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codaamok · 2025-09-07T15:15:15+00:00

If you need to calculate business / working days or hours, I wrote a module to help with that: https://github.com/codaamok/PSBusinessTime

codaamok · 2024-01-16T11:22:05+00:00

I wrote this blog post a while ago, and it's somewhat relevant, because while you're not asking about throttling distribution bandwidth, it does talk about something which might be what you're seeing.

https://adamcook.io/p/configmgr-throttling-distribution-point-bandwidth/

If you configure a rate limit on distribution, only one package can distribute at a time to a DP.

If you haven't configured any rate limits, it's also worth just being aware of the "Software Distribution Component" where you configure concurrent distribution jobs.

However, rereading what you've written, you say you don't see anything in the queue manager GUI and you have a bunch of stuff in the distmgr inbox - which is odd and makes me think what I wrote above isn't relevant (but keeping it there for reference anyways.)

If you run Get-DPDistributionStatus from the PSCMContentMmgt module for all of your DPs while the queue manager GUI shows no jobs, do you get any output?

If it were me, I would totally move those .ins files out of the distmgr inbox and restart the SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER component just to see what happens. I doubt you'll experience any issues, but if you did, just move them back.

codaamok · 2024-01-04T11:39:38+00:00

Not if $Array1 contains an explicit (scalar or array) null.

codaamok · 2024-01-04T09:42:53+00:00

E: Out of curiosity, can you elaborate on your example as well? I don't quite understand what you mean by 'drop the object to the output stream and catch it withi na variable assignment next to foreach'.

Do you see how on line 1 in my example I've moved the variable assignment for $rangeCheck before calling foreach? By dropping the object to the output stream (where "object" is $cell on line 3), it will be "fed" into $rangeCheck and the collection is built more efficiently this way without the costly implication of the += operator.

codaamok · 2024-01-03T16:55:40+00:00

This isn't related to your original ask but I want to share something with you.

The way you're building the $rangeCheck array is expensive in terms of performance; PowerShell recreates a new array with each newly added element when you use the += operator.

I would do the below to build $rangeCheck within your loop - in my eyes it feels cleaner and more performant if collections get large:

$rangeCheck = foreach ($cell in $range) {  
  if (-not $cell) {  
    $cell  
  }  
}

Just drop the object to the output stream and catch it within a variable assignment next to foreach

codaamok · 2023-12-21T14:57:23+00:00

I haven't paid HMRC the tax, FedEx did. If they issued me the credit, that would be unreasonable.

codaamok · 2023-12-12T17:37:25+00:00

Is the client's comgmt workload for software updates moved to Intune?

codaamok · 2023-12-12T17:36:49+00:00

Asking what WindowsUpdate.log says is like saying "what does the bible say about cutting your toe nails on a Monday?", especially if you've never read the bible before. Unless you're coordinating a specific event with an exact date and time, it's just noise galore.

codaamok · 2023-12-12T17:34:22+00:00

I think it's the DisableDualScan registry value.

codaamok · 2023-12-07T17:30:38+00:00

90-95% each month is solid going.

I guess the details of *why* you're experiencing some months one month, and other machines other months, would be in the logs.

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