DOCUMENT:Q199262  24-JUL-2001  [sms]
TITLE   :SMS: Remote Control Compression Levels in SMS 2.0
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:2.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbConfig kbsms200 smsconfig

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SUMMARY
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Systems Management Server 2.0 offers three options for configuring Data
Compression levels for the Remote Tools client agent. These options are set in
the Remote Tools client agent properties and are as follows.

 - Low-Compression uses the run length encoding (RLE) algorithm for data
   compression. This method offers a compression level of approximately 40
   percent. This setting is recommended for client computers that have CPUs
   slower than a 100 MHz-Pentium processor or if the network connections are
   fast and bandwidth is not an issue. Using this setting allows the client
   computer to be more responsive during a remote control session because the
   processor does not have the extra overhead of data compression.

 - High-Compression uses the Lempel-Ziv (LZ) algorithm for data compression.
   This method offers a compression level of approximately 90 percent. This
   setting is recommended only for client computers with at least a 100-MHz
   Pentium processor because of the overhead of this level of data compression.

 - Automatic Compression Level Selection selects the compression method by
   determining what type of CPU the client computer has. If the CPU is at least
   a 100-MHz Pentium processor, Lempel-Ziv (LZ) is used. Otherwise, run length
   encoding is used.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbConfig kbsms200 smsconfig 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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