WSUS 3 BITS Throttling? "John T" <johnt[ at ]nomail.com> 5/23/2007 5:21:04 PM Is there a way to throttle the download speed of updates from microsoft to the wsus server using bits so as to not saturate the link of remote sites with slower/bandwidth limited lines? If not, there should be a way to schedule the *download* time of updates. Yes you can schedule syncronization, but once you approve updates they start downloading. This should be configurable and I just do not see the option in wsus 3 to configure when approved updates are downloaded. Thanks

Re: WSUS 3 BITS Throttling? "Lawrence Garvin \(MVP\)" <onsitech[ at ]community.nospam> 5/28/2007 5:05:01 AM "John T" <johnt[ at ]nomail.com> wrote in message news:%23QvbG8VnHHA.1776[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Is there a way to throttle the download speed of updates from microsoft to > the wsus server using bits so as to not saturate the link of remote sites > with slower/bandwidth limited lines? See the policy at: \Administrative Templates\Computer Configuration\Network\Background Intelligent Transfer Service specifically the setting: "Maximum network bandwidth that BITS uses" ========== Limits the network bandwidth that BITS uses for background transfers (this policy does not affect foreground transfers). Specify a limit to use during a specific time interval and a limit to use at all other times. For example, limit the use of network bandwidth to 10 Kbps from 8AM to 5PM, and use all available unused bandwidth the rest of the time. Specify the limit in kilobits per second (Kbps). Base the limit on the size of the network link, not the computer's network interface card (NIC). BITS uses approximately two kilobits if you specify a value less than two kilobits. To prevent BITS transfers from occurring, specify a limit of 0. If you disable or do not configure this policy, BITS uses all available unused bandwidth. Typically, you use this policy to prevent BITS transfers from competing for network bandwidth when the client has a fast network card (10Mbs), but is connected to the network via a slow link (56Kbs). ========== -- Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCTS, MCP Independent WSUS Evangelist MVP-Software Distribution (2005-2007) https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=30E00990-8F1D-4774-BD62-D095EB07B36E Everything you need for WSUS is at http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/technologies/featured/wsus/default.mspx And, almost everything else is at http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com ..... > > Thanks >