Configure Cache server for Standalone Intune Managed clients

Question

Hi All,

I have a requirement of setting up delivery optimization for Standalone Intune Managed devices through a cache server. requirement is to stop downloading windows update from Internet. again, we have SCCM server as well in our network but we don't enable Co-Management yet. SCCM and Intune are managing separately.

I have seen a concept called Connected Cache and wondering whether I can use this feature with Standalone Intune managed devices if these client and sccm server in a same network.

if I set up DP server as a cache server, is it possible to use as a cache server for Standalone Intune Managed devices?(Devices not managed through SCCM, only through Intune but same network)

Thanks,
Dilan

Answer 1

I have seen a concept called Connected Cache and wondering whether I can use this feature with Standalone Intune managed devices if these client and sccm server in a same network.

Yes. There's no technical requirement for the clients to be managed by ConfigMgr to use the Microsoft Connected Cache (MCC) component that is part of ConfigMgr.

Answer 2

The option is for grouping systems which can be done in multiple different ways. Without this grouping DO does not have a way to determine which peers should share content with each other. Instead of grouping, you can also restrict DO to subnets -- this potentially limits the effectiveness of DO at locations with more than one subnet though.

Answer 3

Grouping or DO subnets can be done through DO Policy in Intune right? so in this case we don't need to create a GPO with DHCP option, do we?

Correct.

what do you recommended from below three option?

Whatever works for you. We have multiple options as there isn't a one size fits all answer here.

Technically can I used any of below three option?

Yes. For your Option 1 above though, you should select a group ID source though as that mode (2) specifically is for using groups so not having a group source may not be valid.

I would never use mode 3 though in anything but a trivial environment.