Comments on: How to Enable SCCM Distribution Point Maintenance Mode

By: Phil A.

Phil A.

Thanks Prajwal for the presentation of this tool. I have a question about deletion of application on Wide organization (over 280 Distribution Points Pull ). Did the maintenance mode redirect in a queue the deletion action for a DP in maintenance mode. I have see in the past, without maintenance mode, that the site server try 144 times to contact the DP pull (2 days), and then, if DP doesn’t respond, the deletion action is lost from site server, and the application in such DP will remain as orphan. You have to manage the deletion of the application physically on the DP with tools or knowledge of the file structure. Does maintenance mode help us to prevent this? Thanks in advance for your respond

By: Cliff Hughes

Cliff Hughes

Very cool feature, the product group for Configuration Manager is the best, such cool features getting added to the product all the time. I just discovered this feature by right clicking on the DP in my lab, and was like, huh, Maintenance Mode? Searched and found your blog, so cool that your idea got implemented! Great work!

By: Prajwal Desai

Prajwal Desai

In reply to Sandesh Shetty. Thanks Sandesh.

By: Prajwal Desai

Prajwal Desai

In reply to Bharath S K. Thanks Bharath.

By: Suresh M

Suresh M

Valuable post!!!!!!!
Hope we can use this option effectively when we use the Content library transfer tool on DPs.
So that the transferring contents will not be break or corrupt.

By: summy

summy

Great, thank you. Just updating to 1902 in production environment

By: Sharath

Sharath

Good article Prajwal, thank you for sharing.

By: Prajwal Desai

Prajwal Desai

In reply to Michael Bos. No restart is not required.

By: Michael Bos

Michael Bos

After disabling maintenance mode, do we need to restart the server ??

By: Sandesh Shetty

Sandesh Shetty

Amazing post. Let me try out this in my lab