How to enable the Nomad Single Site Download (SSD) feature after deployment of Nomad.

I was recently asked by a customer how to enable the Nomad Single Site Download (SSD) feature, they had been using Nomad for some time but had never implemented ActiveEfficiency.

Step one – Install ActiveEfficiency server by following the ActiveEfficiency installation guide that ships with the ActiveEfficiency or 1E ActiveEfficiency online help.
Note: It is good practice to create a DNS alias for the ActiveEfficiency server.

Step two – Create the SSD location map using the sample PostADSiteandSubnet.ps1 Powershell script shipped with Nomad. This will query Active Directory Sites and Services and populate the Location table (if the information in AD Sites and Services does not represent your geographical locations then a custom script should be used).

Step three – Enable SSD on all Nomad agent

Change the HKLM\Software\1E\NomadBranch SSDEnabled to 3, this allow the SSD feature to both publish and consume information from ActiveEfficiency.

Change HKLM\Software\1E\NomadBranch\ActiveEfficiency PlatformURL to http:// /ActiveEfficiency

Example Powershell code to set both of these values:

Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\Software\1E\NomadBranch -Name SSDEnabled -Value 3 –Force

Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\Software\1E\NomadBranch\ActiveEfficiency  -Name PlatformURL -Value http:// /ActiveEfficiency –Force

Not much to it, the next package that is downloaded via Nomad will register in the ActiveEfficiency database and will be available for all clients on associated subnets.

Note: Nomad will always hold a local subnet election before using the SSD feature.

In my next blog I’ll look at populating ActiveEfficiency with SSD information for software already in the Nomad Cache.