Q134690: INVDOS Fails When Inventorying an Unformatted Partition

Article: Q134690
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.0,1.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork smsgeneral kbArtTypeINF
Last Modified: 27-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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InvDOS fails and an "Abort, Retry, Fail" error message appears when the agent
attempts to inventory a partitioned but unformatted drive.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, format the partition.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.1. This problem has been corrected in Systems Management Server
version 1.2.

Additional query words: prodsms client smsls.bat smsls login hang sms

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Keywords          : kbnetwork smsgeneral kbArtTypeINF 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS100 kbSMS110
Version           : winnt:1.0,1.1

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