Introduction

BranchCache is a wide area network (WAN) bandwidth optimization technology that is included in some editions of the Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Windows® 7 operating systems.
To optimize WAN bandwidth, BranchCache copies content from your main office content servers and caches the content at branch office locations, allowing client computers at branch offices to access the content locally rather than over the WAN.

The Test-SMBBranchCache script is used to find common configuration problems encountered in a BranchCache deployment for the SMB protocol.

It allows a user to verify the SMB BranchCache server or client configuration.
When run on a server, it can test the state of a BranchCache-enabled network share.
When run on a client, it can do an end-to-end validation of the SMB BranchCache functionality.

Requirements

• Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Windows® 7

Resources

For more information about the BranchCache feature, visit BranchCache on Microsoft TechNet
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/dd425028.aspx

For more information about the technologies in this resource, see the following resources in the Windows Server® 2008 and Windows Server® 2008 R2 Technical Library.

Active Directory Domain Services
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=110928

File Services
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=163286)

Group Policy
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=110930

Microsoft SMB Protocol and CIFS Protocol Overview (Windows) in the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN)
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=163293