DOCUMENT:Q191352  31-JUL-2001  [sms]
TITLE   :SMS: Duplicate/Cross Linked Datakeys Appear on Very Large Sites
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:1.2
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbDatabase kbInventory smsinv smsdatabasekbfaq

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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After sites have more than 15,000 computers inventoried into the database,
duplicate or cross-linked datakeys may begin to appear.

This can cause such problems as the wrong computer being remote controlled or
receiving the wrong software distribution.

When cross-linked and duplicate datakeys begin to appear, they may be found on
but are not limited to the following tables:

   Netcard_spec
   Disk_spec
   Environment_spec
   Identification_spec

Please contact Microsoft Systems Management Server Product support for more
information.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.2. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Systems
Management Server 1.2 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the
service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
(without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodsms sp sp4 data keys key crosslink crosslinked crosslinks

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Keywords          : kbDatabase kbInventory smsinv smsdatabase kbfaq
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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