SMS: "SMSEXEC.EXE - Lost Delayed-Write Data" Error (168460)
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 Q168460 SYMPTOMS
If a Systems Management Server logon server is out of disk space when the
Maintenance Manager service attempts to write to its Domain.ini file during
a normal cycle, a dialog box appears on the Systems Management Server site
server, with the following message:
SMSEXEC.EXE - Lost Delayed-Write Data:
The system was attempting to transfer file data from buffers to
<hex>\SERVER\VOLUME\SMS\logon.srv\DOMAIN._._. The write operation
failed, and only some of the data may have been written to the file.
saying essentially a "Lost delayed write occurred writing
\\<server>\<vol>\SMS\LOGON.SRV\DOMAIN._N_...".
The Maintenance Manager thread will stop responding (as evidenced by no
activity in the Maintman.log), and .raw files will back up until you click
OK.
CAUSE
Maintenance Manager does not test for adequate disk space before attempting
to write to the files it maintains on the logon servers.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do either of the following:
- Ensure that the Systems Management Server logon servers are properly
maintained, and do not run out of disk space.
-or-
- Create adequate disk space on the Systems Management Server logon
server, then click OK in the dialog box.
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 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):
S E R V P A C K
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 6/14/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbMaintMan kbnetwork KB168460 |
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