Re: Package Distribution Point Updates



Hi Craig,

The sms scripting guide is probably a good place to start,
http://tinyurl.com/44n3l

If I can find the time I will try and come up with a script this
weekend.

Kim Oppalfens
MVP SMS

In article <P1z9e.24007$443.10838@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ask@xxxxxx

says...
> Hi,
>
> Thank you for the reply. I'm still learning VBScript for SMS functions so at
> the moment I wouldn't know where to start in querying the SMS database to
> find out all packages set to automatically update on a schedule and when
> that schedule is.
>
> If you have any pointers or advice as to where I could start with this then
> I'd appreciate it.
>
> Thanks
> Craig
>
> "Kim Oppalfens" <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1ccc85abbac175ee989d51@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > You should be able to script the packages that have refresh enabled,
> > reporting the schedule should be feasible in the script as well. The
> > size of the update is going to be more tricky, because I don't think sms
> > knows this information in advance, it most likely just searches for the
> > modified time file attribute and compares these, if they are different
> > file needs to be copied.
> >
> > Kim Oppalfens
> > MVP SMS
> > In article <WRR7e.22788$il.11426@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ask@xxxxxx
> > says...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I'm looking for a way of generating a report of all Packages in SMS2003
> >> that
> >> are scheduled to be updated to distribution points and if possible
> >> provide
> >> details such as when the update is scheduled for and what the size of the
> >> update is.
> >>
> >> Is there any way of doing this? I know you can generate a report showing
> >> the
> >> current package distributions and all packages unpacked at DP's in the
> >> past
> >> week, etc.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Craig
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > --
> > Kim Oppalfens

--
Kim Oppalfens
SMS MVP
.

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