Consider the following scenario:
- You
install hotfix 907311 for Microsoft
Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003.
- You use the fan-out feature to configure an SMS 2003 multitier hierarchy.
- In the central site, you define packages for software
distribution.
- You add distribution points for a package from a site that
is under the site where the package was created.
In this scenario, the SMS 2003 Distribution Manager does not
delete the processed .srv files in the following folder on the primary site:
distmgr.inbox\incoming
Hotfix information
A
supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended
to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this
hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download
available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section
does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to
obtain the hotfix.
Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required,
you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs
will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for
this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and
Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the
following Microsoft Web site:
Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for
which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a
hotfix is not available for that language.
Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have SMS 2003 Service Pack 3
installed.
For more information about how to obtain this service pack, click the following
article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
885643Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=885643/
)
How to obtain the latest Systems
Management Server 2003 service pack
Restart requirement
You do
not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace a previously released software
update.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file
attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.
The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To
find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time
Zone tab in the
Date and Time item in Control
Panel.
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| File name | File version | File
size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|
| Basesvr.dll | 2.50.4253.3117 | 1,777,664 | 31-Jul-2007 | 19:20 | x86 |
| Baseutil.dll | 2.50.4253.3102 | 614,400 | 31-Jul-2007 | 17:05 | x86 |
| Distmgr.dll | 2.50.4253.3121 | 421,888 | 31-Jul-2007 | 19:40 | x86 |
After you apply this hotfix, the site can delete future .srv
files after that files are successfully processed. However, the site does not
delete those undeleted *.srv files that were generated before this hotfix was
applied.
Microsoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
in the "Applies to" section.
For more information about
software update terminology, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=824684/
)
Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
For more information about hotfix
907311, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
907311Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=907311/
)
Only one of the multiple distribution points is added to a package in a
multi-tier SMS 2003 hierarchy