DOCUMENT:Q227021  11-JUL-1999  [sms]
TITLE   :SMS:Scheduler Creates Zero Byte Instruction Files for Minijobs
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:2.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug

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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 Systems Management Server Scheduler service hangs after generating zero byte
instruction files in the \Schedule.box\Tosend directory. At this point, all
outbound site to site communication stops. No status messages occur unless a
site reset is performed. When a site reset is performed, the Site Component
Manager will report problems trying to stop the Scheduler service.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for
Systems Management Server version 2.0. For information on obtaining the service
pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the
spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodsms sms scheduler hang zero instruction INS

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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