SMS: Processor Name Only Allows 20 Characters

ID: Q164900

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

After the client upgrade process from Systems Management Server version 1.1 to version 1.2, the client's processor name property may be truncated.

CAUSE

The processor name property that appears in a client's Personal Computer Properties in the Systems Management Server Administrator program can only display a maximum of 20 characters. For example, the string


   INTEL PENTIUM PRO-200

Appears as:


   INTEL PENTIUM PRO-20

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

Keywords : kbnetwork smsadmin smsinv kbbug1.20 kbfix1.20.sp2 smsdatabase
Version : winnt:1.2
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug