SMS: Preferred Server Selection Does Not Work as Expected in NDS Environment (244157)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP1
This article was previously published under Q244157

SYMPTOMS

In a environment in which multiple NetWare Directory Services (NDS) servers are a part of the same Systems Management Server (SMS) site, you may be unable to control to which NDS servers SMS clients attach.

For example, assume that you have a SMS site that contains two NDS servers: NW1 and NW2. Both servers function as logon points (LPs), client access points (CAPs), and distribution points (DPs) for the site. An SMS client uses NW1 as its preferred server for logon and you have used the Prefserv utility to configure NW1 as the client's preferred CAP and DP. When you log on to this client, the client is attached to both NDS servers. Reviewing the client's Network Abstraction Layer (NAL) registry key shows that both servers are listed as preferred.

For more information about the Prefserv utility, see the Microsoft Systems Management Server Resource Kit (included with the Microsoft BackOffice Resource Kit) and the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

205406 SMS: Client Access Point and Distribution Point Selection

235873 SMS: Specifying Preferred Servers in Systems Management Server

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server version 2.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

236325 How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack

NOTE: Due to file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the above files may also contain additional files.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0 This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server version 2.0 Service Pack 2..

MORE INFORMATION

The hotfix for this article is dependent upon other developed fixes and must be installed as a complete package for compatibility. For additional information about the contents of this consolidated fix, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

253151 SMS: Systems Management Server 2.0 Dependency Package

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/26/2002
Keywords:kbBug kbQFE kbsms200fix kbsms200sp2fix KB244157
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