ You cannot configure a cloud-based distribution point as a pull-distribution point or as
a source server for pull distributions.
■ You cannot configure a distribution point on a site server as a pull-distribution point.
■ Prestaged content distribution settings override pull distribution. If you configure the
content for prestaging, a pull-distribution point will not pull it.
■ Rate limit configurations do not apply to pull-distribution points.
■ Retry settings do not apply to pull-distribution points. The Package Transfer Manager
service on the site server does not notify the pull-distribution point to start download-
ing the content until it has verified that the pull-distribution point is available on a
source server.
■ If the pull-distribution point is in a remote forest, the Configuration Manager client
must be installed on the distribution point, and the Network Access Account must be
able to access the source distribution point.
You can configure a distribution point as a pull-distribution point during the creation of
the distribution point or after the distribution point is in place. When configuring a distribu-
tion point as a pull-distribution point, you must also specify one or more source distribution
points. You can use only distribution points that support HTTP as source distribution points if
you are using the Configuration Manager console. When configuring multiple source distribu-
tion points, you can assign priorities to each.

MORE INFO PULL-DISTRIBUTION POINTS

You can learn more about pull-distribution points at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us
/library/gg682083.aspx .

Cloud-based distribution points
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 (SP1) and later support cloud-
based distribution points in Microsoft Azure. You configure cloud-based distribution points
in the Cloud services node in the Administration workspace. You must also configure a client
settings policy to allow clients to use cloud-based distribution points. Finally, to help con-
trol the costs associated with a cloud-based distribution point, you can configure thresholds