Was wondering if anyone here understands Distribution better than I as this is
really frustrating:
Basically I keep running into the same issue, every time I send a large package
out it seems to bottle-neck everything else, even little things get stuck
waiting for this huge package to complete.
My environment is Primary Site, 3-4 DPs that get content directly from PRI, 2
PULL DPs that pull from one of the former DPs.
WNCNLSCCMDP01 is a PULL DP, here its full status from the [Distribution Point
Configuration Status] view in Monitoring:
12/3/2014 8:52:00 AM Distributing content Distribution Manager
instructed Package Transfer manager to send package "LF1001E7" to distribution
point
"["Display=\\WNCNLSCCMDP01.Cm12rocks.lan\"]MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=LF1"]\\WNCNLSCCMDP01.Cm12rocks.lan\".
In Progress LF1001E7
12/2/2014 3:29:00 PM Processing content on site server
Distribution Manager successfully processed package "Workstations_PatchUp_2014"
(package ID = LF1001FA). In Progress LF1001FA
12/2/2014 8:05:00 AM Distributing content Distribution Manager
instructed Package Transfer manager to send package "LF100167" to distribution
point
"["Display=\\WNCNLSCCMDP01.Cm12rocks.lan\"]MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=LF1"]\\WNCNLSCCMDP01.Cm12rocks.lan\".
In Progress LF100167
12/3/2014 9:17:00 AM Content is being distributed to the
distribution point Package Transfer Manager is currently sending software
distribution package LF10021B to distribution point server
WNCNLSCCMDP01.CM12ROCKS.LAN, 89 percent of the sending has already completed.
In Progress LF10021B
12/3/2014 2:34:00 AM Processing content on site server
Distribution Manager successfully processed package "SCEP_Signatures" (package
ID = LF1001F7). In Progress LF1001F7
12/2/2014 6:48:00 AM Distributing content Distribution Manager
instructed Package Transfer manager to send package "LF1002DB" to distribution
point
"["Display=\\WNCNLSCCMDP01.Cm12rocks.lan\"]MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=LF1"]\\WNCNLSCCMDP01.Cm12rocks.lan\".
In Progress LF1002DB
I can confirm that LF10021B (29 GB in size by the way) is still getting sent to
the DP. Per its SMSDPROV.log:
[C74][Wed 12/03/2014 08:26:57]:Content '9a596c68-ab09-4869-9c8c-1162d7211f2a'
for package 'LF10021B' has been added to content library successfully
[C74][Wed 12/03/2014 08:27:00]:Content '1fcd38d1-413f-4b4c-86e1-ecec08966734'
for package 'LF10021B' has been added to content library successfully
[C74][Wed 12/03/2014 08:27:06]:Content '492b9f3f-e9e8-4a2f-94ec-eb905b7ad4a2'
for package 'LF10021B' has been added to content library successfully
[DF0][Wed 12/03/2014 08:28:01]:Content 'b3c03b56-886c-46a3-8ea7-ba0a6c90e309'
for package 'LF10021B' has been added to content library successfully
ONLY LF10021B is being distributed… WTH?
Here is my settings in the primary site [Software Distribution Component
Properties] window:
----Concurrent distribution settings---------------------
Maximum number of packages: 7
Maximum threads per package: 5
----Retry settings---------------
Number of retries: 100
Delay before retrying: 30
----Multicast retry settings-----------
Number of retries: 3
Delay before retrying: 1
Any ideas guys??? I can’t seem to find a good resource online for distribution
that addresses multitasking extensively.
Thanks,
Nile
