SCCM 2012 R2 Platform.
The clients we're concerned with at the moment have been built using SCCM 2012 with a Window 8.1 Enterprise image. They're tablet devices which will be field based and heavily reliant on Wi-Fi and Mobile Broadband connectivity, all are 3G capable.
We utilise DirectAccess for management, EndPoint Protection updates and adhoc software deployment.
We've come to test software deployment over a mobile broadband (metered) connection. We've created a simple 'package' to start with and it's failing to deploy. The sequence of events are best described below:
- We've adjusted the client policy in order metered connections are allowed
- We've ensured the clients have a suitable firewall rule-set as recommended for SCCM communication
- Unlike 'applications' there are no deployment options in relation to 'metered connections'
- On the client the deployment is available in the Software Center and once we click install, the dialog jumps to downloading and then quickly to "Preparing Download". This is where it sits, it doesn't appear to time out at all
- We've checked the client logs and there no obvious errors or clues as to what's happening (execmgr and the SCCM deployment status say waiting for content. The CCMCACHE directory has been created and a 0KB file has appeared but is getting no bigger
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Many thanks