Microsoft KB Archive/886090

= You cannot force a Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Advanced Client to use a specific distribution point =

Article ID: 886090

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes why you cannot force a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Advanced Client to use a specific distribution point.



MORE INFORMATION
The Advanced Client uses a management point to find a distribution point for an advertised program. When the Advanced Client roams, it is typically more efficient to download package source files from the site to which it has roamed than to download package source files from its assigned site.

If the Advanced Client requires package source files for an advertised program while it is roaming to another site, the Advanced Client tries to obtain those files from a local distribution point. This behavior prevents the Advanced Client from unnecessarily using slow or unreliable network links. Even though the Advanced Client is using a distribution point that is outside its assigned site, it is not assigned to that site.

For additional information about how to distribute software by using SMS, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

826854 How to troubleshoot problems that occur when you use SMS 2.0 or SMS 2003 to advertise programs to SMS clients

826844 Overview of advertisements in Systems Management Server 2003

826844Overview of advertisements in Systems Management Server 2003

For additional information about how an Advanced Client selects a distribution point, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sms/sms2003/techfaq/tfaq02.mspx#EDBAA

For additional information about the configuration and operation of Advanced Client roaming, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=37ac2246-453a-4418-b026-f7140a6fce3c&DisplayLang=en

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