What to consider when you select a deployment method.
Characteristics of Package and Application models
- Deploys to devices only
- Device deployments are to Software Center only
- Runs from a distribution point
- Deploys to users and devices
- Deployment to a user collection is visible in the Configuration Manager
- With Autodesk's recommended setup, uses dependency chains and detection methods
- Can automatically supersede applications when updating source
Size and scale numbers for each deployment scenario
- Stand-alone primary site: 100,000 clients
- Central administration site with a site database created on a datacenter or Enterprise edition of SQL Server: 400,000 clients
- Central administration site with a site database created on a Standard edition of SQL Server: 50,000 clients
Site scalability
| Site role | Scalability and limits |
|
Central administration site |
25 primary sites |
|
Primary site |
250 secondary sites 10 management points 250 distribution points and 2000 pull-distribution points Max 5,000 distribution points combined in primary and secondary sites Max 10,000 packages combined in primary and secondary sites |
|
Secondary site |
250 distribution points 1 management point |
|
Management point |
25,000 clients / MP recommended |
|
Distribution point |
4,000 simultaneous connections clients 10,000 max packages combined in primary and secondary sites |
|
Software update point |
Multiple software updated points (8 max) 25,000 clients if installed on site server 100,000 clients if installed on site system |
|
App catalog website point |
Multiple instances 400,000 clients (50,000 recommended / instance) |
For more information about Configuration Manager design and scale, including client numbers, see Size and scale numbers for Configuration Manager.