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We changed the SMS Server from 2.0.3 on NT to 2.0.5 on Win 2000 in december with a new site name
The first (full) software inventory worked well on all clients but the following incremental software inventory update fails for 75% of the clients.
All of these *.SID files are in ...\SMS\inboxes\sinv.box\BADSinv\*.si
The SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER shows errors an the explanation mentions a "fail to process the delta MIF file". "Possible cause: The file is corrupt or contains bad syntax.
The SMS_SOFTWARE_INVENTORY_PROCESSOR shows errors too
"Possible cause: The file attempted to update inventory information in the SMS site database that does not already exist, or the file contains invalid syntax.

What can i do?

richard threlkeld

Sounds like the clients are out of sync and sending Delta's back to the SMS
site server. Did you do a site recovery or move clients over to a new site
because this normally happens and you need to issue a client resync for HINV
and SINV after that.

You can use the following registry key in an SMS package to trigger a full
re-sync:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;325585


Or you can use cli_inv.ipf from the SMS 2.0 Recovery Wizard to create a
package to distribute for your site code.

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Richard Threlkeld
Microsoft MVP - SMS

december with a new site name.

following incremental software inventory update fails for 75% of the clients.


"fail to process the delta MIF file". "Possible cause: The file is corrupt or contains bad syntax."


SMS site database that does not already exist, or the file contains invalid syntax."

gerald mundel

december with a new site name.

following incremental software inventory update fails for 75% of the clients.


"fail to process the delta MIF file". "Possible cause: The file is corrupt or contains bad syntax."


SMS site database that does not already exist, or the file contains invalid syntax."