Article: Q237330
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbAdvertisement kbSoftwareDist kbsms200sp2fix
Last Modified: 25-JUN-2000
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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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When you create an advertisement in Systems Management Server 2.0, you can set
the sending priority to low, medium, or high. When you choose either a low or
high priority, the actual sending priority used by the site server is reversed,
as detailed in the following table.
+-------------------------------------+
| Selected priority | Actual priority |
+-------------------------------------+
| low | high |
+-------------------------------------+
| medium | medium |
+-------------------------------------+
| high | low |
+-------------------------------------+
This behavior does not apply to the sending priority that you can set on
packages.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management
Server version 2.0. For additional information, please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q236325 How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack
WORKAROUND
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When you create an advertisement that needs a high priority, set the
advertisement priority to low.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server
version 2.0 Service Pack 2.
MORE INFORMATION
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This behavior can adversely affect the timely delivery of advertisements in a
multiple-site hierarchy. Because site-to-site communication occurs using a
medium priority, any advertisements that are configured to use a high priority
are preempted by the site-to-site traffic.
It is especially important to configure advertisements created at a parent site
with a low priority if a fast delivery to the client is required.
Additional query words: prodsms ad not received apm
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Keywords : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbAdvertisement kbSoftwareDist kbsms200sp2fix
Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version : winnt:2.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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