The Systems Management Server Advanced Client does not report to the site server (830021)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

SYMPTOMS

After you use the Add/Remove Programs tool to remove Microsoft Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) on a computer that is running Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003, you notice that the SMS 2003 Advanced Client does not report to the SMS site server.

CAUSE

When you use the Add/Remove Programs tool to remove BITS, the Advanced Client is disabled.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, reinstall the SMS 2003 Advanced Client. By doing this, you automatically reinstall BITS. You can reinstall the Advanced Client by using the push installation method. Or, you can manually install the Advanced Client when you connect to the SMS site server and then start the Client.msi program that is located in the ServerName\SMSClient\i386 folder.

For more information about how to install the SMS 2003 Advanced Client, see the Systems Management Server 2003 Concepts, Planning, and Deployment Guide. To do so, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=784838B3-34E0-4122-B3E2-17C5B4EEF8F4&displaylang=en

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/13/2005
Keywords:kbprb KB830021 kbAudITPRO
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