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Content library
The content library hosts content files. These files include software updates, operating system
deployment images, and files related to packages and applications. Each site server and
distribution point hosts a content library. The content library uses a single-instance store for
the files it hosts to reduce the amount of disk space that content consumes. Before content
files are transferred to a content library, a check is performed to determine whether the file is
already present. Files are not added if they are already present in the content library. An
association is made between the existing file and the newly transferred application or
package.
When you deploy a Configuration Manager distribution point, you can specify the volumes
that will host the content library. When you specify multiple volumes, you specify a priority
for each volume. Configuration Manager transfers content to volumes based on priority until
the highest-priority volume has less than the minimum amount of configured available free
space. You must configure these settings when you deploy the distribution point because you
cannot alter them after you deploy it.
In environments where site servers and distribution points are hosted on servers running
the Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 operating systems, you can enable
deduplication on volumes that store the content library to increase storage efficiency. You
should also consider placing the content library on volumes hosted on Storage Spaces. Stor-
age Spaces simplify the process of increasing storage later.
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 R2
Configuration Manager enable you to move content to a different location by using the
Content Library Transfer tool, which is available as part of the System Center 2012
Configuration Manager toolkit. You can download this toolkit from the Microsoft
Download Center.
Prerequisites for content management
When you deploy a distribution point, Configuration Manager can install and configure
Internet Information Services (IIS) automatically. IIS must be present on all distribution points.
The only time that you should not have Configuration Manager deploy and configure IIS is
when IIS is present already on the distribution point.
When you deploy a distribution point to a site server, you can use only the computer
account of the site server as the Site System Installation Account. When you deploy a distribu-
tion point to a computer that is a member of the same Active Directory forest, ensure that
the site server's computer account is a member of the local Administrators group on a target
computer.
If all the management points in the Configuration Manager site are configured for HTTP,
you can use self-signed certificates with the distribution point. When all management points
in the Configuration Manager site are configured to use HTTPS, you should use a certificate
 
 
 
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