Microsoft KB Archive/231220

= SMS: Unable to Create Secondary Site of Child Primary When SMS Administrator Console Is Connected to Top Central Site =

Article ID: 231220

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 Q231220



SYMPTOMS
If you are running a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 Administrator console that is connected to a central site server, and you attempt to create a secondary site attached to a primary child site, the secondary site menu item is unavailable (dimmed).



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because of a limitation of current server architecture.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, follow these steps:
 * 1) Right-click the Systems Management Server icon, point to All Tasks, and then click Connect to Site Database.
 * 2) Click Next, and then click Connect to the site database for this site server.
 * 3) Enter the child primary site server name, click Next, and then click Finish.
 * 4) Create the secondary site while you are connected directly to the site database of the child primary site.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords: kbbug kbdatabase kbnetwork kbnofix kbserver kbsmsadmin KB231220

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