SMS: Importing a New License Management Information Format File Overwrites Existing License Information (226842)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP1
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP2
This article was previously published under Q226842

SYMPTOMS

When you want to increase the number of available licenses for a particular product that is being metered by software metering, one option is to import a license Management Information Format (MIF) file, which contains the additional license information. When you do this, the number of licenses is not increased in an additive fashion but, rather, is overwritten by the new value contained in the MIF file.

CAUSE

When an MIF file is imported for a program that already exists, and the MIF file contains identical parameters as a program that is already being metered, the existing parameters are overwritten.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, make sure that any import MIF files reflect the total available licenses rather than the number of licenses to be added.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbBug kbsms200preSP2 kbsms200preSP3 kbsmsMeter KB226842
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