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Q275742: SMS: How to Increase the Size of the SMS Provider Log File

Article: Q275742
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200
Last Modified: 16-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you 
modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore 
the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the 
registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY
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Because of the large volume of information that is recorded in the Systems
Management Server (SMS) Provider log file (Smsprov.log), it may be necessary at
some point to increase the size of the log file for later viewing by using
SMSTrace.

Microsoft only recommends increasing the size of the log file when advanced
troubleshooting is necessary.

It is important to keep in mind the size of the log versus the performance. The
log size is specified in hex. For example, a value of 10 would create a 16-MB
log file.

MORE INFORMATION
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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems
that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor
incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To Increase the Size of the SMS Provider Log File
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1. Open the Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

2. Locate the value

  Log Size Mb

  under the following key in the registry:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Providers

3. On the Edit menu, click DWORD, type "2" (without the quotation marks) (or the
  desired size in megabytes in Hex), and then click OK.

4. Close the Registry Editor.

NOTE: You must stop and then restart the Windows Management Instrumentation
service to make the changes effective.

NOTE: A setting of "0" in the above-referenced registry location causes the
default file size of the Smsprov.log file, which is 512 KB, to be used after
stopping and restarting the SMS_EXECUTIVE service.

Additional query words: prodsms smsprov logfile

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Keywords          : kbsms200 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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