MIFs Not Processed After Applying Hotfix for Q188880

• Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

After implementing the hotfix described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q188880, "SMS: OSR2 and Internet Explorer 4.0 Inventoried as Windows 98", delta MIF files are not processed. The following errors are displayed in the Datalodr.log file (note that the entries that begin with "SQL" only appear if SQL Tracing is enabled):

SQL>>>select * from Operating_System_COMM where datakey = 7 SQL>>>>> Done. CGroup::IsGroupInDatabase - MIF type does not match type in Defined Group for Attribute Installation Date in Group MICROSOFT|OPERATING_SYSTEM|1.0 finished processing current machine. Cannot process MIF X00000000.MIF, moving it to BADMIFS

CAUSE

This problem can occur if inventory has previously been taken using the hotfix described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q159087, "SMS: Does Not Identify Pentium Pro (P6) Processor Speeds". As a result, any delta MIF files created using the hotfix mentioned in Q188880, "SMS: OSR2 and Internet Explorer 4.0 Inventoried as Windows 98", are not processed.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Systems Management Server service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

   Date     Time           Size         File name   Platform
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   8/6/98   7:15pm         536,608      Base4.dll   (Intel)
   8/6/98   7:13pm         917,264      Base4.dll   (Alpha) 

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2.

This fix is included in Systems Management Server (SMS) 1.2 SP4.

MORE INFORMATION

To install the hotfix, perform the following steps on the Systems Management Server site server:

1. Stop the SMS Executive service.



2. Close all Systems Management Server applications (including the SMS Administrator program, SMS Database Manager, and so on).



3. Replace the Base4.dll file in the <SMS_root_directory>\Site.srv\<platform>.bin directory with the hotfixed version.



4. Restart the SMS Executive service.

Additional query words: prodsms datalodr dataldr dataloader

Keywords : smsinv kbbug1.20
Version : winnt:1.2
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb