sms: distribution manager fails to send a package to a distribution point...

just a couple of links to some ways to address this. i find this crops up either occasionally on some of our servers, especially when concerning large packages like security updates. it happens during migration to new hardware occasionally, too. this is the typical error you'll receive:

Package XYZ00234 requires a newer version (3) of source files and the new compressed files haven't arrived yet, current version is 2, skip E:\SMS\inboxes\distmgr.box\INCOMING\Z3AWAX9I.PKG

multiple things you want to look at if you're running into this error:

• matt broadstock's method
• brian tucker's method
• andrew berges' method
• dx21 method

this a really quick rundown on a way to get things moving. i don't suggest doing this unless you've exhausted the methods above outlined in the first 3 bullets. the dx21 method is the one i'm outlining here for reference. read it in full before you try this to understand what kind of unsupported position you will be putting yourself in.

to begin with, run this package status query:

SELECT * FROM PkgStatus WHERE Type=1 AND Status=1 AND ID='XYZ00234'

most likely, you'll get back a list of the distribution points where you're having a problem with the package. it should look like the following:

ID	Type	SiteCode	PkgServer	Personality	Status	SourceVersion	UpdateTime	Location	ShareName	HTTPUrl
XYZ00234	1	XYZ	SMSServer1	0	1	93	2008-01-01

to give this a kick in the rear, run this next statement to reset the delta replication value by changing the status to 2 and changing the sourceversion to 0:

UPDATE PkgStatus SET Status=2, SourceVersion=0
WHERE (ID='XYZ00234') AND (TYPE=1) AND (PkgServer='SMSServer1')

and now it should look like this:

ID	Type	SiteCode	PkgServer	Personality	Status	SourceVersion	UpdateTime	Location	ShareName	HTTPUrl
XYZ00234	1	XYZ	SMSServer1	0	2	0	2008-01-01

if you want to track the progress of a distribution, use the query below.

declare @ver int
declare @pkgid nvarchar(8)

set @pkgid = 'XYZ00234'

select    @ver=MAX(SourceVersion)
from    v_PackageStatusRootSummarizer
where    PackageID = @pkgid

create table #PkgProgress (RecordID int not null, Time datetime not null, SiteCode char(3) not null, PctComplete int not null, MessageID int not null, PRIMARY KEY(SiteCode,Time,RecordID))
insert into #PkgProgress(RecordID,Time,SiteCode,PctComplete,MessageID)

select    msg.RecordID, msg.Time, insSC.InsStrValue as SiteCode, IsNULL(insPC.InsStrValue,100)
       as PctComplete, msg.MessageID
from    v_StatusMessage msg
       join v_StatMsgAttributes att on msg.RecordID=att.RecordID
       and msg.Time=att.AttributeTime
       join v_StatMsgInsStrings insVER on msg.RecordID=insVER.RecordID
       and insVER.InsStrIndex=1
       join v_StatMsgInsStrings insSC on msg.RecordID=insSC.RecordID
       and insSC.InsStrIndex=2
       left join v_StatMsgInsStrings insPC on msg.RecordID=insPC.RecordID
       and insPC.InsStrIndex=3
where    MessageID in (3531,3532,3533)
       and Component in
           ('SMS_ASYNC_RAS_SENDER','SMS_ISDN_RAS_SENDER', 'SMS_LAN_SENDER',
            'SMS_SNA_RAS_SENDER', 'SMS_X25_RAS_SENDER','SMS_WINSOCK_SENDER')
       and att.AttributeID=400
       and att.AttributeValue= @pkgid
       and insVER.InsStrValue=CONVERT(varchar(10),@ver)

select    Sites.SiteCode, prog.Time, prog.MessageID, prog.PctComplete as 'Sending % Complete',
       Sites.Targeted as 'DPs Targeted', 100*Sites.Installed/Sites.Targeted as '% DPs Complete'
from    v_PackageStatusDetailSumm Sites left join (#PkgProgress prog join
       (select SiteCode, MAX(Time) as MaxTime
        from #PkgProgress group by SiteCode)
        as LastProg on prog.Time=LastProg.MaxTime and prog.SiteCode=LastProg.SiteCode)
        on Sites.SiteCode=prog.SiteCode
where    Sites.PackageID = @pkgid and Sites.Targeted>0
order by prog.SiteCode

drop table #PkgProgress