Installing SMS Client to Drive Other Than Most Free Disk Space (127072)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.0
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2
This article was previously published under Q127072

SUMMARY

By default, Microsoft Systems Management Server client software is installed on the drive with the most amount of free disk space. This article discusses the steps necessary to allow SMS client software (Windows NT, MS-DOS, and OS/2) to be installed on a drive other than the drive with the most free disk space.

MORE INFORMATION

For Windows NT and MS-DOS Clients

  1. Make a backup copy of the SMSLS.BAT file.
  2. Use a text editor such as Notepad to modify the SMSLS.BAT file. For login scripts and manual execution of SMSLS.BAT, find the following and add the appropriate switches according to the syntax below.

    Login Scripts:
          CLI_DOS.EXE -pa:/p:%%SMS_UNC%%\ -pa:/d:<another drive>:
      CLI_NT.EXE -pa:/p:%%SMS_UNC%%\ -pa:/d:<another drive>:

      CLI_DOS.EXE -pa:/d:<another drive>:
      CLI_NT.EXE -pa:/d:<another drive>:
    Manual Execution of SMSLS.BAT: 
          CLI_DOS.EXE -pa:/d:<another drive>:
      CLI_NT.EXE -pa:/d:<another drive>:

For OS/2 Clients

  1. Make a backup copy of the SMSLS.CMD file.
  2. Use a text editor such as Notepad to modify the SMSLS.CMD file. For login scripts and manual execution of SMSLS.CMD, find the following and add the appropriate switches according to the syntax below.

    Login Scripts:
          CLI_OS2.EXE -pa:/d:<another drive>:
    Manual Execution of SMSLS.CMD: 
          CLI_OS2 /d:<another drive>:
NOTE: If the above additions are not made to the SMSLS.BAT or SMSLS.CMD file, only manual execution of the file works. All variables must be proceeded by "-pa" (without quotes). It is not possible to combine variables following a single "-pa" in the command line.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbnetwork kbsetup KB127072
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