Q181762: SMS: INVMAC Appears to Stop Responding During Inventory Scan

Article: Q181762
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.1,1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbInventory smsinv
Last Modified: 25-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.1, 1.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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INVMAC appears to stop responding during early stages of inventory. The status
indicator bar does not show any new progress. After a brief period of time, the
inventory scan will continue.

CAUSE
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INVMAC is reading the Resync.cfg file. INVMAC reads the Resync.cfg file 48 bytes
at a time. The larger the Resync.cfg file, the longer the delay.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, periodically use Dumpsync.exe from the BackOffice
Resource Kit to purge the Resync.cfg file. Doing this will reduce the size of
the Resync.cfg file, which should avoid the problem.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
versions 1.1 and 1.2. We are researching this problem and will post new
information in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


Additional query words: prodsms hang hangs hung freeze freezes frozen stop stopped lock locks locked up

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Keywords          : kbInventory smsinv 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS110 kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.1,1.2
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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