SMS: OS/2 Inventory Agent Does Not Detect Pentium Processor

 Last reviewed: April 15, 1997
Article ID: Q156206
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2

SYMPTOMS

When the Systems Management Server Inventory Agent is run on a computer running OS/2 that has a Pentium CPU, the inventory will report that it is a 80486 CPU.

CAUSE

The OS/2 Inventory Agent is not able to detect Pentium processors at this time.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server versions 1.1 and 1.2. A supported fix is now available for version 1.1, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Systems Management Server version 1.2. For information on obtaining the ServicePack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodsms
Keywords : kb3rdparty kbbug1.10 kbbug1.20 kbhw smsinv
Version : 1.0 1.1 1.2
Platform : OS/2

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Last reviewed: April 15, 1997
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