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Network utilization
The preset is Multicast.
You can choose the data transfer mode for the deployment. With the Multicast transfer mode, Acronis
OS Deploy Server sends data to a group of recipients simultaneously. Using the Unicast transfer mode,
the server sends a copy of the data to each recipient (this can significantly reduce the deployment
speed.)
For example, you have 128 KB/sec bandwidth and want to deploy a system on 10 target computers.
- With Unicast mode, the server divides 128 KB/sec among 10 computers, therefore the data
transfer speed will be 12.8 KB/sec for each target machine.
- With Multicast mode, the server sends one copy of data to a multicast address, and each client
will receive data at 128 KB/sec speed.
Multicast configuration has a parameter that specifies the time to live (TTL) for multicast packets. Use
this parameter to limit multicast packets distribution via gateways.
The default value is 15. In practice, this enables the packets to pass up to 15 hops which may be
treated as unlimited distance. The minimal value 1 will limit the packets circulation to one subnet.
By setting the permitted bandwidth you can limit the network usage during deployment.
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