Microsoft KB Archive/227023

= SMS: DBCS Server Names Are Not Supported =

Article ID: 227023

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

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This article was previously published under Q227023



SYMPTOMS
Double-byte character set (DBCS) server names are not supported in Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0.



CAUSE
SMS is compatible with a wide range of operating systems and network environments, and therefore needs to operate within a common set of acceptable standards.

For example, a standard corporate computing environment usually includes operating systems ranging from Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 to Windows 2000. However, Windows 98 and earlier operating systems are not able to support Domain Name System (DNS) characters in server names.

NOTE: Standard DNS does not support names outside of the ASCII range. Most corporations have their own heterogeneous corporate intranet connection to the Internet, and therefore have the need for standard DNS.



WORKAROUND
To name servers in a DBCS or international hierarchy, use ASCII characters.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this behavior to be by design of Systems Management Server 2.0.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information on this topic, refer to Systems Management Server Administrator Help: Release Notes.

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords: kbbug kbprb KB227023

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