Moving SMSPKG and SMSPKGC$ folders to mounted drive
I have an SCCM 2007 environment with over 100 DPs running Windows 2008R2. I have a disk space problem whereby my C drive is getting full and now need to send more packages to the DPs. I want to add an additional TB drive to the DPs and mount it. The next step would be to move the SMSPKG and SMSPKGC$ folders(as in the attached file) to the 1TB drive (mount drive called Tier2Data) to create more space on C.
1. How can I achieve this so that the move is "global", ie the folders are moved to the mounted drive across all the DPs in the environment?
2. What impact if any could arise if I do this?
3. Can I make this the default setup for the folders going forward for the new DP s to be added in the environment?
Thanks
1. How can I achieve this so that the move is "global", ie the folders are moved to the mounted drive across all the DPs in the environment?
2. What impact if any could arise if I do this?
3. Can I make this the default setup for the folders going forward for the new DP s to be added in the environment?
Thanks
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There are many variables in your case. I suggest you do in on a low activity DP to test it and then do it on a larger scale.
Standard solution to moving content case
I would strongly suggest you take time out and think carefully about how you want to host content and source files. You *can* just add another disk and move the shares to it, but what disk, what spindle speed is it, what RAID format is it. CM is *all* about IOPS. If you just go for an ordinary (enterprise) disk your system will be slow. Get the fastest you can afford is probably wisest.
Also as Nagendra is right - before you install CM you need to create a file "no_sms_on_drive.sms" on ALL volumes that you do not want CM to touch. If you don't it will automatically write to the disk with the MOST free space regardless of what you want.
As for moving content, when you have a disk, there are many tools to help. See link:
http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/chsimmons/archive/2016/09/28/configmgr-content-source-path-migration/
I recommend you try Coretech's source changer tool as I've used it and it works great.
Mike