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Q191337: SMS: Forcing Inventory May Cause Overhead for Dataloader

Article: Q191337
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt: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 version 1.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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Under certain circumstances it may be necessary to force a client to report its
full inventory. This is usually accomplished by manually running either

     invdos /f

  -or-

     invwin32 /f

from the logon server. This may result in the creation of client
resynchronizations (resyncs) which can increase the processing overhead for
Dataloader when used in large client environments.

A new command line switch has been added which allows an immediate and full
inventory scan without generating a client resync. The new switch is /x.

For example, for non-Windows NT clients (Windows 95, Windows 3.11, and so forth),
use the command:

     invdos /x

For Windows NT clients, use the command:

     invwin32 /x

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.2. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for
Systems Management Server version 1.2. For information on obtaining the service
pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the
spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodsms SP SP4 dataloder demand invdos switches

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Keywords          : kbInventory smsinv 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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