KB180151 - How to Select the PCM Distribution Server Selection Logic

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Check the client's current Systems Management Server logon server.

If necessary, check each of the client's drive mappings.

If necessary, select a server at random from the client's PCM instruction file (<SMS_ID>.ins), located in the SMS\Logon.srv\Pcmins.box directory on the client's Systems Management Server logon server.

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Date Time Size File name Platform -------------------------------------------------- 01/15/99 02:52am 268,784 Pcmsvc32.exe (x86) 01/15/99 02:53am 468,912 Pcmwin32.exe (x86) 01/15/99 02:54am 453,904 Pcmwin16.exe (x86) 01/15/99 02:53am 797,968 Pcmsvc32.exe (Alpha) 01/15/99 02:54am 1,172,752 Pcmwin32.exe (Alpha)

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With the hotfix, it is now possible to set the selection logic level for PCM by adding a value to the [Local] section of the Sms.ini file on the client. To do this, use the following:

To disable any selection attempts beyond trying the client's current Systems Management Server logon server, add the following line to the [Local] section of the client's Sms.ini file:
```
DisableRandomPCMServers=LOCALONLY
					
```
To disable any selection attempts beyond trying the client's current Systems Management Server logon server and any servers to which the client has a drive mapped, add the following line to the [Local] section of the client's Sms.ini file::
```
DisableRandomPCMServers=DRIVEMAPPINGS
					
```
To leave the behavior at the default algorithm, you can either not modify the client's Sms.ini file, or you can add the following line to the [Local] section:
```
DisableRandomPCMServers=RANDOM
					
```
To have PCM only select a random distribution server, add the following line to the [Local] section of the client's Sms.ini file:
```
DisableRandomPCMServers=RANDOMONLY
					
```

Unless it is specifically necessary to disable a particular level of selection logic, Microsoft Premier Support recommends that you do not add this setting to the client's Sms.ini file.

How to Select the PCM Distribution Server Selection Logic

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