Q235761: SMS: Foreign Package Information Not Available to Child Sites

Article: Q235761
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbDatabase kbMMC kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbPackage kbsmsAdm
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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In Systems Management Server version 2.0, foreign package information is not
replicated down to child sites running Systems Management Server version 1.2.
This prevents administrators at these child sites from redistributing packages
that were sent from the parent site running version 2.0.

WORKAROUND
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management
Server 2.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q236325 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service
  Pack



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server 2.0.
This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack
Service Pack 1.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbDatabase kbMMC kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbPackage kbsmsAdmin kbSoftwareDist kbUpgrade 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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