DOCUMENT:Q154861  30-JUL-2001  [sms]
TITLE   :Scheduler Start of a Job Takes One Second Per Computer
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:1.0,1.1
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbusage kbScheduler smsscheduler

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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If a job is sent to a large number of computers (for example: 50,000 computers)
in a site, the starting of the job by the scheduler can take up to 14 hours,
regardless of when the job is to start.

CAUSE
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Scheduler is single-threaded and adds computers one at a time, which takes about
1 second per computer.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.1. This problem has been corrected in Systems Management Server
version 1.2.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbusage kbScheduler smsscheduler 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS100 kbSMS110
Version           : winnt:1.0,1.1

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