SMS: Refresh of Collection Does Not Always List New Machines

• Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SUMMARY

In Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0, collections are used to group resources in a way that is logical for software distribution, reports, and many other administrative tasks. If you navigate under Site Database|Collections in SMS Administrator, right-click on the desired collection and click refresh or press the F5 key, new machines may not show up. However, if you right-click on the desired collection and select "Update Collection Membership," new machines appear.

The Collection Evaluator thread of the SMS_EXECUTIVE updates collection memberships once an hour by default. Clicking refresh or hitting the F5 key simply reads what the collection evaluator gathered in its last cycle; selecting Update Collection Membership forces SMS to reevaluate the resources in the site.

You can change the interval at which collections are updated by right-clicking on the desired collection, and selecting the Membership Rules Tab of Collection properties. Then click Schedule and specify when and how often you want to update the collection membership.

Additional query words: prodsms collections update

Keywords          : kbSMS200 smsadmin 
Version           : winnt:2.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbinfo 

Last Reviewed: March 18, 1999