SMS: SMS Backup Task May Not Run Machinfo.bat Correctly (310720)


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
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP4
This article was previously published under Q310720

SYMPTOMS

The Systems Management Server (SMS) built-in backup task may not finish or may stop running and the following error message may be logged as the last log entry in the Smsbkup.log file:
Successfully ran command line 'ECHO' (exit status 0). SMS_SITE_BACKUP Tue Jan 01 1:23:45.6789 2001 Eastern Daylight Time thread=001 (0x001)

CAUSE

This problem occurs because there are spaces in the backup location path. A valid path to a backup location cannot contain spaces.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, manually stop and then restart all SMS services.

You can also change the backup folder location to a share or file location that does not contain any spaces, for example, you can change the location to G:\Smsbackup.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbBackup kbbug kbfile kbfix KB310720
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