Microsoft KB Archive/198766

= SMS: How MIF Files Are Processed in Version 2.0 =

Article ID: 198766

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q198766



SUMMARY
Systems Management Server 2.0 MIF processing is similar in functionality to Systems Management Server 1.2. However, there are a number of questions that need clarification. This article's intent is to answer common questions, such as the following:


 * BADMIFS: In Systems Management Server 1.2, if a MIF is rejected by Inventory Dataloader and is then placed into the BADMIFs folder. MIFs placed into BADMIFs are not re-evaluated by Inventory Dataloader and will have to be removed manually.
 * When No DDR Is Received: In Systems Management Server 2.0, if the item is of a discovered architecture but is not found in the discovery database, the Inventory Dataloader rejects this MIF and places it in the ORPHANS directory. It then writes a Data Discovery Record (DDR) to the Discovery Data Manager's (DDM) inbox, and retries the contents of the ORPHANS directory every 10 minutes until the item is processed. This process is necessary to ensure that the discovery item has the same key as the inventory data.
 * When the MIF Is Too large: The default Max MIF size is set to 5,000,000 bytes on the site server. If a MIF exceeds the value defined on the site server, the MIF is rejected and placed into BADMIFs folder in Systems Management Server 2.0.
 * Set the Default Max MIF Size: You can increase the maximum MIF size value in the registry on the Site Server. The registry key is:

hkey_local_machine/software/microsoft/sms/components/SMS_Inventory_Dataloader/Max MIF Size

WARNING: If you increase this value in the registry, the disk space usage on the site server may quickly increase. The default setting allows almost a 5 MB MIF to be processed for each client. The larger the MIF size allowed, the longer it takes for the Inventory DataLoader to process, and the more resources are used on the site server.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information on MIF processing, please refer to the Back Office Resource Kit.

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