I am currently working on a project that is going to require we pull Package Status info directly from our large number of PS's. Because we have so many, the Package Summary reports are not reliable enough at this point. This project requires that we check the Package Status on every PS in the environment before we deploy to our clients.We will then remediate any that need it.
Here is what I am trying to sort out:
On each PS there are a couple of areas I am looking at. In the Package Server Agent folder we have PackageStatus.xml files for each staged package. In this file we have a Status = "Ready"/
Located in the Package Delivery in each Package folder we have the Package.xml file. Status = 'Valid' seems to be the key data point to look at here.
I am trying to determine exactly what each of these values are related to. Here is how I currently understand it. If I am wrong or off on this please straighten me out.
The Status = 'Ready' in the PackageStatus.xml that exists in the Package Server Agent folder structure is referring to the Packages availability for clients. Whereas
The Status = 'Valid' in the Package.xml that sits in the Package Delivery Folder structure related to the validity of the Package itself.
Can anyone sort this out?
Thanks
SysMonkey