Microsoft KB Archive/933988

= SMS 2003 Advanced Clients select only one distribution point when an advertised package is available on multiple distribution points =

Article ID: 933988

Article Last Modified on 5/30/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

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SYMPTOMS
When an advertised package that contains source files is available on multiple Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 distribution points, SMS 2003 Advanced Clients select only one distribution point.

Additionally, the SMS 2003 server log file may contain an error message that resembles the following:

ERROR: Could not connect to registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SMS on site server, sleeping 60 seconds. The operating system reported error 997: Overlapped I/O operation is in progress.

Note This problem occurs only when SMS 2003 is running in advanced security mode.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the DPInfo table in the SMS database lacks Active Directory site information and IP subnet information for the distribution points. In this situation, an SMS Advanced Client cannot sort the distribution points.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, install update 913327 on the computers that are acting as the distribution points. Then, set the  registry subkey. For more information about how to do this, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

913327 Error message when you try to make a remote connection to the registry of a Windows-based computer from a Windows Server 2003 SP 1-based computer



MORE INFORMATION
When the distribution points do not have the SMS client installed, the information in the DPInfo table is collected by the SMS discovery process or by Windows NT Server Discovery. The discovery process obtains the IP subnets of site system computers by remotely connecting to their registries.

