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Q199729: SMS: Missing Records in WorkstationStatus Table Generate Badmif

Article: Q199729
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbDatabase kbsms120bug kbDataLoader
Last Modified: 21-MAR-1999

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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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If, for an undetermined reason, there is no existing record in the
WorkstationStatus table when dataloader attempts to load a MIF, the MIF will be
moved to the Badmifs directory. The following appears in the datalodr.log: (This
example shows SQL tracing enabled.)

> Updating No-History group: MICROSOFT|WORKSTATION_STATUS|1.0... >
SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 12/23/98 1:03:02 PM 126 > SQL>>> select
'X' from WorkstationStatus where datakey = 47471 > SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER
12/23/98 1:03:02 PM 126 > SQL>>>>> Done.
SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 12/23/98 1:03:02 PM > 126 > QL>>>
insert into WorkstationStatus (Files_Not_Installed0, >
System_Files_Not_Modified0, LastHWScan, LastSWScan, >
Failed_Hardware_Checks0, Standalone_Workstation0, datakey, ComponentName) >
values ("None", "None", "19981223 12:50:37", "19981223 12:50:38", "None", >
"No", 47471, "Workstation") SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 12/23/98 > 1:03:02 PM
126 > SQL>>>>> Done. SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 12/23/98
1:03:02 PM > 126 > CMachineDataTable::AddToMachineDataTable - entry
already in table > SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 12/23/98 1:03:02 PM 126 >
CGroup::ProcessNoHistoryGroup - couldn't insert new group data >
SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 12/23/98 1:03:02 PM 126 > finished processing
current machine. SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER > 12/23/98 1:03:02 PM 126 >
Cannot process MIF X00000007.MIF, moving it to BADMIFS >
SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER 12/23/98 1:03:02 PM

WORKAROUND
==========

Two options are available to work around this problem:

- The badmifs exhibiting this particular problem can be moved back to the
  process directory. Dataloader will process them correctly the second time.

- The badmifs exhibiting this particular behavior could be deleted (the
  information will be lost), and the next inventory cycle should process
  properly.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.2.

Additional query words: prodsms hinv32 smssql

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Keywords          : kbDatabase kbsms120bug kbDataLoader 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.2
Issue type        : kbbug

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