Time to install program

[Kevin79]

I am trying to test the distribution of program in SCCM. My test program is Adobe Reader. I've deployed the package and advertised it. If I run the report "All advertisements for a specific package" and drill down, I see that the computer accepted the program at 1:25:15 PM and was "waiting" at 1:25:16 PM. That was almost 55 minutes ago. The link between the server and client is 1 gig so the network shouldn't be a bottle neck. I would have thought that the deployment would be a lot faster than this. Should it take this long (and longer since it hasn't installed yet) to install programs? Is there any way to speed it up?

[anyweb]

what advertisement settings did you select ?

[Kevin79]

what advertisement settings did you select ?

 

Advertisement time is 8/10/2010 11:20 am

Assignment: As soon as possible

Enable wake on LAN: Not checked

Ignore maintenance windows when running program: Not checked

Allow system restart outside maintenance windows: Not checked

Priority: High

Program rerun behavior: Rerun if failed previous attempt

[anyweb]

ok what do the logs on your client say ? (look at cas and ccmexec amongst others - see below)

 

The client logs are located in the %WINDIR%\System32\CCM\Logs folder or %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\CCM\Logs (for x64 OS).

 

Client Log Files

 

* CAS - Content Access Service. Maintains the local package cache.

* Ccmexec.log - Records activities of the client and the SMS Agent Host service.

* CertificateMaintenance.log - Maintains certificates for Active Directory directory service and management points.

* ClientIDManagerStartup.log - Creates and maintains the client GUID.

* ClientLocation.log - Site assignment tasks.

* ContentTransferManager.log - Schedules the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) or the Server Message Block (SMB) to download or to access SMS packages.

* DataTransferService.log - Records all BITS communication for policy or package access.

* Execmgr.log - Records advertisements that run.

* FileBITS.log - Records all SMB package access tasks.

* Fsinvprovider.log (renamed to FileSystemFile.log in all SMS 2003 Service Packs) - Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider for software inventory and file collection.

* InventoryAgent.log - Creates discovery data records (DDRs) and hardware and software inventory records.

* LocationServices.log - Finds management points and distribution points.

* Mifprovider.log - The WMI provider for .MIF files.

* Mtrmgr.log - Monitors all software metering processes.

* PolicyAgent.log - Requests policies by using the Data Transfer service.

* PolicyAgentProvider.log - Records policy changes.

* PolicyEvaluator.log - Records new policy settings.

* Remctrl.log - Logs when the remote control component (WUSER32) starts.

* Scheduler.log - Records schedule tasks for all client operations.

* Smscliui.log - Records usage of the Systems Management tool in Control Panel.

* StatusAgent.log - Logs status messages that are created by the client components.

* SWMTRReportGen.log - Generates a usage data report that is collected by the metering agent. (This data is logged in Mtrmgr.log.)

[Kevin79]

The logs don't really say anything, at least nothing that means anything to me. The one thing I did find interesting was in execmgr.log.

 

<![LOG[Execution Request for package COR00005 program SAP GUI 7.10 state change from WaitingDependency to WaitingContent]LOG]!><time="11:30:45.730+240" date="08-23-2010" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="1960" file="executionrequest.cpp:488">

 

This was 33 minutes ago...

[Eswar Koneti]

The logs don't really say anything, at least nothing that means anything to me. The one thing I did find interesting was in execmgr.log.

 

<![LOG[Execution Request for package COR00005 program SAP GUI 7.10 state change from WaitingDependency to WaitingContent]LOG]!><time="11:30:45.730+240" date="08-23-2010" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="1960" file="executionrequest.cpp:488">

 

This was 33 minutes ago...

 

 

okay ,check the DataTransferService.log and CAS.log what does it says ? how did you setup the content is it to download from DP or Run from DP?

[Kevin79]

okay ,check the DataTransferService.log and CAS.log what does it says ? how did you setup the content is it to download from DP or Run from DP?

 

I set it up to download from the DP.

 

The logs are attached.

cas.log

DataTransferService.log

[YiannosG]

I set it up to download from the DP.

 

The logs are attached.

 

In the client computer under %WINDIR%\System32\CCM\Cache do you see your package? Is it downloaded fully?

[Kevin79]

In the client computer under %WINDIR%\System32\CCM\Cache do you see your package? Is it downloaded fully?

 

The folder structure was downloaded but there aren't any actual files there, just folders.

[YiannosG]

Erm ..... what settings do you have under

 

[Kevin79]

Erm ..... what settings do you have under

 

 

"Apply to branch distribution points only" is selected.

 

"Throttling window start time:" is 7 AM

"Throttling window end time:" is 6 PM

"Maximum transfer rate during throttling window (Kbps):" is 20

"Allow BITS downloads outside of throttling windows" is checked.

"Maximum transfer rate outside of throttling window (Kbps):" is 9999