SMS: Suppressing Unaddressable Sites Message Opening SMS Admin

• Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

If any primary site has more than 1,800 sites reporting to it, the Systems Management Server Administrator program displays the following message:

   Some machines in your database are associated with sites or domains that
   do not appear in your Sites tree. The missing items are listed below.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression- tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

MORE INFORMATION

To install this hotfix, perform the steps below. Note that this procedure involves editing the system registry.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

1. Stop all SMS services.

2. Rename the existing Sms.exe file to Sms.old (this file will most likely be located in either the Sms\Site.srv\X86.bin or Sms\Site.srv\Alpha.bin directories).

3. Copy the new (hotfix) version of Sms.exe to the directory the existing Sms.exe file was located in.

4. Start the Systems Management Server Administrator program.

5. On the Tools menu, click Options.

6. Click Save Settings Now (this creates the SuppressMissingAddressDialog value in the AppSettings key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER in the system registry).

7. Start RegEdt32.exe.

8. Navigate to the following key:

         HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Main\AppSettings
   

9. Change SuppressMissingAddressDialog value from 0 to 1.

10. Close and reopen the Systems Management Server Administrator program.