Re: Software file collection problems - which log

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From: Joseph Calabig [MSFT] (jcalabig_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 02/14/05


Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:02:51 -0800

In your FileColl tab, the number of lines you see where you specify "Collect
these files" corresponds to the number of rulse. In your case, looks like
you specified 2 rules.

-- 
Thanks,
Joseph Calabig
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"BookerW" <BookerW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:2C4D749C-6EA2-4077-AD5A-A16BD013837D@microsoft.com...
> Is the actual rule set per file, or per "Collection agent?  In other 
> words,
> when I go into the Software Inventory Client agent properties and click on
> the File Collection tab, I have two files that I want to collect.  I did 
> not
> specify where they are on the hard drive, but I did specifically specify 
> the
> file name(s).  So do I have two rules setup, or 1 rule to collect two file
> names.   There are two lines in the Collect these files box.
> I will check the logs later.  I removed one of the files(out of three 
> files
> that i wanted to collect) because it seemed like the third file kept 
> causing
> the maximum file size limit to go into effect.  I want to see what happens
> now that i have removed the collection of one of the files.  When i look 
> at
> the client logs, it appears that it tries to collect all three files, and
> thru that collection if the bulk of those files go over the maximum 
> collected
> file size, it ignores the rest of them.  But we shall see, as the new 
> rule(s)
> take effect.
>
>
>
>
> "Joseph Calabig [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> This file collection limit is per collection rule. Meaning all files
>> satisfied by your path and filename rule have to be under this limit.
>> If you want it by file, you can have a specific path and filename (not
>> wildcarded) and give it your limit.
>>
>> -- 
>> Thanks,
>> Joseph Calabig
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no 
>> rights.
>>
>> "BookerW" <BookerW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5571A43B-047A-45DC-86C3-14E790962C38@microsoft.com...
>> >
>> > ok, now that i am looking at the log thru SMS trace, i do see   where 
>> > one
>> > of
>> > my files was not able to be received because it went over the maximum 
>> > file
>> > size mask...... so now my question is, and i think i understand it from
>> > the
>> > literature.... the file size collection limit is CUMULATIVE, in other
>> > words,
>> > all of the files i collect have to be under a certain size, or can i 
>> > set
>> > it
>> > per file that I collect....... boy i tell you, one of these days, I 
>> > will
>> > be
>> > an SMS expert :)
>> > "Joseph Calabig [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I would first look at the inventoryagent.log. It is very easy to spot
>> >> FileCollection related log lines there.
>> >> Make sure that the clients are indeed trying to collect the file in 
>> >> the
>> >> path/s you've specified.
>> >> Also make sure that the clients are not rejecting to collect the file 
>> >> due
>> >> to
>> >> the file size limits you've set. In this case you would normally get a
>> >> status message indicating that the limit has been reached.
>> >>
>> >> See if you can verify the client behavior first. If everything else 
>> >> looks
>> >> fine, we can look and the MP and Sinvproc.log in the server on 
>> >> succeeding
>> >> posts.
>> >>
>> >> -- 
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Joseph Calabig
>> >>
>> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> rights.
>> >>
>> >> "Joseph Calabig [MSFT]" <jcalabig@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:eDq1lkWDFHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> >> > cross posting to microsoft.public.sms.inventory
>> >> >
>> >> > -- 
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> > Joseph Calabig
>> >> >
>> >> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> > rights.
>> >> >
>> >> > "BookerW" <BookerW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:7380438A-D199-4C1D-BE48-089AAAE59504@microsoft.com...
>> >> >>I have triedto collect outlook.exe files from my clients.  So far 
>> >> >>the
>> >> >>process
>> >> >> has not been successful.  What log can i check to try and 
>> >> >> troubleshoot
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> process?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>> 


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