net-op: traffic loads as the result of patching

Thu Jan 5 22:21:22 UTC 2006

Elijah Savage wrote:
> 
> Sean Donelan wrote:
> 
>>
>> So, maybe an operational question.
>>
>> What are people seeing as far as network traffic loads due to WMF 
>> patching
>> activity, e.g. auto-update and manual downloads?  Microsoft has used
>> several CDNs in addition to its own servers to distribute the load
>> in the past.
> 
> WSUS servers are being pounded right now. Usually 5 to 7% CPU now 72%

On usual Black Tuesdays though, there is quite a rush as well. Thing is 
this patch is alone while then there are a few. I believe it might even 
itself out in statistics.

	Gadi.