Client push fails when the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Management Point is installed in Windows Server 2008

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Symptoms

When the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Management Point (MP) is installed on a Windows Server 2008 based computer, client push installations may fail with an error message that resembles the following:

Cause

This problem occurs because certain information is missing from the ApplicationHost.config file.

Resolution

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, available from this Microsoft web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?FamilyID=3318741a-c038-4ab1-852a-e9c13f8a8140

For a list of issues resolved in this service pack, click on the following article number in the Microsoft Knowledgebase:

971348 List of hotfixes and updates that are contained in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2
You can also resolve this problem, by adding the following line to each<handlers xxxx> section of the %windir%\System32\inetsrv\config\applicationHost.config file between OPTIONSverbhandler and StaticFile:
<add name="WebDAV" path="*" verb="PROPFIND,PROPPATCH,MKCOL,PUT,COPY,DELETE,MOVE,LOCK,UNLOCK" modules="WebDAVModule" resourceType="Unspecified" requireAccess="None" />


Note There is a separate handlers section for each virtual directory.

You may also have to verify that the following lines exist in the same file:

1. Make sure that the following line exists in the <globalModules></globalModules> section:
   <add name="WebDAVModule" image="C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\webdav.dll" />

2. Make sure that the following line exists in the <modules></modules> section:
   <add name="WebDAVModule" />
   
   Here is an example of the corrected section for the SMSMP virtual Directory section:
   <location path="Default Web Site/SMSSMP">
   <system.webServer>
   <directoryBrowse enabled="false" showFlags="Date, Time, Size, Extension" />
   <handlers accessPolicy="Execute">
   <clear />
   <add name="ISAPI-dll" path="*.dll" verb="*" modules="IsapiModule" resourceType="File" requireAccess="Execute" allowPathInfo="true" />
   <add name="TraceHandler-Integrated" path="trace.axd" verb="GET,HEAD,POST,DEBUG" type="System.Web.Handlers.TraceHandler" preCondition="integratedMode" />
   <add name="WebAdminHandler-Integrated" path="WebAdmin.axd" verb="GET,DEBUG" type="System.Web.Handlers.WebAdminHandler" preCondition="integratedMode" />
   <add name="AssemblyResourceLoader-Integrated" path="WebResource.axd" verb="GET,DEBUG" type="System.Web.Handlers.AssemblyResourceLoader" preCondition="integratedMode" />
   <add name="PageHandlerFactory-Integrated" path="*.aspx" verb="GET,HEAD,POST,DEBUG" type="System.Web.UI.PageHandlerFactory" preCondition="integratedMode" />
   <add name="SimpleHandlerFactory-Integrated" path="*.ashx" verb="GET,HEAD,POST,DEBUG" type="System.Web.UI.SimpleHandlerFactory" preCondition="integratedMode" />
   <add name="WebServiceHandlerFactory-Integrated" path="*.asmx" verb="GET,HEAD,POST,DEBUG" type="System.Web.Services.Protocols.WebServiceHandlerFactory, System.Web.Services, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" preCondition="integratedMode" />
   <add name="HttpRemotingHandlerFactory-rem-Integrated" path="*.rem" verb="GET,HEAD,POST,DEBUG" type="System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Http.HttpRemotingHandlerFactory, System.Runtime.Remoting, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" preCondition="integratedMode" />
   <add name="HttpRemotingHandlerFactory-soap-Integrated" path="*.soap" verb="GET,HEAD,POST,DEBUG" type="System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Http.HttpRemotingHandlerFactory, System.Runtime.Remoting, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" preCondition="integratedMode" />
   <add name="AboMapperCustom-51457" path="*.sms_smp" verb="CCM_POST" modules="IsapiModule" scriptProcessor="d:\sms_ccm\smpisapi.dll" responseBufferLimit="0" />
   <add name="TRACEVerbHandler" path="*" verb="TRACE" modules="ProtocolSupportModule" requireAccess="None" />
   <add name="OPTIONSVerbHandler" path="*" verb="OPTIONS" modules="ProtocolSupportModule" requireAccess="None" />
   <add name="WebDAV" path="*" verb="PROPFIND,PROPPATCH,MKCOL,PUT,COPY,DELETE,MOVE,LOCK,UNLOCK" modules="WebDAVModule" resourceType="Unspecified" requireAccess="None" />
   <add name="StaticFile" path="*" verb="*" modules="StaticFileModule,DefaultDocumentModule,DirectoryListingModule" resourceType="Either" requireAccess="Read" />
   </handlers>
   <security>
   

For more information on how to Configure Windows Server 2008 for Site Systems see the following TechNet documentation:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc431377.aspx

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.