SMS: Existing UNC Connection to Distribution Server Is Not Reused (185337)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2
This article was previously published under Q185337 SYMPTOMS
If a client has an existing Universal Naming Convention (UNC) connection to
a Microsoft Systems Management Server distribution server, Program Group
Control (PGC) will not use that connection, but instead will randomly
select a distribution server.
If the randomly selected server is not the one to which there is currently
an open connection, an additional connection will be made to the new
server.
Systems Management Server will not reuse a UNC connection, although it will
use a drive letter connection, and consequently, will randomly select a
distribution server.
WORKAROUND
This behavior is only exhibited when using a UNC connection. If a drive is
mapped to the same location on the distribution server, Systems Management
Server will reuse the connection.
NOTE: Although you can use a drive mapping to reuse a connection to a
distribution server, this connection must be to the distribution location
on the server. A connection to another share on the same server will not
result in a reused connection and a server will be randomly selected.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.2. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service
pack for Systems Management Server version 1.2. 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: | 9/23/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix KB185337 |
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