Removing FailedHardwareChecks Entry In SMS.INI

Last reviewed: April 18, 1997
Article ID: Q135129

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0 and 1.1

SUMMARY

Systems Management Server 1.0 and 1.1 checks the version of Microsoft TCPIP-32 on your system. The following procedure adds the FailedHardwareChecks entry to the SMS.INI file for Systems Management Server 1.0 only. This article describes a method of removing the entry for Systems Management Server 1.0 client computers.

The information in this article is intended to correct the problem mentioned above for clients that were recently upgraded to Systems Management Server 1.1 to allow Systems Management Server to report the TCP/IP information to the Systems Management Server Site Server.

MORE INFORMATION

To properly remove the FailedHardwareChecks entry for the clients' SMS.INI file, create and distribute a MSTEST script using the following procedure:

   NOTE: The SMS_INI.PCD file can be created using the information listed
   below. MSTest support is supplied by Microsoft Developer Support, not
   Corporate Network Support. MSTest is available as a separate software
   package and is not included with Microsoft System Management Server
   version 1.0 and 1.1.

Copy the SMS_INI.PCD file (located in the package directory) to the SMS\site.srv\maincfg.box\mstest directory on your site server. You may use Package Command Manager (PCM) to locate the PCD file.

Create a Workstation Package for the SMS\site.srv\maincfg.box\mstest directory. For Workstation Command Lines, choose New and enter the following:

      Command Name:  MSTEST
      Command Line:  WBRUN20.EXE sms_ini.pcd

Automate the above and configure it as a System task.

Select the appropriate platforms. For example, Windows 3.1, MS-DOS, or Windows NT. Choose OK.

In the Setup Package for Workstations window, choose Close.

In Package Properties, choose OK.

For the message "SMS will update the pkg. at all sites.", choose OK.

Create the Workstation Job and make it mandatory.

The following is a MSTEST 2.0 script file. You can use MSTEST 3.0 provided you have all the runtime files for MSTEST 3.0 in the following directory on the site server: SMS\site.srv\maincfg.box\mstest

WARNING: Use of the MSTEST script provided in this article is at your own risk. Microsoft provides this script "as is" without warranty of any kind.

' **********************************************************************
'
'   This is a test for finding and removing the WolverineInfo
'   error in the FailedHardwareChecks line in the SMS.INI file.
'
' **********************************************************************

DIM infile%, StringVar$, outfile% infile = Freefile outfile=Freefile

' **********************************************************************
'   Changing Attributes of the SMS.INI file to be read, write, non-hidden.
' **********************************************************************

Attrib "C:\SMS.INI" as " -h"

' *************************************
'   Rename files
'       SMS.INI to SMS.OLD
'  Opening SMS.INI as the output file
' *************************************

name "c:\sms.ini" as "C:\SMS.OLD"

' ***************************************
'  Opening the SMS.OLD file in input and
'  opening the SMS.INI out output
' ***************************************

open "C:\SMS.OLD" for input as #infile open "C:\SMS.INI" for output as #2

' ************************************************************************
'   Reading and printing the SMS.INI file into Memory, one line at a time.
'   If the parameter left 7 bytes is not "FailedH",  then write the string
' ************************************************************************

While not (EOF (infile))

       LINE INPUT #infile, StringVar
           IF (left$ (StringVar,7) <> "FailedH") Then
                   Print #2, StringVar
           endif
WEND

' ***************************************
'   Closing the SMS.INI file
' ***************************************

Close #infile

' ***************************************
'   Changing Attributes of the SMS.INI file back to original state
' ***************************************

Attrib "C:\SMS.INI" as " +h" END

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.0. This problem was corrected in Systems Management Server version 1.1.

Additional query words: prodsms wolverine
Keywords : kbbug1.00 kbfix1.10 kbnetwork nttcp smshowto
Version : 1.0 1.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 18, 1997
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