SMS: Error Message on Child Site During Upgrade of Parent

• Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

If a Systems Management Server (SMS) 1.2 Primary site, with children, upgrades to Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0, you may receive the following error at the child site(s):

"The network name was deleted"

CAUSE

The error occurs if a child of the site being upgraded reports to the parent site during the upgrade process.

If the parent's upgrade process is delayed, or continues beyond a reporting period for the child site, the preceding error occurs.

You can ignore the error. The information reported from the child to the parent will be processed into the database.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Install a Systems Management Server version 1.2 site.



2. Create a Secondary site or a Primary child site sharing the database.



3. Attach the child Primary site to the Primary site from step 1.



4. Upgrade the parent Primary site to 2.0.

Additional query words: prodsms smssetup

Keywords : kbsetup kbSMS200 kbSMS200bug kbSMS120 kbUpgrade
Version : winnt:2.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug