Q174586: SMS: RSERVICE /Query Loops When Sites Have > 1,400 Clients

Article: Q174586
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbPCM smspcm
Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When using RSERVICE with the /QUERY option in an environment that contains more
than 1,400 computers which have PCMSVC32 installed, you enter into a loop and
are unable to proceed.

CAUSE
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The number of entries is greater than the buffer space which is available for
the query.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.2. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Systems
Management Server 1.2 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the
service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
(without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodsms rservice

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Keywords          : kbPCM smspcm 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.2
Issue type        : kbbug

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