Content Distribution Components

Hi Guys,

I have listed components & logs which are involved in the content distribution and this will help you for troubleshooting.

Name	Component Name	Friendly Name	Description
Distribution Manager	SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER	DistMgr	Manages content and creates jobs for PkgXferMgr
Package Transfer Manager	SMS_PACKAGE_TRANSFER_MANAGER	PkgXferMgr	Transfers packages to distribution points
Hierarchy Manager	SMS_HIERARCHY_MANAGER	Hman	Processes and replicates changes to the site hierarchy
Sender	SMS_SENDER	Sender	Initiates inter-site communications across TCP/IP networks
Despooler	SMS_DESPOOLER	Despooler	Processes incoming replication files from parent or child sites
Scheduler	SMS_SCHEDULER	Scheduler	Creates sender jobs
Database Notification Monitor	SMS_DATABASE_NOTIFICATION_MONITOR	SmsDbMon	Watches the database for changes to certain tables and creates files in the inboxes of components responsible for processing those changes
SMS Provider	SMS Provider	SMSProv	Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Provider that assigns read and write access to the Configuration Manager database at a site
SMS DP Provider	SMS DP Provider	SMSDPProv	Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Provider that manages Content Library operations on the DP

Happy Learning 🙂