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Q288547: SMS: WMI Returns Win32_Share Instances Indefinitely

Article: Q288547
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 1.1,1.5,2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbWBEM kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbInventory kbSysAdmin kbsms200preSP4fix kbWin2000sp3fix
Last Modified: 15-AUG-2002

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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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Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) can return instances of the Win32_Share
class indefinitely. This problem can occur until you restart the computer or you
stop the Winmgmt service. When this problem occurs, the Winmgmt exhibits high
levels of CPU usage.

On the Systems Management Server (SMS) clients, this problem may cause symptoms
such as high CPU usage by the Winmgmt service and the creation of large hardware
inventory MIF files by the SMS Hardware Inventory agent. The MIF files may be so
large that they exceed the default maximum MIF file processing size that is
defined in SMS 2.0 (5,000,000 bytes) and may not be processed.

CAUSE
=====

If more than approximately 256 shares exist on the computer, querying for
instances of the Win32_Share class by using WMI may be reiterative.

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:

  Q288239 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service
  Pack

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For
additional information, click the following article number to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack



WORKAROUND
==========

To work around this problem with SMS 2.0, disable the Win32_Share class
enumeration in the SMS site's Sms_def.mof file.

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. This problem was first corrected
in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.


Additional query words: kbMgmtAdmin prodsms

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Keywords          : kbWBEM kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbInventory kbSysAdmin kbsms200preSP4fix kbWin2000sp3fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : :1.1,1.5,2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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