SMS: SystemRole May Be Either "Workstation" or "WorkStation" (164654)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.0
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2
This article was previously published under Q164654 SYMPTOMS
In a Systems Management Server client's inventory, the SystemRole value (in
the Identification group) may be defined as either "Workstation" or
"WorkStation". When you run a query against SystemRole looking for all
workstations, it only returns clients matching one of these values.
CAUSE
The 16-bit inventory agent (Invdos.exe) contains a reference to
"WorkStation", where the letter "S" is capitalized.
WORKAROUND
When performing a query against the SystemRole value to locate all
workstations, include two statements: one to reference "Workstation" and
the other to reference "WorkStation". Be sure to connect the two query
statements with an OR so that all possible workstations will be returned.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. This problem was corrected in the latest
Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 U.S. Service Pack. For
information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 6/14/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbInventory kbnetwork kbsmsAdmin KB164654 |
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