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Q326589: SMS: How to Control SMS_EXECUTIVE Threads w/out SMS Service Mgr

Article: Q326589
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbServer kbsms200 kbsmsAdmin
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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This article describes how to control the running state of the threads of the
SMS_EXECITVE service without using the SMS Service Manager.

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.

You can use the registry change the state of each thread installed on a Systems
Management Server (SMS) 2.0 Site. This is useful when the SMS Service Manager
will not make a connection. NOTE: Microsoft recommends that you use the SMS
Service Manager To stop or start threads of SMS_EXECUTIVE, if you can.

To change the state of threads of the SMS_EXECITVE service, follow these steps:

1. In the registry, locate the following key:

  HKLM\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Components\SMS_EXECUTIVE\Threads

  Each thread installed at the site is listed by its full name, for example:

  SMS_NT_LOGON_SERVER_MANAGER

  When you click the thread name, the right pane of Registry Editor displays a
  list of values for this subkey.

  The values that you are looking for are "Requested Operation" and "Current
  State".

  NOTE: For a running thread component, the data for the "Requested Operation"
  value is "None" and the data for "Current State" is "Running".

2. To stop running components, change "Requested Operation" to "Stop".

  To start stopped components, change "Requested Operation" to "Start".

  The changes to the components take effect immediately.

Additional query words: prodsms

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

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