Microsoft Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure & Resource Center

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Product: System Mgmt Server Version: 1.2 Category: Compliant* Operating System: Win NT Language: Italian Release Date: 13 Sep 1996 Operational Range: 01 Jan 1980 - 31 Dec 2035 Prerequisites: Systems Management Server 1.2 Service Pack 4 Product Dependencies: Windows NT Server 3.51 (Service Pack 3) or later or Windows NT Server 4.0, Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Clock Dependencies: System Clock Last Updated: 26 Jul 1999

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Product Maintenance: While Microsoft continues to recommend that customers install the most current Service Pack/Release for non-Year 2000 reasons, we understand that, for many reasons, this may not be possible. In order to aid our customersÆ Year 2000 efforts, Microsoft intends to maintain Systems Management Server 1.2 Service Pack 4 as compliant through January 1, 2001. Newer Service Packs are also to be maintained as compliant, and may include additional non-Year 2000 updates. This is intended to minimize the Year 2000 as a reason to upgrade. Systems Management Server 1.2 through Service Pack 3 is Compliant#. The acceptable deviation: When trying to inventory software users are unable to create a query with the user interface for files with a date stamp in the year 2000. Note: Any date prior to 1/1/2000 or after 12/31/2000 works properly. This issue can be worked around by importing a Package Definition File (PDF) which already contains an inventory rule rather than creating the rule in the user interface. Service Pack 4 resolves this issue. Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 Service Pack 4 is a prerequisite and is assumed for the information described below. Systems Management Server 1.2 Service Pack 4 is available from: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/SMS12SP4.EXE Service pack 4 fixes known issues with Systems Management Server 1.2 as indicated by the information below. Microsoft SMS 1.2 can use earlier versions of SQL Server, however SMS is dependent on SQL 6.5 for its Year 2000 test information. The Systems Management Server Installer, freely available as a web download for all version 1.2 customers, is also compliant from version 2.0.64 onwards. The current version at http://www.microsoft.com/smsmgmt/downloads/install.asp is compliant and older versions can be seamlessly upgraded to this version as needed. Systems Management Server Architecture Subsystem Component Microsoft's Testing Summary Sites Personal Computer Properties Workstation Status - Last Hardware scan - Last Software scan For both Last HW and SW scan Before Year 2000 - Works properly Clients whose BIOS clocks rollover from 1999 to 2000, works properly. Clients whose BIOS clocks resets to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, the "Last" HW and SW scan for the respective client will not get updated properly on the server until the client's clock is past the Last HW and SW scan already represented on the server. Resetting the clientÆs clock to the correct time solves this problem until the next century.   Operating System - Install Date Operating Systems installed before the Year 2000 are represented properly in the SMS Admin User Interface before and after the Year 2000. Operating Systems installed after the Year 2000 are represented correctly. Operating Systems installed on 2/29/2000 are represented correctly   File Properties Site Properties - Last report GMT - Last report Local Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Site servers whose BIOS clocks rollover from 1999 to 2000, works properly. Site servers whose BIOS clocks resets to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, the "Last" report GMT and Local will not get updated until the server's clock is ahead of the Last report GMT and Local already represented on the server. Resetting the server's clock to the correct time solves this problem.   Inventory Hardware Inventory Frequency - Every N Days Software Inventory Frequency - Every N Days Regarding Clients Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Clients whose BIOS clocks rollover from 1999 to 2000, works properly. Clients whose BIOS clocks reset to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, inventory will not occur until the client's clock is at the last HW or SW inventory + N days. This functionality is all on the client in the SMS.INI. Resetting the client's clock to the correct time solves this problem. Regarding Servers Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Servers whose BIOS clocks rollover properly from 1999 to 2000, updating the inventory frequency functions properly. Servers whose BIOS clocks reset to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, the update of the site properties will not occur until the site's date is past the last time the site control file was updated before the BIOS rollover error. Resetting the server's clock to the correct time solves this problem.   Clients PCM Polling Interval, - Every N Minutes Regarding Clients Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Clients whose BIOS clocks rollover properly from 1999 to 2000, works properly. Clients whose BIOS clocks reset to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, the interval works properly but offers from the server are slated to begin after a certain date. The client's clock is well in the past and therefore offers will not appear in the client's PCM User Interface. Resetting the clients' clock to the correct time solves this problem.   Account Service account - Last Valid Password Created Represented properly. If the site server's clock rolls-over to 1980 the account will not expire for an extra 20 Years and changing it through the SMS Admin User Interface is not possible until the systems date is past the last update for the site control file.   Outbox - Schedule If the server's BIOS clock works properly: 1999 rolling over to 2000 works properly. 2/29/2000 poses no problems. If the server's BIOS clock does not rollover to the Year 2000, but reverts to 1980, whichever day of the week in 1980 the clock reverts to, and subsequent days, is the schedule the Outbox Schedule will follow. Regardless of this, the mechanism, which initiates the sending of information from this site server will not launch, because it views this as an "old" request to send.   Execute Queries - Query results (Header bar) Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly Dates after Year 2000 -Works properly   Execute query with the following - is Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly   - is not Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly   - is after Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly   - is on or after Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly   - is before Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly.   - is on or before Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly.   Define Query result Formats Properties ( Identification) Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly.   