1. ConfigMgr Content Management
A Through Z and Back
Kim Oppalfens
Consultant
OSCC
Jason Sandys
Senior Consultant
Coretech

2. Kim Oppalfens Jason Sandys @thequietshyguy @jasonsandys
Nearly as long an MVP as Steve
20+ Years
Duvel
Tripel Karmeliet

3. Presentation
Just a placeholder slide. Please use the example slides in the “Template Example Slides” Section.
Questions?

4. What Where When How What is “Content”? Where is content stored?
How is content handled?
How is content updated?
How is content used/located?
Ack, now what?

5. What is Content Jason Packages Software Distribution Applications
Updates
Drivers
Images
Special Packages
Client Install
Client Upgrade
Staging (new for 1511)

6. All Content Items Have unique [package] IDs
Are stored in the content library
Must be assigned to Distribution Points to be used [by clients]
Are accessed *only* from Distribution Points [by clients]
Jason

7. File Level Single Instance Store
Content Library
CAS Server
Primary Site Server
Secondary Site Server
Jason
SIS
Layout
Benefits
Network
Storage
Side Effects
Can’t access directly
App limitations
Distribution Point
File Level Single Instance Store

8. Content Flow (No CAS) Source Location Primary Site Content Library
Copy
Source Location
Primary Site
Content Library
Distribute
Jason
Distribution Point
Content Library

9. Content Flow (CAS – Content Created on CAS)
Copy
Replicate
Source Location
CAS
Content Library
Child Site
Content Library
Replicate
Jason
Distribution Point
Content Library

10. Content Flow (CAS – Content Created on Primary)
Copy
Replicate
Replicate
Source Location
Owning Site
Content Library
CAS
Content Library
Peer Site
Content Library
Distribute
Distribute
Jason
Distribution Point
Content Library
Distribution Point
Content Library

11. Content Flow (Secondary Site)
Replicate
Replicate
Parent Primary Site
Content Library
Child Secondary Site
Content Library
Child Secondary Site
Content Library
Distribute
Distribute
Jason
Distribution Point
Content Library
Distribution Point
Content Library

12. Pull Distribution Point
Content Flow (Pull DP)
Primary Site
Content Library
Management Point
Distribute
Update
Jason
Distribution Point
Content Library
Pull Distribution Point
Content Library
Pull

13. Content Replication (Server Side)
Copy
Normal SMB
Raw
Replicate
Sender SMB
.PKG
Distribute
Pull
BITS
Jason
Paths
Site to Site
Site to DP
Transfers between the site server and distribution point resume from where they left off if there is a failure during content transfer. (new 2012 SP2)
DP to (pull) DP
Throttling
Priority
File Batching
Sender SMB = Throttled, Scheduled, File batching

14. Priority Set in each package. Orders and re-orders content flow.
Considered when sending content to child sites and distribution points.
Set on each DP (in site control file); default is 200.
Orders all content distribution.
Transfer speed also tracked and affects ordering.
Kim

15. Content Handling – File Updates
Compare
Compare
Copy
Replicate
Owning Primary Site
Content Library
Distribution Point
Content Library
Jason

16. Content Handling – Replication
File Differential
Copies whole file
Default for most content types
Good for smaller files
Binary Differential
Default (and cannot be disabled) for Applications
Copies, whole file
Jason
Updates
DP Groups
Content Pre-staging
HW Inv Extension
Best for larger files

