For the last 3 days the Configuration Manager console on the central site server has been crashing ever so often. this morning I have realised that the CPU usage is 100% and smsexec.exe*32 process is taking up 99% of that. has anyone come across this issue and if so what are the things that I need to check? Ted

See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932206.aspx and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932169.aspx. You have to use perfmon to get an idea which thread of SMS_Executive is causing that issue.Torsten Meringer | http://www.mssccmfaq.de

thanks Torsten for the links. I am running perfmon to find out which SMS_Executive thread is causing the issue. Will let you know how it goes. Ted

It is also worth reviewing the list of post SP2 hotfixes as many address performance issues. I don't know of one with the specific symptoms you described, but others may help this issue: http://blog.configmgrftw.com/?page_id=261.Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com | Twitter @JasonSandys

It is also worth reviewing the list of post SP2 hotfixes as many address performance issues. I don't know of one with the specific symptoms you described, but others may help this issue: http://blog.configmgrftw.com/?page_id=261.Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com | Twitter @JasonSandys

See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932206.aspx and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932169.aspx. You have to use perfmon to get an idea which thread of SMS_Executive is causing that issue.Torsten Meringer | http://www.mssccmfaq.de