Edit Delete Special - Machines with last activity Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly.   View - All details Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly.   - Sort Dates are listed in correct chronological order.   - Filter Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly. Jobs File "Jobs" Window Dates are listed properly and sorted in correct chronological order.   New Run Command on Workstation Details Send Phase - Only if Not previously sent Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly.   - Even if Previously Sent Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly.   Run Workstation Command - Offer after Regarding Clients Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Clients whose BIOS clocks rollover from 1999 to 2000, works properly. Clients whose BIOS clocks reset to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, the offer will not appear on the client until the offer date for the job is reached by the client. Resetting the client's clock to the correct time solves this problem. Regarding Servers Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Servers whose BIOS clock rolls-over from 1999 to 2000, functions properly. Servers whose BIOS clocks reset to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, the offer will not occur until the site's date and time matches that for the job.   - Mandatory after Regarding Clients Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Clients whose BIOS clock rolls-over from 1999 to 2000, jobs become mandatory properly. Clients whose BIOS clock resets to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, the offer will not appear on the client until the offer date for the job is reached by the client. Resetting the client's clock to the correct time solves this problem and the mandatory job is launched. Regarding Servers Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Servers where the BIOS clock rolls-over properly from 1999 to 2000, functions properly. Servers whose BIOS clocks resets to 1980 on the roll-over from 1999 to 2000, this has no effect on the clients except the offer after and job schedule dates will prevent jobs from being launched or reaching the clients.   - Expires after Regarding Clients Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Clients whose BIOS clock rolls-over from 1999 to 2000, jobs expire properly. Clients whose BIOS clock resets to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, the offer will not expire until the offer date for the job is reached by the client. Resetting the client's clock to the correct time solves this problem and the job expires. Regarding Servers Before Year 2000 û Works properly. Servers whose BIOS clock rolls-over properly from 1999 to 2000, functions properly. Servers whose BIOS clocks resets to 1980 on the roll-over from 1999 to 2000, job will not truly expire until the expiration date is reached on the server.   Job Schedule Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Servers whose BIOS clocks rollover properly from 1999 to 2000, functions properly. Servers whose BIOS clocks resets to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, the job will not go active until the scheduled date.   Edit Delete Special - Dated Before: Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly.   - Older Than: N Days Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Servers where the BIOS clock rolls-over properly from 1999 to 2000, functions properly. Servers whose BIOS clocks' reset to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, the old jobs now happen in the future   View - All details Dates are listed in correct chronological order.   - Sort Dates are sorted in correct chronological order.   - Filter Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly. Packages File Properties Inventory - Package Properties Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly. Alerts New - Alert query Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly. Events File Properties Event Detail - Time: Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly.   Edit Delete Special - Dated Before: Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly.   - Older Than: N Days Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Servers where the BIOS clock rolls-over properly from 1999 to 2000, functions properly. Servers whose BIOS clocks reset to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, the old events now happen in the future   View - All details Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly.   - Sort Dates are sorted in correct chronological order.   - Filter Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly. SNMP Traps Edit Delete Special - Dated Before: Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly.   - Older Than: N Days Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Servers where the BIOS clock rolls-over properly from 1999 to 2000, functions properly. Servers whose BIOS clocks reset to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, the traps now happen in the future   View - All details Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly.   - Sort Dates are sorted in correct chronological order.   - Filter Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly. SQL Server Messages Event Display Dates before Year 2000 - Works properly. Dates after Year 2000 - Works properly. Database Manager Edit Merge History For Selected PCs Works properly.   Machines Duplicate machines - Last hardware scan Regarding Clients Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Clients where the BIOS clock rolls-over from 1999 to 2000, performs properly. Clients where the BIOS clock resets to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, the last hardware scan is time stamped with the same time stamp of the first hardware scan. Resetting the client's clock to the correct time solves this problem for the next hardware scans. Regarding Servers Before Year 2000 - Works properly. For servers where the BIOS clock rolls-over properly from 1999 to 2000, functions properly. For servers whose BIOS clocks' reset to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, this has no effect.   Tools Delete Collected files Select by date Select Cut-Off Date - No Activity Since: (m/d/y) Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Servers where the BIOS clock rolls-over properly from 1999 to 2000, functions properly. Servers whose BIOS clock resets to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, it is the clientsÆ clock which time stamps this.   - Select by number of inactive days - Minimum inactive days Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Servers where the BIOS clock rolls-over properly from 1999 to 2000, functions properly. Servers whose BIOS clocks resets to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000, does not function properly. Resetting the system clock solves this. Package Control Manager Log File Before Year 2000 - Works properly. Clients where the BIOS clock rolls-over from 1999 to 2000, perform properly. Clients where the BIOS clock resets to 1980 on the rollover from 1999 to 2000 accurately report the inaccurate date(s).

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