I have just upgraded my site server from SCCM 2012 R2 to SCCM 2012 R2 SP1.  The upgrade completed successfully according to the log.  My primary site is the only site server (other than distribution points).

Now I have a new component listed in "Component Status" called "SMS Providers" with availability "Unknown"

If I look at status messages I see that site component manager successfully reinstalled the component on the site system.

If I try to query the component in Configuration Manager Service Manager I get "Error communicating with this component".

I don't see any relevant errors on SMSPROV.LOG or SITECOMP.LOG.

Has anyone else seen this?

Thanks,

FP

Here is a picture of my Component Status node with the SMS Providers object highlighted:

I've noticed that in my lab, where I ran through the SP1 upgrade prior to upgrading production, I do not have this item in Component Status... 

My site seems to operate fine, every function I have tested so far is working properly...  Anybody else seeing this after upgrading from 2012 R2 to 2012 R2 SP1?

Does this help you?

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/eb21f07a-6d01-4e61-bb6b-97a47626d78a/errors-after-update-from-sccm-2012-r2-to-r2-sp1?forum=configmanagergeneral

• Edited by SandyTsang 10 hours 50 minutes ago

Does this help you?

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/eb21f07a-6d01-4e61-bb6b-97a47626d78a/errors-after-update-from-sccm-2012-r2-to-r2-sp1?forum=configmanagergeneral

• Edited by SandyTsang Friday, August 28, 2015 9:00 PM
• Proposed as answer by Joyce LMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Monday, August 31, 2015 6:58 AM

Thanks for the link Sandy.  My case is different, all of my components reinstalled successfully during the upgrade.  We don't have TrendMicro installed, we use SCEP.

My site server appears to be fully functional- clients are reporting inventory, I've tested software and OS deployment, Software Center works fine, and all my site systems reinstalled during the upgrade.  I don't see any indication of a problem other than this one "SMS_PROVIDERS" component with the unknown status.  I am hesitant to upgrade to CU1 until I know the cause behind this.  Hopefully someone from Microsoft will see this and offer some insight?  I'm not comfortable leaving it the way it is. 

-FP

So I opened a case with Microsoft...  I have very little confidence in this explanation since I have two environments that are supposed to be identical (lab and prod) and after successful upgrade only prod has this new unknown service, but this is what they told me:

"This SMS_Providers is a newly added component of  sitecomp in R2SP1/SP2 and its not a NT service (this is probably why the status is unknown), its hosted by WMI service host as other WMI Providers, this is servicing as a channel to update local & remote providers.

The availability of the component is unknown by design so you do not have to worry about that.

If you have any questions please let me know or If I have answered your questions can we close the ticket."

So...  now I will move forward with my CU1 and driver bloat fix patches. Hope this helps someone else?

FP

• Marked as answer by Filthy_Pierre 18 hours 48 minutes ago