Microsoft KB Archive/886091

= Client Push Installation method cannot install Legacy Client on site system servers in Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 SP1 =

PSS ID Number: 886091

Article Last Modified on 11/8/2004

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 SP1

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SYMPTOMS
You configure the properties of the Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Client Push Installation method to push the SMS 2003 SP1 Legacy Client to site systems, but the SMS 2003 SP1 Legacy Client does not install on your site system servers.



CAUSE
The SMS 2003 SP1 Legacy Client cannot be installed on computers that meet operating system requirements for SMS 2003 SP1 site system components. Therefore, the SMS 2003 SP1 Legacy Client cannot be installed on an SMS 2003 SP1 site system.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, you must configure the Client Push Installation method to install the Advanced Client on SMS 2003 SP1 site system servers. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Systems Management Server, and then click SMS Administrator Console.
 * 2) Expand Site Database (  -  ), expand Site Hierarchy, expand  - , expand Site Settings.
 * 3) Click Client Installation Methods, right-click Client Push Installation, and then click Properties.
 * 4) Click to select theEnable Client Push Installation to site systems check box, click Advanced Client in the Client types box, and then click OK.

Note In step 4, you can alternatively select Platform dependent in the Client types box. SMS 2003 SP1 installs the Advanced Client on site systems when Platform dependent is enabled for the Client Push Installation method for site systems.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
SMS 2003 SP1 site system components can be installed on computers that have any one of the following operating systems installed:
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2 or later versions
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2 or later versions
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2 or later versions

The SMS 2003 SP1 Legacy Client can be installed on computers that run on any of the following operating systems:
 * Windows 98
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server SP6a or later versions
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server Enterprise Edition SP6a or later versions

Keywords: kbtshoot kbSMSInstall kbSMSClients kbsmsAdmin kbwinservperf kbMgmtServices kbprb KB886091

Technology: kbSMS2003 kbSMS2003Search kbSMS2003SP1 kbSMSSearch

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