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Configure BranchCache

Configure BranchCache - Windows Server Tutorial

From the course: Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure Administrator Associate (AZ-800) Cert Prep by Microsoft Press

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Configure BranchCache

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- [Narrator] With BranchCache, you can enable client computers at your branch offices to use cached copies of network files and folders. By using cached copies of files, reliance on the network link is reduced, making BranchCache ideal for branch offices with low bandwidth or unreliable connections. When you set up BranchCache, you can choose between two modes of operation, Distributed Cache mode, and Hosted Cache mode. In Distributed Cache mode, any of the Windows clients at the branch office are capable of distributing cached content to other hosts on the network. In Hosted Cache mode, a local server is used to provide that cache capability. To enable BranchCache, complete the following high-level tasks. First of all, on the host running Windows Server, install either the BranchCache feature or the BranchCache for Network Files role service. On client computers, configure BranchCache by either using Group Policy Objects or by running the netsh BranchCache set service command, or…

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