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Article ID: 287716 - Last Review: February 27, 2007 - Revision: 3.4

SMS: Error messages are logged in Site Component Manager and other SMS components

This article was previously published under Q287716
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:
256986  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=256986/ ) Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

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SYMPTOMS

The following error message may be logged in a variety of log files on your server:
Polling component server DELLSERVER...
Installing server...
Attempting to obtain an INetworkObject interface from NAL for this server...
NAL[4] - Call to the Abnetwork DLL's DllGetClassObject function succeeded. NAL[4] - Provider list is not initialized, initializing...
NAL[2] - The 'Active Order' value is not present
NAL[4] - Provider 'ABEXPRT' inserted into list.
NAL[4] - Attempting to create path for MSWNET:\\DELLSERVER\.
NAL[2] - CreatePath, wrong provider: ABEXPRT. Trying next provider... NAL[1] - ERROR: could not create the path.
ERROR: NAL failed to access NAL path "MSWNET:\\DELLSERVER\", NAL IAbstractNetwork::CreatePath() returned 0x80004005: The operation completed successfully.
NAL[4] - CAbstractNetwork::FinalRelease, deleting providers from provider list...
Server installation failed and will be retried in the next polling cycle.
The preceding error message is a small section of a log that is generated when Network Abstraction Layer logging is enabled. For additional information about enabling Network Abstraction Layer logging, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
243385  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=243385/ ) SMS: Enabling Network Abstraction Layer logging and setting logging levels
Note The log entry that is logged on your computer may vary slightly from the error message that is described in this section.

CAUSE

This issue can occur if the following key is either corrupted or missing from the registry in the Systems Management Server (SMS) site computer or server computer:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\NAL\SERVER

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, use any of the workarounds described in this section. Try these workarounds in the order in which they are listed in this article.

Workaround One

Reapply the SMS service pack that you are currently running to the site server again. When you do so, the corrupted or missing registry key is re-created.

Workaround Two

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.
Manually recreate the registry key:
  1. Stop the sms_site_component_manager and sms_executive services.
  2. Add a REG_MULTI_SZ value named "Active Order" to the following registry key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Nal\Server\Providers
    Note This value must have the following string values:

    • LOCAL
    • MSWNET
    • NWNDS
    • NWBIND
  3. Run the regsvr32 -u command on the following files to unregister the current dynamic-link library (DLL) files.
    • Abnwsvr.dll
    • Falsvrn.dll
    • Mslmsvrn.dll
    • Ndssvrn.dll
    • Bindsvrn.dll

  4. Run the regsv32 command on the following files in the order they are listed to reregister the DLL files.

    • Abnwsvr.dll
    • Falsvrn.dll
    • Mslmsvrn.dll
    • Ndssvrn.dll
    • Bindsvrn.dll

    Note These DLL files are located in the Sms\Bin\Platform folder, where Platform is either Alpha or I386. Reregister all the DLL files. The NetWare DLL files are not invoked if NetWare redirectors do not exist on the computer.
  5. Restart the sms_site_component_manager and the sms_executive services.

Workaround Three

Rebuild the site server or site system that is experiencing the issue.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 1
Keywords: 
kbprb kbserver kbsetup kbsitecomp KB287716
       

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