SMS: Scheduler Creates Zero Byte Instruction Files for PSUEDO MiniJobs

ID: Q227021

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

The Systems Management Server Scheduler service hangs after generating zero byte instruction files in the \Schedule.box\Tosend directory. At this point, all outbound site to site communication stops. No status messages occur unless a site reset is performed. When a site reset is performed, the Site Component Manager will report problems trying to stop the Scheduler service.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for Systems Management Server version 2.0. 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 sms scheduler hang zero instruction INS

Keywords : kbSMS200 kbSMS200bug kbSMS120 kbSMS120bug
Version : winnt:2.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug