DOCUMENT:Q249179  30-JUN-2001  [sms]
TITLE   :SMS: Delays in Displaying Distribution Points in SMS 2.0 Site
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER::2.0,2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbsms200 kbsms120 kbsms120bug smsinst kbsms200sp2fix kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0, 2.0 SP1, 2.0 SP2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you right-click Distribution Points and then click New Distribution Point,
it can take a long time to display the list of existing distribution points.
This occurs only in large site hierarchies. The larger the site hierarchy is,
the longer the delay. With 200 sites, the delay can be approximately 3 minutes.
With 10,000 sites, they delay can be significantly longer.

CAUSE
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The query that is performed during this operation gathers some information that
is not actually necessary for the operation.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management
Server version 2.0. For additional information, please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q288239 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service
   Pack



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 2.0 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION
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This hotfix should be applied on any installation of the SMS Administrator's
Console. Note that installations of the SMS Administrative Microsoft Management
Console Snap-In on remote machines is affected by this issue as well, so this
hotfix needs to be applied on any installation of the SMS Administrator's
Console, regardless of proximity to the SMS Site Server.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms120 kbsms120bug smsinst kbsms200sp2fix kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP1 kbSMS200SP2
Version           : :2.0,2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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