Deploy distsrv 5.30. distsrv as 5.40 has some issues and should not be used.
1- Download version 5.30 from:
http://support.nimsoft.com/Files%5CArchive%5C00038%5Cdistsrv-5_30.zip
2- Copy it to the primary hub archive using the IM console.
3- Deploy the 5.30 version to each Hub using a Distribution Server.
4- Test creating a cdm configuration package. It should work at this point,