SMS: Inventory Is Not Always Reported to Current Logon Server

• Microsoft Systems Management Server, versions 1.1 and 1.2

SYMPTOMS

From a client computer running Windows NT when a logon script is called, Invwin32.exe does not always report inventory to the current logon server. The client runs Invwin32.exe from the correct logon server (based on the return from the SETLS32 program), but actually reports the .tmp (later renamed to .raw) file to a different server. The client's Sms.ini file shows that the Current Logon Server is the server from which it ran the executables, and not the server to which it passed its inventory.

CAUSE

The actual destination of the .raw file is determined as the server from which the _Invwn32.dll file is loaded, not necessarily the one from which Invwin32.exe is run. The choice of server from which to run Invwn32.dll is made by a random selection from the Domain.ini file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.1 and 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

MORE INFORMATION

If the server selected from the Domain.ini file is unavailable or offline, logon scripts may cause the client to stop responding for up to 20 minutes.

If you use verbose reporting, the following is displayed when a Systems Management Server 1.1 client stops responding:

   SMSLS.INI failed to find server
   Find the Server from current logon server
   Server(\\NTSMS) has share(SMS_SHR) avail
   Found a Server UNC(\\NTSMS\SMS_SHR)
   Attempting to execute file (\\NTSMS\SMS_SHR\x86.bin\INVWIN32.EXE)
   arg (/L:\\NTSMS\SMS_SHR\ /E /T0 /I /V )
   Root directory = [\\NTSMS\SMS_SHR\]
   Domain.Ini Path path = [\\NTSMS\SMS_SHR\DOMAIN.INI]
   Copy list file = [\\NTSMS\SMS_SHR\cl_nt.txt]

   Warning: Could not load a Language resource. Defaulting to U.S.
   English.Network Card Address: 08:00:2B:31:7B:4C

   SMS inventory in progress...

   Attempting to find the Apple zone...

   Attempting to execute file (\\NTSMS\SMS_SHR\x86.bin\INVWIN32.EXE) arg
   (/L:\\NTSMS\SMS_SHR\ /E /T0 /I /V )

   Warning: Could not load language resource DLL.

   Some messages may not be displayed/logged.
   SMS root directory: \\NTSMS\SMS_SHR\.
   DOMAIN.INI path: \\NTSMS\SMS_SHR\DOMAIN.INI.
   Copy list file: \\NTSMS\SMS_SHR\cl_nt.txt.
   Network address: 08:00:2B:31:7B:4C
   Scanning local machine.

   INVWIN32.EXE running as executable.
   Attempting to locate/identify Apple zone.
   Locating/reading SMS.INI.
   Creating output file.