In Configuration Manager, the SoftDistDownloadFailedEvent message is raised when a download for a package fails. It appears in Package Status in the Configuration Manager console.

SoftDistDownloadFailedEvent is derived from the SoftwareDistributionPackageEvent class, and each base class property must be set.

The text of the status message is:

%11Content download for the package "%4" - "%2" has failed.%12.%nPossible cause: The content cannot be found on the network, or the content could not be accessed. %nSolution: Check to ensure this content has been made available on a distribution point. Check to ensure the access control list allows this program to be accessed. Check to make sure that the file system path for the content, including the path to the cache directory, is not greater than 255 characters.%0.

Properties

ClientID

Data type: StringThe SMS identifier of the client raising this event.
PackageId

Data type: StringThe Package ID of the package to which status message refers. It maps to the PKG_PackageID field in the software distribution policy and to the Package ID in the Configuration Manager console.
PackageName

Data type: StringThe Package ID, but it is an insertion string that appears in the status message text. It maps to the PKG_PackageID field in the software distribution policy and to the Package ID in the Configuration Manager console. This is insertion string number 4.
PackageVersion

Data type: StringThe package version. It is the value that appears in the status message text. It is not the value that is specified in the Configuration Manager console. It maps to PKG_SourceVersion field in the software distribution policy. This is insertion string number 2.
Severity

Data type: Int32The severity of the failed event. The default value is 2.

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