The distsrv probe has a forwarding feature to reduce network load and help with package distribution speed.
Rather than push a probe package multiple times over a Wide Area Network (WAN) can have another copy of the archive on other hubs.
The distsrv will forward packages on an interval increasing performance of probe deployments and updates and reduce load on the primary distsrv.
The distsrv forwarding function is ideal in a multi-tiered hub environment connected via tunnels or slow bandwidth links.
Will need to have multiple distsrvs in the environment, one on the primary hub (by default) and remote distsrvs under other hubs.
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On the Primary Distsrv:
In Forwarding tab under setup:
In Advanced Settings tab under setup:
In Forwarding tab:
5. Select Apply and Ok. distsrv will restart and the changes will be applied. Packages will start forwarding.
Depending on the amount of packages and bandwidth, this can take up to or more than an hour. You can continue to the next step as this processes is being completed.
On the Remote distsrv:
In Advanced Settings tab under setup:
Select Apply and Ok - distsrv will restart and the changes will be applied
NOTE: If you are deploying only super packages, you must also make sure the associated probes are also downloaded to the remote archive, either through the forwarding or manually logging into the hub with the remote archive and manually downloading the probes.
If you have distsrv on another hub and forwarding is not enabled and there are no packages in the archive, distsrv will show "Request entered on remote distsrv" and never complete. In this case, just turn off the remote distsrv and deploy again. If the remote distsrv probe is not needed, it should be deleted to prevent someone in the future turning it back on.