Client Site Code Query

[doggammit76]

Hi Folks

I kinda got pushed into the deep end of the pool and have been tasked to administer SMS. I have almost zero knowledge of SMS but have kinda picked up limited knowledge of it from the past month.

We have a central site server here in Singapore and about 8 secondary site servers distributed across the globe supporting about 3000 machines. I have recently found out that all machines worldwide have their client "Currently assigned site code" to "SIN". I have also noticed a major network activity spike on the SMS server at 3PM everyday. I am suspecting that all clients are reporting back to the central site server at 3PM everyday - kinda of brought the network to a standstill.

My question is, is the client site code supposed to reflect the central server or the secondary site server in the region? If its undesirable, how do I change it on all machines (via script/local execution)?

Any thoughts are appreciated. Thank you in advance.

 

[mib147]

Advanced clients (W2K and above) cannot be assigned to a secondary site. So the site assignment is correct.

If all your clients are talking directly to the central server then there is a boundary issue. That might be what is bringing your network to your knees. I would start by checking these two things:

Look at the locationservices.log file on a machine that is in a office where a secondary site resides. It will tell you which management point and distribution point it is using. Infact, past a snippet of that log in this forum.

Next check execmgr.log and inventoryagent.log around the 3 o'clock time frame. This will tell you what the client is doing around that time and it will help explain why so much traffic is generated.

These logs can be found under system32\ccm\logs. Good Luck!