SMS: Database Does Not Reflect Site/Domain Changes Correctly

 Last reviewed: May 21, 1997
Article ID: Q164979
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server, version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

When a Systems Management Server client moves from one site to another in the same Systems Management Server hierarchy, the client's inventory information does not always follow them to the new site and domain combination. Generally, when a client moves from a parent site down to a child site, the database reflects the move correctly. However, when the client either moves from a child site to a parent site, or moves in a "horizontal" fashion, the client's inventory information may be duplicated between the multiple sites.

WORKAROUND

For those cases where the client's inventory is duplicated, it is necessary to manually delete the old client record from each site's database.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, 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 switch report
Keywords : kbbug1.20 kbfix1.20.sp2 kbnetwork smsdatabase smsinv kbfixlist
Version : 1.2
Platform : Windows
Issue type : kbbug
Resolution Type : kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: May 21, 1997
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