SMS Sender Reschedules Send Request If No Instruction File Exists (279498)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP1
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP2
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP3

This article was previously published under Q279498

SYMPTOMS

When the SMS_LAN_SENDER component receives a send request from the Scheduler tool, it does not determine whether there is a valid instruction file in the Schedule.box\Tosend folder before trying to send the package file. After sending the package file, SMS_LAN_SENDER tries to send the instruction file. If the file does not exist, SMS_LAN_SENDER reschedules the send request to try again later.

This can cause the package file to be resent to the destination site without a corresponding instruction file, and a zero-byte file to be created on the destination site. If the package file is large, this could quickly consume the drive space on a remote 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:

288239 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 4.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbbug kbfix kbScheduler kbsms200preSP4fix KB279498