Setup for BranchCache Hosted mode, Windows Server 2012 R2.

Hi Guys,

I am deploying an environment with 3 VMs running Windows Server 2012 R2 to BranchCache POC porpouse.

My Environment:

VM01 on the Physical site 01 (Content Server).

VM02 and VM03 on the Physical site 02 (Hosted Server and Client).

Initially I follow the steps in this link bellow:

https://technet.microsoft.com/library/jj573005

But the process the client to access a shared folder in Content Server was not caching data in the Hosted Server, so I tried a deeper search and found some people using different policies, some people have configured Firewall Rules and other not, so a thing that should be simple became complicated.

My Config VM1, VM2, VM3:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > BranchCache > Turn on BranchCache

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > BranchCache > Set BranchCache Hosted Cache mode (Pointing to VM2 FQDN)

My Config VM3:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > BranchCache > Enable Automatic Hosted Cache Discovery by Service Connection Point

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > BranchCache > Configure Hosted Cache Servers (Pointing to VM2 FQDN)

My Config VM1, VM2:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > Lanman Server > Hash Publication for BranchCache

My Config VM1:

One Folder shared and the option Enable BrachCache checked.

My Config VM2:

BranchCacheIsEnabled        : True
BranchCacheServiceStatus    : Running
BranchCacheServiceStartType : Automatic

ClientConfiguration:
    CurrentClientMode           : LocalCache
    HostedCacheServerList       : {CNHICUR01CLFS01.fs.cnhi.com.br}
    HostedCacheDiscoveryEnabled : False

ContentServerConfiguration:
    ContentServerIsEnabled : True

HostedCacheServerConfiguration:
    HostedCacheServerIsEnabled        : True
    ClientAuthenticationMode          : Domain
    HostedCacheScpRegistrationEnabled : True

NetworkConfiguration:
    ContentRetrievalUrlReservationEnabled : True
    HostedCacheHttpUrlReservationEnabled  : True
    HostedCacheHttpsUrlReservationEnabled : True
    ContentRetrievalFirewallRulesEnabled  : True
    PeerDiscoveryFirewallRulesEnabled     : True
    HostedCacheServerFirewallRulesEnabled : True
    HostedCacheClientFirewallRulesEnabled : True

HashCache:
    CacheFileDirectoryPath               : C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Local\PeerDistPub
    MaxCacheSizeAsPercentageOfDiskVolume : 1
    MaxCacheSizeAsNumberOfBytes          : 326232924
    CurrentSizeOnDiskAsNumberOfBytes     : 29433856
    CurrentActiveCacheSize               : 0


DataCache:
    CacheFileDirectoryPath               : R:\CACHE
    MaxCacheSizeAsPercentageOfDiskVolume : 95
    MaxCacheSizeAsNumberOfBytes          : 15300817040
    CurrentSizeOnDiskAsNumberOfBytes     : 29433874
    CurrentActiveCacheSize               : 0

    DataCacheExtensions:

After have done all this configuration, I tried from VM3 to access the file share in VM1, I accessed, changed files, created new files, copied files, and the CurrentActiveCacheSize in the VM2 still "0". 

Someone could indicate where is error? What else need to do?