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Q237330: SMS: Advertisements Are Sent with Wrong Priority

Article: Q237330
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbAdvertisement kbSoftwareDist kbsms200sp2fix
Last Modified: 25-JUN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When you create an advertisement in Systems Management Server 2.0, you can set
the sending priority to low, medium, or high. When you choose either a low or
high priority, the actual sending priority used by the site server is reversed,
as detailed in the following table.

+-------------------------------------+
| Selected priority | Actual priority | 
+-------------------------------------+
| low               | high            | 
+-------------------------------------+
| medium            | medium          | 
+-------------------------------------+
| high              | low             | 
+-------------------------------------+

This behavior does not apply to the sending priority that you can set on
packages.

RESOLUTION
==========

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

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

WORKAROUND
==========

When you create an advertisement that needs a high priority, set the
advertisement priority to low.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server
version 2.0 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION
================

This behavior can adversely affect the timely delivery of advertisements in a
multiple-site hierarchy. Because site-to-site communication occurs using a
medium priority, any advertisements that are configured to use a high priority
are preempted by the site-to-site traffic.

It is especially important to configure advertisements created at a parent site
with a low priority if a fast delivery to the client is required.

Additional query words: prodsms ad not received apm

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbAdvertisement kbSoftwareDist kbsms200sp2fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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