Microsoft KB Archive/886037

= The SMS_AD_SYSTEM_DISCOVERY_AGENT generates warning status messages after you upgrade a Systems Management Server 2003 site to Service Pack 1 =

PSS ID Number: 886037

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2004

-

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 SP1

-





SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 site to SMS 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), the SMS_AD_SYSTEM_DISCOVERY_AGENT components log many warning status messages that are similar to the following: Failed to read the location of the outbox When this behavior occurs, the following entries appear in the SMS\Logs\Adsysdis.log file: STATMSG: ID=5201 SEV=W LEV=M SOURCE=&quot;SMS Server&quot; COMP=&quot;SMS_AD_SYSTEM_DISCOVERY_AGENT&quot; SYS=R-2 SITE= PID=3168 TID=2452 GMTDATE=Tue May 04 22:05:27.157 2004 ISTR0=&quot;&quot; ISTR1=&quot;&quot; ISTR2=&quot;&quot; ISTR3=&quot;&quot; ISTR4=&quot;&quot; ISTR5=&quot;&quot; ISTR6=&quot;&quot; ISTR7=&quot;&quot; ISTR8=&quot;&quot; ISTR9=&quot;&quot; NUMATTRS=0 SMS_AD_SYSTEM_DISCOVERY_AGENT 5/4/2004 3:05:27 PM 2452 (0x0994)

STATMSG: ID=5201 SEV=W LEV=M SOURCE=&quot;SMS Server&quot; COMP=&quot;SMS_AD_SYSTEM_DISCOVERY_AGENT&quot; SYS=R-2 SITE= PID=3168 TID=2452 GMTDATE=Tue May 04 22:05:42.251 2004 ISTR0=&quot;&quot; ISTR1=&quot;&quot; ISTR2=&quot;&quot; ISTR3=&quot;&quot; ISTR4=&quot;&quot; ISTR5=&quot;&quot; ISTR6=&quot;&quot; ISTR7=&quot;&quot; ISTR8=&quot;&quot; ISTR9=&quot;&quot; NUMATTRS=0 SMS_AD_SYSTEM_DISCOVERY_AGENT 5/4/2004 3:05:42 PM 2452 (0x0994)

STATMSG: ID=5201 SEV=W LEV=M SOURCE=&quot;SMS Server&quot; COMP=&quot;SMS_AD_SYSTEM_DISCOVERY_AGENT&quot; SYS=R-2 SITE= PID=3168 TID=2452 GMTDATE=Tue May 04 22:05:57.251 2004 ISTR0=&quot;&quot; ISTR1=&quot;&quot; ISTR2=&quot;&quot; ISTR3=&quot;&quot; ISTR4=&quot;&quot; ISTR5=&quot;&quot; ISTR6=&quot;&quot; ISTR7=&quot;&quot; ISTR8=&quot;&quot; ISTR9=&quot;&quot; NUMATTRS=0 SMS_AD_SYSTEM_DISCOVERY_AGENT 5/4/2004 3:05:57 PM 2452 (0x0994)

STATMSG: ID=5201 SEV=W LEV=M SOURCE=&quot;SMS Server&quot; COMP=&quot;SMS_AD_SYSTEM_DISCOVERY_AGENT&quot; SYS=R-2 SITE= PID=3168 TID=2452 GMTDATE=Tue May 04 22:06:12.251 2004 ISTR0=&quot;&quot; ISTR1=&quot;&quot; ISTR2=&quot;&quot; ISTR3=&quot;&quot; ISTR4=&quot;&quot; ISTR5=&quot;&quot; ISTR6=&quot;&quot; ISTR7=&quot;&quot; ISTR8=&quot;&quot; ISTR9=&quot;&quot; NUMATTRS=0 SMS_AD_SYSTEM_DISCOVERY_AGENT 5/4/2004 3:06:12 PM 2452 (0x0994)



CAUSE
This behavior may occur if the server discovery agents start a discovery task before the SMS Inbox Manager component has created the SMS\Inboxes\Auth\Ddm.box folder.



RESOLUTION
You can ignore these status messages. The status messages indicate a temporary condition that is resolved after the SMS Inbox Manager component creates the new folder.



MORE INFORMATION
The server discovery agents assume that the Ddm.box folder exists before they start a discovery task. If the folder is not created, the discovery agent component generates a warning status message. Because of changes to the discovery components in SMS 2003 SP1, the discovery agents now use the SMS\Inboxes\Auth\Ddm.box folder.

However, the SMS\Inboxes\Auth\Ddm.box folder is not created during the SMS 2003 SP1 upgrade. The SMS Inbox Manager component creates this folder after the upgrade is completed. If a discovery process starts before the SMS Inbox Manager component creates the folder, the component logs the entries that are described in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section.

Keywords: kbSMSInstall kbSMSDiscovery kbSMS2003bug kbtshoot kbBug kbsmsAdmin kberrmsg kbUpgrade kbDiscovery KB886037

Technology: kbSMS2003 kbSMS2003Search kbSMS2003SP1 kbSMSSearch

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.