Microsoft KB Archive/886685

= Sending request files (.srq) are not processed and site routing packages are deleted before the routing request file is processed in Systems Management Server =

Article ID: 886685

Article Last Modified on 6/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 5

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SYMPTOMS
The Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) Scheduler component cannot process the routing request (.rtr) because the corresponding send request ID is already being used. The following entry appears in the SMS\Logs\Sched.log file:

WARNING: Found duplicate Send Request ID already exists in sites current list - ID: x_xxxxxx

Abandoning processing of the routing request xxxxxxxx.RTR. It will be retried on the next routing request processing cycle

When SMS later tries to process the .rtr file again, the missing routing package file (.rpg) causes all the send requests that are created by the .rtr file to fail. Errors that are similar to the following errors appear in the SMS\Logs\Sender.log file for each send request:

~Package file = D:\SMS\inboxes\schedule.box\tosend\xxxxxxxx.RPG

~Instruction file = D:\SMS\inboxes\schedule.box\tosend\xxxxxxxx.I1v

Could not get size of local file D:\SMS\inboxes\schedule.box\tosend\xxxxxxxx.RPG. Win32 error 1

Error: File does not exist.

Verification reports invalid send requests.

The orphaned send requests may cause the SMS Scheduler component not to process new fan-out routing requests.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the SMS Scheduler component deletes .rpg files that are older than 25 hours. This problem can occur on child primary sites where fan-out routing of site-to-site traffic occurs.



SMS 2003 service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

885643 How To obtain the latest Systems Management Server 2003 service pack

SMS 2.0 hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
You must have SMS 2.0 Service Pack 5 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version         Size       File name 20-Feb-2004 09:03  2.0.6.7           355,242  Smsupdate.exe 25-Feb-2003 15:05  2.0.1493.5197   1,633,696  Basesvr.dll 06-Aug-2000 00:51  2000.80.194.0     274,489  Ntwdblib.dll 23-Feb-2003 01:05  2.0.1493.5011     855,312  Preinst.exe Important You must apply this hotfix to all primary site servers in your SMS hierarchy. When you install this hotfix, the invalid send requests are automatically removed. When the processing of a routing request file (.RTR) is postponed by the SMS Scheduler component, the File Modified time stamp on the routing package file (.rpg) is updated to the current date and time. The updated time stamp prevents the SMS Scheduler component from deleting the .rpg file before the .rtr file is processed.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
This hotfix is included in SMS 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2). If you experience this symptom on a site that is running SMS 2003 with SP2, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article for an updated hotfix:

927723 Error message in the Sched.log file in SMS 2003 with Service Pack 2: &quot;WARNING: Found duplicate Send Request ID already exists&quot;

For more information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbsmssender kbsmspackage kbsmsdistribution kbscheduler kberrmsg kbperformance kbsoftwaredist kbfix KB886685

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