Re: Hard Disk filling up after SMS 2003 Upgrade

From: Brian (briannbecky_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: 28 Sep 2004 07:19:31 -0700

Joseph,

I just emailed you every log file contained in D:\SMS\Logs. In
response to your reply below, I have plenty of disk space still
available on both the C and D partitions. I'm not getting any kind of
access denied errors when I do anything with D:\SMS.

Thanks,
Brian

"Joseph Calabig [MSFT]" <jcalabig@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<uz72aHOpEHA.744@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> Here's my reply to your previous post.
>
> BTW, when zipping your FULL sms logs, can you also send me your MP logs too?
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> From: Joseph Calabig
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 9:15 AM
> To: 'Brian Dickson' [mailto:brian.dickson@firstlogic.com]
> Subject: RE: Log file
>
>
>
> Brian,
>
> Looks like you're getting a slew of 0 byte files, or at least sinvproc
> thinks these are 0 byte files and hence ignoring it.
>
> This looks like a disk or permissions problem. Do you still have disk space
> left J? Are you getting access denied somewhere in your d:\sms folder? Look
> in you eventvwr security or application logs.
>
> I need a zip of *ALL* sms log files to diagnose this problem since I suspect
> this is outside of Software or Hardware Inventory.
>
> Please zip it in chucks to minimize email send failures.
>
> Thanks
>
> Joseph
>
>
>
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "Brian" <briannbecky@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:7f21a4d9.0409241149.fc791f7@posting.google.com...
> > Joseph,
> >
> > No, I haven't received a reply from you since I've emailed you all the
> > SMS log files. Did you receive them?
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > "Joseph Calabig [MSFT]" <jcalabig@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:<#Ae#5dNnEHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...
> >> Replied offline to Brian.
> >> Hi Brian,
> >> Did you get my reply?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Thanks,
> >> Joseph Calabig
> >>
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >>
> >> "Brian" <briannbecky@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> news:7f21a4d9.0409161332.4f39413e@posting.google.com...
> >> > Joseph,
> >> >
> >> > I have a logfile for you to look at, it's the sinvproc.log. I will
> >> > email it to you right now. Let me know what you think I need to do to
> >> > solve this problem.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Brian
> >> >
> >> > "Joseph Calabig [MSFT]" <jcalabig@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:<e5De3$QlEHA.3520@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>...
> >> >> Brian,
> >> >> Logging is the only way to diagnose your issue.
> >> >>
> >> >> Your logs should be in the D:\SMS\logs folder. You should see all sms
> >> >> log
> >> >> files there, just like in SMS 2.0 since it did not change.
> >> >> Logging should be turned on by default.
> >> >> You can verify you logging settings by going to your admin console-
> >> >> "Site
> >> >> Database" - "Tools" - "SMS service Manager".
> >> >> Right click to "All task- start sms service Manager." Go to your
> >> >> site's
> >> >> "Server" and select the properties for SMS_Inventory_Data_Loader
> >> >> SMS_Inventory_Processor and SMS_Software_Inventory_Processor.
> >> >> Right-clicking
> >> >> the component Name brings the Logging settings.
> >> >> BTW is the service running?
> >> >> --
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> Joseph Calabig
> >> >>
> >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> >> rights.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Brian" <briannbecky@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:7f21a4d9.0409070945.4177fb88@posting.google.com...
> >> >> > Joseph,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I did a search on my SMS server and it didn't find the dataldr.log
> >> >> > or
> >> >> > sinvproc.log files. What do I do now to hunt this problem down?
> >> >> > No,
> >> >> > I didn't notice this behavior when I was on SMS 2.0. The hard disk
> >> >> > pretty much always stayed the same for free space.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> > Brian
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Joseph Calabig [MSFT]" <jcalabig@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:<uNPeBFTkEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> >> >> >> Brian,
> >> >> >> Inventry.box is used by Hardware Inventory and sinv.box by Software
> >> >> >> Inventory.
> >> >> >> If the files are coming in at a very quick rate, try throttling
> >> >> >> down
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> schedules for both features.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> By the way, have you noticed this back in 2.0 or is this just new
> >> >> >> in
> >> >> >> SMS
> >> >> >> 2003?
> >> >> >> If so you could be experiencing errors in the above features I
> >> >> >> mentioned.
> >> >> >> Check the dataldr.log and sinvproc.log in the sms\logs folder.
> >> >> >> This would be a good start.
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> >> Joseph Calabig
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> >> >> rights.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Brian" <briannbecky@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:7f21a4d9.0409020707.116f99e4@posting.google.com...
> >> >> >> > Kerwin,
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Thanks for you quick reply. Can you tell me how to make deltas
> >> >> >> > run
> >> >> >> > on
> >> >> >> > them, rather than the full inventories? Also, can you tell me
> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > specific log file names that I need to check?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> >> > Brian
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > "Kerwin Medina [MSFT]" <kerwinm@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> >> >> > message
> >> >> >> > news:<OEBYhpwjEHA.2236@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> >> >> >> >> It could be that your clients are sending full inventories
> >> >> >> >> instead
> >> >> >> >> of
> >> >> >> >> deltas. Full invs are huge files and it takes a while for the
> >> >> >> >> inventory
> >> >> >> >> processors to go through them. The backlog should clear-up after
> >> >> >> >> a
> >> >> >> >> while.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Also check if the inventory processors are actually running
> >> >> >> >> (check
> >> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> >> logs
> >> >> >> >> and see if they are being updated and check for errors).
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> "Brian" <briannbecky@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> >> news:7f21a4d9.0408301253.7e8d323@posting.google.com...
> >> >> >> >> > Hello,
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > I recently upgraded my SMS 2.0 server to 2003 without any
> >> >> >> >> > problems
> >> >> >> >> > at
> >> >> >> >> > all. What I have been noticing is my D partition has been
> >> >> >> >> > growing
> >> >> >> >> > in
> >> >> >> >> > size every day by about 1GB. I've had it up now for 10 days
> >> >> >> >> > and
> >> >> >> >> > about
> >> >> >> >> > 8GBs have been added to my D partition. I'm noticing all of
> >> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> >> > data
> >> >> >> >> > is being written to D:\SMS\Inboxes\inventry.box and
> >> >> >> >> > D:\SMS\Inboxes\sinv.box. Can anyone tell me if this is normal
> >> >> >> >> > after
> >> >> >> >> > an upgrade or is this something I can fix?
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> >> >> > Brian

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