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Q248227: SMS: Data Loader Drops Info When Processing an SMS 1.2 MIF

Article: Q248227
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbClient kbMMC kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbDataLoader kbInventory kbsmsAdmin
Last Modified: 12-JAN-2001

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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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When hardware inventory from a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) version
1.2 client is passed from an SMS 1.2 child site to an SMS 2.0 parent site, the
Last Login Name, Domain Name, and MAC Address fields in the Management
Information Format (MIF) file are ignored by the SMS 2.0 Data Loader and are not
written to the database as expected.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this issue, use the SMS 1.2 site to query for Last Login Name,
Domain Name, and MAC Addresses.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0.


Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbClient kbMMC kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbDataLoader kbInventory kbsmsAdmin 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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