Stopping SCCM package distribution

Question

A package was created in SCCM and distributed to the Distribution Point (DP). The distribution is stuck in progress for an extended period, which seems atypical. Upon checking the source folder, it was discovered that the wrong folder was selected.

What steps can be taken to stop the distribution and re-select the correct source folder?

Answer 1

It's been a long time since I had to do something similar, so memory is spotty.

Check this: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/mem/configmgr/content-management/understand-package-actions

But I (think) there is possibly a file either in your inboxes\PkgTransferMgr.box, or inboxes\distmgr.box (??).

Look at the files in there, and one of them will be 'that package instruction file'. I think you can just delete it; otherwise you may need to first stop the SMS component for distribution_manager, then delete that instruction file? (so you can re-distribute, after fixing the source).

Otherwise... if you are watching the distmgr.log, you can likely tell that it's on "attempt 20 of 100" (or whatever), and if it's on attempt 99 of 100, just wait it out until it 'fails', and then re-distribute after it fails.

Answer 2

Hi, @CoolSK2

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A forum.

You may follow this guidance to stop the distribution:

https://www.cubesys.com.au/how-to-resolve-packages-stuck-in-progress-in-sccm-distribution-points/

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