Microsoft KB Archive/156250

= SMS: Job Status Remains Active When Sent to Entire Site =

Article ID: 156250

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q156250



SYMPTOMS
When you send a package to an entire site, the package is sent to all clients in the site, regardless of the supported platforms selected in the package properties. Because the package may not be able to run under all platforms, the Job Status remains Active, but the Job Status Details (which displays the SMSIDs for the clients that are not able to run the package) shows a status of None.



CAUSE
Job status is only updated when the client generates a Status MIF, and that MIF is put into the database. If a client does not run the job, a status MIF is not created.



WORKAROUND
Only send platform-sensitive packages to clients that can run them. You can send these packages by using machine groups, query results, or individual clients.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords: kbnetwork kbpcm kbsmsadmin KB156250

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