SMS: Inventory Reports Incorrect Macintosh Processor

 Last reviewed: December 4, 1997
Article ID: Q174574
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

A Macintosh Systems Management Server client may report incorrect processor information in its hardware inventory. For example, a Macintosh client with a PowerPC 604 processor may instead report the processor name in hardware inventory as PowerPC 601. In addition, certain Macintosh client systems may not have the processor name reported at all.

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 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): 

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Additional query words: prodsms mac invmac
Keywords : kbbug1.20 smsinv kbfix1.20.sp3 kbenv
Version : MACINTOSH:1.2
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbpending

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Last reviewed: December 4, 1997
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