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Q278982: Server Discovery Doesn’t Keep History of All Discovered Servers

Article: Q278982
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0 SP2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbDiscovery kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200preSP4fix
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 SP2 
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SYMPTOMS
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The SMS_WINNT_SERVER_DISCOVERY_AGENT thread generates Data Discovery Record
(DDRs) for all discovered servers every cycle.

Note that the Discovered Site Systems registry list is located in the following
registry key:

  HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Components\SMS_WINNT_SERVER_DISCOVERY_AGENT

CAUSE
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This problem occurs because the agent does not keep a local history of all
discovered servers when the agent cannot reach one site system server.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management
Server version 2.0. For additional information, click the following article
number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that
are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 4.

Additional query words: prodsms disc local history

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Keywords          : kbDiscovery kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200preSP4fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200SP2
Version           : :2.0 SP2
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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