| Microsoft Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure & Resource Center |
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| System Mgmt Server 2.0 (Greek) - Win NT
| Product Summary |
Product: System Mgmt Server
Version: 2.0 |
Category: Compliant
Operating System: Win NT |
| Language: Greek |
Release Date: 08 Feb 1999 |
| Operational Range: |
01 Jan 1996 - 31 Dec 2035 |
| Prerequisites: |
None |
| Product Dependencies: |
Windows NT Server 3.51 Service Pack 5 plus Year 2000 updates, Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 4 plus Year 2000 updates, SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 5, SQL Server 7.0 |
| Clock Dependencies: |
System Clock |
| Last Updated: |
08 Aug 1999 | |
| Product Details |
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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 2.0 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.
The Systems Management Server Installer, freely available as a web download for all version 1.2 customers and included with Systems Management Server 2.0, is also compliant from version 2.0.64 onwards (this is the version that shipped with Systems Management Server 2.0). 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.
How the product handles dates:
Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) CTime classes, and C run time functions handle internal processing of date and time information that support dates from 1/1/1970 through 12/31/2035
The Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 user interface utilizes Date and Time Picker Common Controls (DATETIMEPIC_CLASS) that are in COMCTL32.DLL. These support dates from 01/01/1976 through 12/31/2035
Two-digit shortcut handling:
The Date and Time Picker Common Controls (DATETIMEPIC_CLASS) support 2-digit shortcut dates from 01/01/1976 through 12/31/2029. In other words 76 - 99 are interpreted as 1976 to 1999, and 00 - 29 are interpreted as 2000 - 2029. Dates before 01/01/1976 or after 12/31/2029 defaults to 01/01/1976.
Note: Dates from 01/01/2030 through 12/31/2035 are valid, but the year must be entered using 4 digits.
Testing guidelines and recommendations:
Microsoft understands that for various reasons customers may be required to conduct their own year 2000 certification testing. Microsoft provides the test recommendations below to aid customers in conducting their own year 2000 certification of Microsoft Systems Management Server.
SMS 2.0 Year 2000 Suggested Test Matrix
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Feature |
Scenario |
Expected Testing Summary |
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Admin User Interface/ Remote Admin
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Enter 2-digit shortcut for date
- before 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- well after 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Enter 4-digit date
- before 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- w ell after 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Intra site |
Site server in 1 time zone and other intra site servers in another:
- both in 1999
- One server in 1999 and the other in 2000
- both in 2000
- One server 29 February 2000 the other before or after
- both well into 2000
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Compliant |
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Inter site |
Site servers in different time zones
- both in 1999
- One server in 1999 and the other in 2000
- both in 2000
- One server 29 February 2000 the other before or after
- both well into 2000
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Compliant |
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Data Maintenance |
Tasks: Deleted Age older than ###
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Tasks: Scheduled to start after ??? \ Latest start time
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Fault Management
(Crystal Reports, Status, FM) |
Keep messages for X days
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
Scheduling Options
- Two-digit year 00 through 02
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Compliant |
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Keep messages for X days
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Sort date from through
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Queries |
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Tools |
Reports, date related
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Client
Discovery
Assignment
Installation |
Logon point update schedule
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Discovery Method polling schedule
(Poll every X days \ weeks \ months)
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Software Inventory |
Simple Schedule: hours, days, weeks
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Full schedule: Occurs every ## days effective ??/??/?? ??:??
- Entered before 2000 but not effective until 2000
- Entered in 2000 and effective in 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Entered well past 2000 and effective well past 2000
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Compliant |
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Software with dates
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Hardware Inventory |
Simple Schedule: hours, days, weeks
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Full schedule: Occurs every ## days effective HH:MM DD/MM/YYYY
- Entered before 2000 but not effective until 2000
- Entered in 2000 and effective in 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Entered well past 2000 and effective well past 2000
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Compliant |
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Software Distribution |
Check for programs every ## minutes
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Advertisements Start rime \ End time
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Advertisements Mandatory
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Advertisements Interval Since ???
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Software Metering |
Configuration polling interval
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Checked out expiration date
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Inactive for X amount of time.
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Local License balancing: Occurs every "recurrence pattern"
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Local Site Management: Occurs every "recurrence pattern"
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Local Data collection: Occurs every "recurrence pattern"
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Inter site License balancing: Occurs every "recurrence pattern"
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 200029 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Inter site Site Management: Occurs every "recurrence pattern"
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Inter site Data collection: Occurs every "recurrence pattern"
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Remote Control |
Chat across time zones
- Spanning 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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File transfer Spanning
- 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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- RC session across time zones1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Network Discovery |
Scheduled Discovery
- 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Expired Discovery Data Is Deleted
- 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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Discovery Data Has Correct Time Stamp
- 1999 > 2000
- 2000
- 29 February 2000
- Well past 2000 but before 2036
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Compliant |
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The product is compliant with recommended customer action. This indicates a prerequisite action is recommended which may include loading a software update or reading a document. |
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The product is compliant with an acceptable deviations from Microsoft's standard of compliance. An acceptable deviation does not affect the core functionality, data integrity, stability, or reliability of the product. |
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The product is compliant with pending Year 2000 software updates. Future maintenance actions will be recommended shortly. See Product Guide for further details. |
| Note: Compliance ratings given for each product assume that all recommended actions have been taken. |
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YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURE
ALL COMMUNICATIONS OR CONVEYANCES OF INFORMATION TO YOU CONCERNING MICROSOFT AND THE YEAR 2000, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THIS DOCUMENT OR ANY OTHER PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE INFORMATION REGARDING YEAR 2000 TESTING, ASSESSMENTS, READINESS, TIME TABLES, OBJECTIVES, OR OTHER (COLLECTIVELY THE "MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT"), ARE PROVIDED AS A "YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURE" (AS DEFINED BY THE YEAR 2000 INFORMATION AND READINESS DISCLOSURE ACT) AND CAN BE FOUND AT MICROSOFT'S YEAR 2000 WEBSITE LOCATED AT http://www.microsoft.com/year2000/ (the "Y2K WEBSITE"). EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS HEREOF, THE TERMS OF THE Y2K WEBSITE, AND THE YEAR 2000 INFORMATION AND READINESS DISCLOSURE ACT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING THE PLANNING FOR THE TRANSITION TO THE YEAR 2000. EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND IS UPDATED REGULARLY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. MICROSOFT THEREFORE RECOMMENDS THAT YOU CHECK THE Y2K WEBSITE REGULARLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT. EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. CONSEQUENTLY, MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MOREOVER, MICROSOFT DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY MICROSOFT OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY DECREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY DISCLAIMER. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER REGARDING ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN EACH MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT IS FOUND AT THE Y2K WEBSITE AND IS INTENDED TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER INFORMATION LOCATED AT THE Y2K WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MICROSOFT'S YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE STATEMENT, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CATEGORIES OF COMPLIANCE INTO WHICH MICROSOFT HAS CLASSIFIED ITS PRODUCTS IN ITS YEAR 2000 PRODUCT GUIDE, AND THE MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 TEST CRITERIA.
ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENTS MADE TO YOU IN THE COURSE OF PROVIDING YEAR 2000 RELATED UPDATES, YEAR 2000 DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS, OR REMEDIATION SERVICES (IF ANY) ARE SUBJECT TO THE YEAR 2000 INFORMATION AND READINESS DISCLOSURE ACT (112 STAT. 2386). IN CASE OF A DISPUTE, THIS ACT MAY REDUCE YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF ANY SUCH STATEMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY YOUR CONTRACT OR TARIFF.
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