Microsoft KB Archive/285780

= SMS: Increased Network Traffic When You Run Hardware Inventory =

Article ID: 285780

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 3

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This article was previously published under Q285780



SUMMARY
When you run hardware inventory on a client computer that is running Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0, network traffic may be generated.



MORE INFORMATION
During a hardware inventory cycle, the SMS-based client collects information based on classes that are enabled in the Sms_def.mof file. To collect the requested information, the client may have to access network resources. The following classes are known to cause network traffic by the SMS-based client during a hardware inventory cycle:
 * Win32_UserAccount
 * Win32_Group
 * Win32_SystemAccount
 * Win32_NetworkLogonProfile
 * Win32_Desktop
 * Win32_BootConfiguration
 * Win32_Environment
 * Win32_ProgramGroup
 * Win32_PrinterConfiguration
 * Win32_LogicalDisk
 * SMS_LogicalDisk
 * SMS_Printer

Most of this network traffic travels through named pipes to the appropriate resources such as domain controllers and printers.

Additional query words: prodsms WBEM WMI HINV

Keywords: kbclient kbconfig kbinfo kbinventory kbnettrace kbnetwork kbwbem KB285780

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