17. Content Handling – Client Side, Boundaries2
Distribution Point 1
MP_GetContentDPInfoUnprotected (UID:Content_21e9388b-b938-4d ,1,TP4,SMSUpdate, ,demo.local,demo.local,<ClientLocationInfo LocationType="SMSUpdate" DistributeOnDemand="0" UseAzure="1" AllowWUMU="0" UseProtected="0" AllowCaching="0" BranchDPFlags="0" UseInternetDP="0" AllowHTTP="1" AllowSMB="0" AllowMulticast="0" AllowSuperPeer="1"><ADSite Name="HEADQUARTERS"/><Forest Name="demo.local"/><Domain Name="demo.local"/><IPAddresses><IPAddress SubnetAddress=" " Address=" "/></IPAddresses><BoundaryGroups BoundaryGroupListRetrieveTime=" T14:15:38.657"><BoundaryGroup GroupID=" "/><BoundaryGroup GroupID=" "/></BoundaryGroups></ClientLocationInfo>,<BoundaryGroups BoundaryGroupListRetrieveTime=" T14:15:38.657"><BoundaryGroup GroupID=" "/><BoundaryGroup GroupID=" "/></BoundaryGroups>) MP_LocationManager 9/05/ :15: (0x6C80)
MP_GetSuperPeerContentLocations (UID:Content_21e9388b-b938-4d ,1,TP4,SMSUpdate, ,demo.local,demo.local,<ClientLocationInfo LocationType="SMSUpdate" DistributeOnDemand="0" UseAzure="1" AllowWUMU="0" UseProtected="0" AllowCaching="0" BranchDPFlags="0" UseInternetDP="0" AllowHTTP="1" AllowSMB="0" AllowMulticast="0" AllowSuperPeer="1"><ADSite Name="HEADQUARTERS"/><Forest Name="demo.local"/><Domain Name="demo.local"/><IPAddresses><IPAddress SubnetAddress=" " Address=" "/></IPAddresses><BoundaryGroups BoundaryGroupListRetrieveTime=" T14:15:38.657"><BoundaryGroup GroupID=" "/><BoundaryGroup GroupID=" "/></BoundaryGroups></ClientLocationInfo>,<BoundaryGroups BoundaryGroupListRetrieveTime=" T14:15:38.657"><BoundaryGroup GroupID=" "/><BoundaryGroup GroupID=" "/></BoundaryGroups>) MP_LocationManager 9/05/ :15: (0x6C80)
MP_GetContentCloudDPUrls (UID:Content_21e9388b-b938-4d ,1,SMSUpdate,TP4) MP_LocationManager 9/05/ :15: (0x6C80)
Management Point

18. Content Handling – Content Location Request
exec MP_GetContentDPInfoUnprotected N'TP400001', --ContentID N'1', --ContentVersion N'TP4', --SiteCode N'SMSPackage', --ContentType N'0', --iFlag -- Handles internet requests NULL,NULL, --DomainFQDN, ForestFQDN N'<ClientLocationInfo LocationType="SMSPackage" DistributeOnDemand="0" UseAzure="0" AllowWUMU="0" UseProtected="0" AllowCaching="0" BranchDPFlags="0" UseInternetDP="0" AllowHTTP="1" AllowSMB="0" AllowMulticast="0" AllowSuperPeer="1"><ADSite Name="HEADQUARTERS2"/><Forest Name="demo.local"/> <Domain Name="demo.local"/><IPAddresses><IPAddress SubnetAddress=" " Address=" "/></IPAddresses></ClientLocationInfo>', -- ClientlocationInfo N'<BoundaryGroups BoundaryGroupListRetrieveTime=" T21:15:56.830"><BoundaryGroup GroupID=" "/><BoundaryGroup GroupID=" "/></BoundaryGroups>‘ --BoundaryGroupInfo
Unprotected =Fast aka local
ContentType = SMSUpdate, SMSPackage or ELSE Branch

19. DP Ordering Step 1 Step 2 1. local (fast) 2. AD 3. remote (slow)
4. fallback
5. internet
6. cloud
1. Multicast
2. HTTPS
3. HTTP
4. SMB
local (fast) AD
remote (slow)
fallback
internet
cloud

