SNP Files Are Not Created When You Use the /SERVERS Switch (327013)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Operations Manager 2000

This article was previously published under Q327013

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2000 Reporting Command Line Wizard to create a batch file so that reporting can be scheduled, the SNP files may not be created.

CAUSE

This issue may occur if you use the /SERVERS switch incorrectly. By default, the batch file that is created in the Reporting Command Line Wizard might appear as:

   START /WAIT EEAREPT.exe /PRINTBATCH Disk Performance Analysis 
   /ARCHIVE:Y /DATERANGE:YESTERDAY  /OUTPUT:H  /DESCRIPTION:Y

When you add the entry so that the SNP file is limited to a single server by using the /SERVERS switch:

The SNP file is not created.
The HTML file in the same folder is not updated.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use the following correct /SERVERS switch syntax:

/SERVERS:'DOMAIN_NAME\MOM_SERVER_NAME'

For example, you might use the following command:

START /WAIT EEAREPT.exe /PRINTBATCH Disk Performance Analysis /ARCHIVE:Y /DATERANGE:YESTERDAY /SERVERS:'DOMAIN_NAME\MOM_SERVER_NAME' /OUTPUT:H /DESCRIPTION:Y

MORE INFORMATION

To determine if the files have been created or modified, open the "Program Files\Microsoft Operations Manager 2000\Event\Reports\<Performance Counter>" folder. After you run the script, the HTML and SNP files have a current timestamp. SNP files are snap-shot files that display performance in graph form.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	9/16/2002
Keywords:	kbprb KB327013