SMS: MIFs Not Collected on OS/2 Clients with Multiple Drives

• Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0 and 1.1

SYMPTOMS

Client MIF files stored in the Noidmifs directory are not collected on computers running OS/2, if the Systems Management Server client software has been installed on a drive other than drive C. Forms that are filled out with the MIF Entry program are stored as MIF files in the Ms\Sms\Noidmifs directory.

CAUSE

The Systems Management Server client setup for OS/2 (Cli_os2.exe) determines the drive on which to install the Ms\Sms directory structure. For example, if drive D has more free space, Systems Management Server will install on drive D, and that fact will be reflected in the Sms.ini file.

When the OS/2 inventory program (Invos2.exe) runs, it looks exclusively for MIF files in the C:\Ms\Sms\Noidmifs directory. If it does not find this directory structure, it creates the directory structure.

The result is a complete Ms\Sms directory structure on both drive D and drive C that contains the following subdirectories and file:

   \Noidmifs
   \Idmifs
   Cmndhist.os2

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, force the Systems Management Server client to be installed on drive C of each OS/2 client. For more information on this procedure, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q127072
   TITLE     : Installing SMS Client to Drive Other Than Most Free Disk
               Space

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server versions 1.0 and 1.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.