SMS: Package Status Inaccurate in Three-Tier Hierarchy (248150)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP1

This article was previously published under Q248150

SYMPTOMS

When you use Systems Management Server (SMS) in a three-tier hierarchy, package status as viewed at the middle-tier site may be inaccurate for the third-level child site.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when you create a package at the central site in a three-tier hierarchy. When you view the package status from the middle-tier site's Administrator console, it indicates that the package has not been received. However, the information is correctly presented at the central site.

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

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

A three-tier hierarchy is shown in the following example:

   CEN (central site)
    |
   MID (middle tier)
    |
   BOT (third tier - this is usually a secondary site)

In this situation, the package status for a package created at CEN for deployment to site BOT is not accurate when viewed from the Administrator console at the MID site.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	6/14/2005
Keywords:	kbBug kbenv kbfix kbPackage kbServer kbsms200sp2fix kbsmsAdmin kbSoftwareDist KB248150