Documentation for Package Redistribution is Incorrect

• Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.1

SYMPTOMS

You are unsuccessful in redistributing a package from a child site that was created at the parent site even though you are following the instructions on page 310 of the "System Management Server Administrator's Guide."

When you are trying to redistribute a package from a child site that was created at the parent site:

• The package does not appear in the list of available packages.

  -or-

• When you drag and drop the package onto the site the following error message appears:

        Package type is incorrect.
  

        To create a job with a domain or machine target, you must
        use a package that has been setup for Workstation
  

CAUSE

The documentation is lacking information in the section for package redistribution.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, you need to create a job for the package with only the send phase completed and send the jobs to the appropriate sites. This updates the package with setup information and allows the package to be used.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.