Update:
Replication wasn’t responsible for any of the traffic we’re seeing. We disable replication in the FOG Configuration area and still saw the same 2 GB per day per FOG Storage Node. Our bandwidth monitor showed the traffic to be both TCP and HTTP. We then stopped the services FOGImageReplicator, FOGSnapinReplicator, and FOGSnapinHash services. Still no change. We saw a constant 160-190kb/s traffic from the Main FOG server to the Storage Node. So, I captured packets - only 1000, but that took only 5 seconds. I saw what looked like the storage node replication log transmitted from the storage node to the main FOG Server. Most of the traffic was from the main FOG server to the storage node, but I wouldn’t tell much from the packet.
In the end, I was able to stop almost all traffic by shutting down all FOG services, including the FOGScheduler.
So the questions now are:
Is there any documentation that explains what each service does and what we’re breaking by turning each off?
Are the negative effects mitigated by running any of the service daily?
Any assistance is appreciated.
Jim Graczyk