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Server locator points do not work correctly in Systems Management Server 2003
In Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003, Server locator points (SLPs) do not work correctly.
For example, you cannot use the auto-assignment feature of SMS 2003 when you install an Advanced Client. Additionally, when you
use Internet Explorer to visit http://
SiteServer/SMS_SLP/slp.dll, you receive the following error message:
HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found.
You expect to see the "Bad Query String!" message.
This problem occurs because SMS 2003 registers the SLP in
Internet Information Services (IIS) by using the 8.3 naming convention. For
example, if you install SMS 2003 to the C:\Program Files\SMS folder, you
find that the SMS_SLP virtual directory in IIS points to
C:\Progra~1\SMS\BIN\i386\SMS_SLP.
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for
Systems Management Server 2003.
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
885643Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=885643/
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How to obtain the latest Systems Management Server 2003 service pack
To work around this problem, use Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager to change
the local path of the SMS_SLP virtual directory to the full physical path of the SMS 2003 installation. For example, change the local path from C:\Progra~1\SMS\BIN\i386\SMS_SLP to C:\Program Files\SMS\BIN\i386\SMS_SLP.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 1.
This problem occurs in all SMS
clients.
After you install SMS 2003 without service packs installed,
you see the following entry when you view the Slpsetup.log file:
Successfully created the
virtual directory SMS_SLP for the physical path
c:\progra~1\sms\bin\i386\SMS_SLP
However, if you perform a single
slipstreamed installation of SMS 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), you see the following entry when you view the Slpsetup.log file:
Successfully created the virtual directory SMS_SLP for
the physical path c:\Program Files\SMS\bin\i386\SMS_SLP
Note The Slpsetup.log file is in the Logs folder in the SMS installation folder. For example, if you install SMS in the C:\Program
Files\SMS folder, log files are created in the C:\Program Files\SMS\Logs folder.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
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