Scheduler Start of a Job Takes One Second Per Computer (154861)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.0
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1

This article was previously published under Q154861

SYMPTOMS

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

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

STATUS

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.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbScheduler kbusage KB154861