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Multiple PKG source directories on DP - 8/15/2008 11:37:57 AM

jgillean

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As most of you know, if a drive on a distribution point becomes limited on disk space, it will create a new folder on another drive (if available) to uncompress the contents of new packages received. For example, say you have a 40 GB partition on drive C: and another 40 GB partition on drive D:, and your package source directory (SMSPKGC$) currently resides on the C: drive. If your C: drive becomes very low on disk space, SMS will create a new SMSPKGD$ directory on the D: drive to accommodate subsequent packages. Well, my question is this - is there a way (registry setting maybe?) to prevent this behavior? I would like to keep SMS from creating another package directory. Anyone know of a way to accomplish this?

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RE: Multiple PKG source directories on DP - 8/15/2008 3:55:20 PM

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Put a 0 byte file named No_SMS_on_drive.sms on the volume: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/871234. I think you also have to restart the Site Component manager for the volumes to be rescaned.

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RE: Multiple PKG source directories on DP - 8/15/2008 5:12:51 PM

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I'll try this out and let you know how it goes. Thanks for the post.

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