SMS: SMS Executive Service Hangs During Startup (304381)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP3

This article was previously published under Q304381

SYMPTOMS

The Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 SMS Executive service threads may stop processing, and file backlogs may occur in SMS site server inboxes (such as SMS\Inboxes\Despoolr.box\Receive). When this occurs, the following error message entry may be added to the Despool.log file:
Waiting for an available despooling thread

CAUSE

This problem can occur when a deadlock occurs between two threads during the startup of SMS_EXECUTIVE.

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:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
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