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August 29, 2006

In doing some research tonight on question 13 and collection eval inbox I came across this and it is a great resource.

Thanks Ed!

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File Extensions used by SMS
By: Ed Aldrich
Posted On: 8/5/2005

File Extensions used by SMS
(from BORK Appendix A; Table A.1)

EXT Description
.adc Adds a collection to Coll Evaluator
.box Folders that hold files until an SMS component moves or processes them
.ccr Client Config Request
.cfg Cfg file that describes params to use for the client component
.clf (sec. site's coll. file def from parent coll eval?)
.cmn Coll membership update to OfferMgr
.cpy
.cto Master Site Control File
.ct1 Proposed site control file from Hman
.ct3 Proposed site control file from other services, such as Inbox Mgr, LicMtr, etc
.dat Inv data file for inventory to be sent to parent site
.dc Deletes a collection from Coll Evaluator
.ddr Discovery Data Record (DDR)
.dsr created when not all sites sharing the logon point have received the DDR yet. It keeps track of which sites have and which have not received the DDR
.ins Inst file for adverts that designates which advert goes with which collection
.ist Inst file, rec'd from another site, that is compressed and evaluated to determine which component the pkg. file belongs to
.job Job file to be processed
.lkp Lookup file that describes which recipients (GUIDs) are to recv the inst. file
.lo_ Old log file, renamed when max file size was achieved in component log
.loe an exception log for that file's related component service
.log Component log file
.mif Management Information File
.mof Managed Object Format (MOF) file; template files for pkg and prog data to be imported
.nal Network Abstraction Layer (NAL) file that describes where to find the pkg contents
.ncf Network config file
.nhm No History MIF file (data inv. from clients)
.ofn Offer creation Notification to OfferMgr
.ofr Offer file that describes the pkg and program being offered
.p* Pkg file to be sent to another site; lives in sending side schedule.box\tosend; used to create .srq below
.pcf Patron Config file that describes the files to be installed for the appropriate mgr or agent
.pck Pkg file received from another site
.pdf Pkg Definition File (PDF)
.pkg Pkg file that describes the pkg contents
.pkn Pkg creation Notification to DistMgr
.req
.rpl Replication file that does not require transaction processing
.rpt Replication file that does require transaction processing
.sca Site Ctrl File Addition
.scd Site Ctrl File Deletion
.scu Site Ctrl File Update
.sha Site Hierarchy Addition
.sic Software Inventory Complete (full SW inv from clients)
.sid Software Inventory Delta (delta SW Inv from clients)
.srq Sender Request file created from .p* file (above); in sending side \schedule.box\outboxes
.srs A renamed .srq file (the .srq file currently being sent) - should be only one at any given time
.ssu Site Update to Hman
.sta Package status files
.svf Status File from client and server components
.udc Updates collection to CollEval

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