Why SMS Creates Macintosh Volumes for Shared Applications (125016)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.0
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1
This article was previously published under Q125016 SUMMARY
When distributing a Systems Management Server shared application
package to an SMS Windows NT distribution server that is also running
Services for Macintosh, a Macintosh volume is created for the new share
with the same name as the Windows NT share. This occurs even though SMS has
no attributes for the shared package designating that the package supports
Macintoshes.
MORE INFORMATION
SMS can be used to distribute anything to a shared network directory, not
just shared applications for PC platforms. Because Macintoshes are a
supported platform, SMS creates a Macintosh Volume on any SMS Windows NT
distribution server that is also running Services for Macintosh.
This was designed so SMS can be used to distribute applications and data
files for Macintoshes even though SMS itself has no Program Group Control
application for the Macintosh platform. This allows SMS administrators to
support multiple platforms with one distribution point without creating
multiple packages and jobs.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 6/14/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbArtTypeINF kbnetwork KB125016 |
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