SMS: Distribute Software Wizard May Not Show All Distribution Points in a Mixed Environment (261274)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
This article was previously published under Q261274

SYMPTOMS

In a mixed Systems Management Server (SMS) hierarchy where SMS 1.2 primary and secondary sites report up to an SMS 2.0 central site, the Distribute Software Wizard may not reliably display or distribute packages to all the SMS 1.2 default package servers configured in the SMS 1.2 sites.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do not use the Distribute Software Wizard to distribute packages in a mixed SMS 1.2 and SMS 2.0 environment.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Systems Management Server 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior is not a problem when you manually distribute packages using the SMS Administrator console (right-click the distribution points of the package, and then click Update Distribution Points or Manage Distribution Points).
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbBug kbenv kbpending KB261274
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