DOCUMENT:Q226115  02-AUG-2000  [sms]
TITLE   :SMS: Prefer Distribution Point Selection Require Path to Package
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:2.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbsms200 kbsms200bug

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The PrefServ.exe tool included in the Back Office Resource Kit 4.5, allows you
to designate a Preferred Distribution Point on a per-package basis. The
functionality provided by the PrefServ tool fails unless the full Network
Abstraction Layer (NAL) path to the distribution server is specified. Use the
full NAL path to the Preferred Distribution Point package share. For example:

      MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=ABC"]\\SERVERNAME\SHARENAME

CAUSE
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It is only possible to set a Preferred Distribution Point on a per-package
basis. Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0. Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management
Server version 2.0.


For additional information about this topic, please see the following articles in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q205406 SMS CAP and Distribution Point Selection

   Q226113 SMS Client Does Not Use Existing Connection Account for CAP or DP

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Systems Management Server version 2.0 Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information, click the article number below to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q235873 SMS: Specifying Preferred Servers in Systems Management Server 2.0

Additional query words: prodsms util specifed DP

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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