SMS: SMS 1.2 SP3 Cannot Be Distributed Using PCM as a Service

ID: Q188063

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SUMMARY

Package Command Manager (PCM) as a service cannot be used to distribute and run the Systems Management Server 1.2 Service Pack 3 upgrade.

MORE INFORMATION

To use PCM as a service, you must use the Package setup to set the package to run as Automated Command Line and System Background Task. For this to function, the program must NOT require user input of any kind. The setup program employed by Systems Management Server to apply service pack upgrades does not support the use of silent or unattended installations. Therefore, it is not possible to update a primary site to Systems Management Server 1.2 Service Pack 3 by means of the PCM service. You must use PCM as an application, and it will require user interaction to install successfully.

Additional query words: SP SP3 instal installation instalation

Keywords          : smssetup smspcm 
Version           : WINNT:1.2
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: June 25, 1998