20. Content Handling – Client Side, Boundary Caching
Boundary caching was introduced in 1511 to optimize performance of the Content Lookup process
Prior to that a management point would re-calculate the boundary group memberships based on the following details in the content location request
Ip address
Ip Subnet
Active Directory site
This improves performance on the server side
Boundary groups are cached in wmi (root\ccm\locationservices:BoundaryGroupCache)
Updated / stored after a succesfull content location request
Instance is deleted when
Client service is restarted
Network change occurs
Boundary group data is part of the XML a client sends in a content location request
Location
Boundaries
Boundary Groups
Boundary Caching (new for 1511)

21. Content Handling – Client Side, Boundary Caching
Management Point
IP address
IP Subnet
Active Directory site
Boundary Group
Location
Boundaries
Boundary Groups
Boundary Caching (new for 1511)
DP Locations
Boundary Group

22. Content Handling – Client Side, Boundary Caching
root\ccm\locationservices:
BoundaryGroupCache
Stored
After a successful content location request
Updated or Cached
Client service is restarted
Network change occurs
Deleted

23. Content Handling – ContentLocation Reply
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ContentLocationReply SchemaVersion="1.00"><BoundaryGroups BoundaryGroupListRetrieveTime=" T08:20:09.840"><BoundaryGroup GroupID=" "/><BoundaryGroup GroupID=" "/></BoundaryGroups><ContentInfo PackageFlags="0"><ContentHashValues/></ContentInfo><Sites><Site><MPSite IISSSLPreferedPort="443" IISPreferedPort="80" SiteLocality="REMOTE" MasterSiteCode="TP4" SiteCode="TP4"/><LocationRecords><LocationRecord><ADSite Name="Headquarters"/><IPSubnets><IPSubnet Address=" "/><IPSubnet Address=""/></IPSubnets><Metric Value=""/><Version>8385</Version><Capabilities SchemaVersion="1.0"><Property Name="SSLState" Value="0"/></Capabilities><ServerRemoteName>ConfigMgrTP.demo.local</ServerRemoteName><DPType>SERVER</DPType><Windows Trust="0"/><Locality>LOCAL</Locality></LocationRecord><LocationRecord><ADSite Name="Headquarters"/><IPSubnets><IPSubnet Address=" "/><IPSubnet Address=""/></IPSubnets><Metric Value=""/><Version>8385</Version><Capabilities SchemaVersion="1.0"><Property Name="SSLState" Value="0"/></Capabilities><ServerRemoteName>pki2.demo.local</ServerRemoteName><DPType>SERVER</DPType><Windows Trust="0"/><Locality>REMOTE</Locality></LocationRecord></LocationRecords></Site></Sites><RelatedContentIDs/></ContentLocationReply>

24. Client Content Download
BITS
Distribution Point
PeerCache
BranchCache
ACP
Methods
BITS
SMB
BranchCache
ACP
BDR
RDC (Remote Differential Compression) is no longer used for every file during content distribution. It is only used for files larger than 16KB.

25. A tiny little bit of WMI CCM_CTM_DownloadHistory
Thanks Vinay Pamnani (For ruining any chance of me having an actual social life )

26. DP Usage report

27. The Client Cache a b ccmcache * d c * Application content only
No central control, management, or monitoring
(or is there…) b
ccmcache
Jason
Single instancing
Cache Management
FIFO
Viewing the cache * d c
* Application content only
maximum size

28. The client cache – Cleanup/tombstoning
$Sitecode = 'MMS' $newCacheTombstoneValue =58 $SCI = Get-CimInstance ` -Namespace "root\sms\site_$Sitecode" ` -ClassName 'SMS_SCI_ClientComp' ` -Filter "Itemname = 'Software distribution'" foreach ($Prop in $SCI.Props) { if ($Prop.PropertyName -eq "Cache Tombstone Content Min Duration") { $Prop.Value = $newCacheTombstoneValue break } $SCI | Set-CimInstance
Kim
$Sitecode = ‘MMS'
$newCacheTombstoneValue =58
$SCI = Get-CimInstance `
-Namespace "root\sms\site_$Sitecode" `
-ClassName 'SMS_SCI_ClientComp' `
-Filter "Itemname = 'Software distribution'"
foreach ($Prop in $SCI.Props) {
if ($Prop.PropertyName -eq "Cache Tombstone Content Min Duration") {
$Prop.Value = $newCacheTombstoneValue
break }
$SCI | Set-CimInstance

