SMS: Unable to Create Secondary Site of Child Primary When SMS Administrator Console Is Connected to Top Central Site (231220)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
This article was previously published under Q231220

SYMPTOMS

If you are running a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 Administrator console that is connected to a central site server, and you attempt to create a secondary site attached to a primary child site, the secondary site menu item is unavailable (dimmed).

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because of a limitation of current server architecture.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, follow these steps:
  1. Right-click the Systems Management Server icon, point to All Tasks, and then click Connect to Site Database.
  2. Click Next, and then click Connect to the site database for this site server.
  3. Enter the child primary site server name, click Next, and then click Finish.
  4. Create the secondary site while you are connected directly to the site database of the child primary site.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbBug kbDatabase kbnetwork kbnofix kbServer kbsmsAdmin KB231220
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