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Q285780: SMS: Increased Network Traffic When You Run Hardware Inventory

Article: Q285780
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0,2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2,2.0 SP3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbClient kbConfig kbWBEM kbsms200 kbInventory kbNetTrace
Last Modified: 02-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0, 2.0 SP1, 2.0 SP2, 2.0 SP3 
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SUMMARY
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When you run hardware inventory on a client computer that is running Systems
Management Server (SMS) 2.0, network traffic may be generated.

MORE INFORMATION
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During a hardware inventory cycle, the SMS-based client collects information
based on classes that are enabled in the Sms_def.mof file. To collect the
requested information, the client may have to access network resources. The
following classes are known to cause network traffic by the SMS-based client
during a hardware inventory cycle:

- Win32_UserAccount

- Win32_Group

- Win32_SystemAccount

- Win32_NetworkLogonProfile

- Win32_Desktop

- Win32_BootConfiguration

- Win32_Environment

- Win32_ProgramGroup

- Win32_PrinterConfiguration

- Win32_LogicalDisk

- SMS_LogicalDisk

- SMS_Printer

Most of this network traffic travels through named pipes to the appropriate
resources such as domain controllers and printers.


Additional query words: prodsms WBEM WMI HINV

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbClient kbConfig kbWBEM kbsms200 kbInventory kbNetTrace 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP1 kbSMS200SP2 kbSMS200SP3
Version           : :2.0,2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2,2.0 SP3
Issue type        : kbinfo

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