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  • 1.  Deleting Old Installation Packages

    Posted Jun 16, 2009 10:29 AM
    I'd like to 'clean up' my SEPM by removing older Installation packages.  Mainly the 64 bit ones that were never used, but also a few 32 bit ones.
    However, I think I saw in the forum somewhere that if I have a client running an older version and I need to auto-update it, I need to have the older installation package on the server in order to create the Deltas... is this true?

    And to verify, the process for deleting the packages is thru Admin - Install Packages - select the package name and Delete?

    thanks.


  • 2.  RE: Deleting Old Installation Packages

    Posted Jun 16, 2009 10:33 AM
    Yes it is true.
    So I will prefer not to delete the client paclage.


  • 3.  RE: Deleting Old Installation Packages
    Best Answer

    Posted Jun 16, 2009 11:14 AM
    Upgrade packages are stored in the database. Each of these upgrade packages requires up to 180 MB of database space, so you should delete the older software upgrade packages that you no longer need. You do not delete packages from the file system; they are only deleted from the database. Therefore, you can add them again if you need them at some future date.

    Note:
    Do not delete the packages that are installed on your client computers.


    To delete upgrade packages

    In the console, click Admin.

    Under Tasks, click Install Packages.

    In the Client Install Packages pane, select the package to delete.

    Under Tasks, click Delete Client Install Package.

    In the Delete Client Install Package dialog box, click Yes.



  • 4.  RE: Deleting Old Installation Packages

    Posted Jun 17, 2009 09:51 AM
    Thanks for the quick response..
    Now everything will look just a little nicer and avoid creating any older versions packages.