Microsoft KB Archive/273853

= Installing SMS Administrator Console on a Secondary Site Can Impact Hotfix Application =

Article ID: 273853

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

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This article was previously published under Q273853



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
If you install the Systems Management Server (SMS) Administrator console, on a secondary site server, you can prevent successful hotfix installations on that secondary site server.

You will see lines in the installation log for the hotfix, similar to the following example:


 * Installation Started 9/8/00 9:29:28 ***

Title: Service Update

Source: \\scfsms1\hotfix\Q252717\Q252717.EXE

File Overwrite: E:\SMS\LOGS\Q252717r.txt

File Overwrite: E:\SMS\LOGS\Q252717p.txt

File Overwrite: E:\SMS\LOGS\Q252717q.txt

User Rights: Admin

The text files get updated, but the hotfix binaries do not.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the installation of the Systems Management Server Administrator console changes a registry value critical to the hotfix application. This registry key is:

HKLM/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/SMS/SETUP/TYPE

The Type value should be either 0x1 for a primary Site, or 0x2 for a secondary site. The Administrator console installation process on a secondary site may change this to a greater value, such as 0x6. The hotfix installation checks the Type value for a value of 0x1 (primary site), or 0x2 (secondary site), to verify that the installation is occurring on a site server. Because the value has been modified to a greater value, the installation fails.



RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

You can resolve this problem by changing the value back to the correct value of 2, and then running the hotfix application again.

Note: This behavior does not occur with the SMS Service Pack 2 hotfixes.

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords: kbprb KB273853

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