Scheduler Start of a Job Takes One Second Per Computer

Last reviewed: April 24, 1997
Article ID: Q154861

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0 and 1.1

SYMPTOMS

If a job is sent to a large number of computers (for example: 50,000 computers) in a site, the starting of the job by the scheduler can take up to 14 hours, regardless of when the job is to start.

CAUSE

Scheduler is single-threaded and adds computers one at a time, which takes about 1 second per computer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.1. This problem has been corrected in Systems Management Server version 1.2.

Additional query words: prodsms
Keywords : kbbug1.10 kbfix1.20 kbusage SMSScheduler
Version : 1.0 1.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 24, 1997
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