SMS: Smsiddup.exe Fails with Case-Sensitive SQL Server Code Page

ID: Q200713

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

Smsiddup.exe is a utility provided with Systems Management Server 1.2 Service Pack 4 that generates a report, Smsiddup.log, containing computers that have duplicate SMSIDs. This utility will fail on a database where Microsoft SQL Server is configured with a case-sensitive code page. Note that the default code page for SQL Server is not case-sensitive.

When this problem occurs, you receive the following messages:

Searching Database for Machines with Duplicate SMS IDs

SQL Server message 207, state 2, severity 16:
Invalid column name 'SMSid0'.

SQL Server message 145, state 1, severity 15:
Order-by items must appear in the select-list if SELECT DISTINCT is specified.

DB-LIBRARY error:
General SQL Server error: Check messages from the SQL Server.

SQL Server message 208, state 1, severity 16:
Invalid object name '#clonefind4'.

DB-LIBRARY error:
General SQL Server error: Check messages from the SQL Server.

No Machines with Duplicate SMS IDs Found

SQL Server message 3701, state 1, severity 11:
Cannot drop the table '#clonefind4', because it doesn't exist in the system catalogs.

DB-LIBRARY error:
General SQL Server error: Check messages from the SQL Server.

CAUSE

The column names being passed to SQL Server are not the correct case for a case-sensitive server.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but 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://support.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/default.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date      Time         Size     File name      Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------
   09/29/98  10:57        40,960   Smsiddup.exe   (x86)

NOTE: If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, a fee may be charged. This fee is refundable if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested. However, this fee is non-refundable if you request additional technical support, if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support.

For additional information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q154871 Determining If Your Product Is Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support

STATUS

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

Additional query words: prodsms codepage codepages

Keywords : kbbug1.20 smsdatabase smsutil
Version : winnt:1.2
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug