Issue:
How to change the time that files remain in the SDMCACHE directory.
The SDMCACHE directory is where LANDesk products store files that were downloaded during Software Distribution or Patching tasks. By default, this folder is purged every 2 days on normal agents and every 14 days on subnet representative agents.
Solution:
1. Change the following registry values on the client:
HKLM\Software\Intel\LANDesk\LDWM\Distribution\Multicast\Discard Period
HKLM\Software\Intel\LANDesk\LDWM\Distribution\Multicast\Subnet Rep Discard Period
Please note that the values are specified in seconds.
2. Restart the LANDesk Targeted Multicast service on the client.
Note: This does not change the time for files that are already in the SDMCACHE directory. To change the time for existing files in Management Suite 9.0 SP2, delete the LDCACHEINFO subfolder from each directory containing files needing the longer discard period before restarting the service.
To verify that the files have been cached the intended amount of time, run "TMCsvc.exe /F|more" from a command prompt in the \LDClient directory. This command will output cached files "time to live" values to screen.