Microsoft KB Archive/226115

= SMS: Preferred Distribution Point Selection Requires Full Path to Package =

Article ID: 226115

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 Q226115



SYMPTOMS
The PrefServ.exe tool included in the Back Office Resource Kit 4.5, allows you to designate a Preferred Distribution Point on a per-package basis. The functionality provided by the PrefServ tool fails unless the full Network Abstraction Layer (NAL) path to the distribution server is specified. Use the full NAL path to the Preferred Distribution Point package share. For example: MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=ABC"]\\SERVERNAME\SHARENAME



CAUSE
It is only possible to set a Preferred Distribution Point on a per-package basis. Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0. Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0. For additional information about this topic, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

205406 SMS CAP and Distribution Point Selection

226113 SMS Client Does Not Use Existing Connection Account for CAP or DP



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server version 2.0 Service Pack 1.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

235873 SMS: Specifying Preferred Servers in Systems Management Server 2.0

Additional query words: prodsms util specifed DP

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB226115

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