29. Backup and Recovery Source Repository Primary Site Content Library
Jason
Not strictly required
Recommended though
Cliupg.acu and client.acu files
Primary Site
Content Library

30. Recovery of Special Packages
Client Package
client.acu
hman.box
inbox
Kim
Client Upgrade Package
cliupg.acu
WMI: SMS_Site.UpdateUpgradeClientContent

31. Hints, Allegations and Things Left UnsaidC D B A D A C A B C D
Dedup C C B B
Kim
Content Library D A C A
Data Source

32. Hints, Allegations and Things Left Unsaid
Orphaned Content
Lingering and confirmed issue
Remove Content From DPs *before* deleting
Jason
Windows De-dup
Orphaned Content 

33. DP Failover DP Failover
A client sticks with a particular DP (Chosen from the content location reply after ordering) for seconds (*)
Configurable in the site control file
Kim
$Sitecode = 'MMS'
$newCacheTombstoneValue =7100
$SCI = Get-CimInstance `
-Namespace "root\sms\site_$Sitecode" `
-ClassName 'SMS_SCI_ClientComp' `
-Filter "Itemname = 'Software distribution'"
foreach ($Prop in $SCI.Props) {
if ($Prop.PropertyName -eq "Download Modification Interval") {
$Prop.Value = $newCacheTombstoneValue
break }
$SCI | Set-CimInstance
(*) Changed since ConfigMgr 2012 r2

34. DP Failover 28800 7200 seconds* Configurable in the site control file
Kim
$Sitecode = 'MMS'
$newCacheTombstoneValue =7100
$SCI = Get-CimInstance `
-Namespace "root\sms\site_$Sitecode" `
-ClassName 'SMS_SCI_ClientComp' `
-Filter "Itemname = 'Software distribution'"
foreach ($Prop in $SCI.Props) {
if ($Prop.PropertyName -eq "Download Modification Interval") {
$Prop.Value = $newCacheTombstoneValue
break }
$SCI | Set-CimInstance
Configurable in the
site control file
(*) Changed in ConfigMgr 2012 r2

35. Troubleshooting Tools and Tips
Console
Cancel and Retry
Tools
DP Job Manager
Content Library Explorer
CLR Generator (Rob Marshall)
SQL Server Mgmt Studio
Kim
DPJobMgr
Content Library Explorer
In-console Management
Cancel and retry
Usage reporting
Monitoring and validation

36. Troubleshooting – Server Logs
Copy
distmgr.log
Source Location
Primary Site
Replicate
distmgr.log
sender.log
Jason
Server Side Logs
Sender.log
Pkgxfermgr.log
Distmgr.log
MP_location.log
Client Side Logs
CAS.log
ContentTransferManager.log
DataTransferService.log
despool.log
Parent Primary Site
Child Site

37. Troubleshooting – Server Logs
Distribute
distmgr.log
pkgxfermgr.log
smsdpprov.log
Site Server
Distribution Point
Pull Distribution Point
Management Point
Distribution Point
Jason
Server Side Logs
Sender.log
Pkgxfermgr.log
Distmgr.log
MP_location.log
Client Side Logs
CAS.log
ContentTransferManager.log
DataTransferService.log
Pull
Update
pulldp.log
datatransferserver.log

38. Troubleshooting – Client Logs
Distribution Point
Management Point
cas.log
contenttransfermanager.log
datatransferserver.log
mp_location.log
Jason
Server Side Logs
Sender.log
Pkgxfermgr.log
Distmgr.log
MP_location.log
Client Side Logs
CAS.log
ContentTransferManager.log
DataTransferService.log
Managed Windows Client

39. And Then …

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