Deep Dive into How the Site Server Works in Configuration Manager (SCCM)
In this #ConfigMgr video guide, we will review what the site server is in a Configuration Manager site and the functions the site server performs.
Docs:
Site Server and Site System: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/...
Use the Configuration Manager Service Manager to manage site components: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/...
Logs for Site Server:
Server log files: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/...
Sections:
Intro: (0:00)
What is the ConfigMgr site server: (0:36)
Functions of the Site Server SMS_EXECUTIVE Treads: (2:37)
Review a site system: (3:40)
Review Configuration Manager Service Manager and the threads running under SMS_EXECUTIVE service: (4:20)
Review components and log files used by the site server: (8:30)
How we enabled verbose and debug logging on the ConfigMgr site server: (10:45)
Review SMS_AD_SYSTEM_DISCOVERY_AGENT | adsysdis.log: (13:00)
What are ConfigMgr inboxes on the site server: (14:25)
Review SMS_AD_USER_DISCOVERY_AGENT | adusrdis.log: (16:12)
Review AD group discovery: (17:19)
Review SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER used for Client Push CCM.log | Records activities for client push installation.: (18:08)
Review SMS_COLLECTION_EVALUATOR | colleval.log | Records details about when collections are created, changed, and deleted by the Collection Evaluator.: (20:40)
Review SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER | dataldr.log: (23:30)
Review SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER and SMS_PACKAGE_TRANSFER_MANAGER | distmgr.log | Records details about content distribution requests. & PkgXferMgr.log - Records the actions of the SMS_Executive component that is responsible for sending content from a primary site to a remote distribution point.: (28:44)
Review SMS_HIERARCHY_MANAGER | hman.log | Records information about site configuration changes, and about the publishing of site information in Active Directory Domain Services.: (33:25)
Review SMS_SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER - sitecomp.log | Records details about the maintenance of the installed site components on all site system servers on the site.: (35:00)
Review SMS_STATE_SYSTEM | statesys.log | Records the processing of state system messages. (39:00)
Review SMS_WSUS_CONTROL_MANAGER: (41:00)
Review SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER: (43:30)
