Server Admin now non-responsive/VERY sluggish

Server Admin 10.6 has become unresponsive or very sluggish at best. SA shows up in Activity Monitor as "unresponsive", then eventually loads the proper data from the server. Any change of window in Server Admin generates the same response.
The server (a G5) is running OS X 10.5.8 (v1.1). The admin pc (a 24" iMac) is running OS X 10.6.
I have tried the following:
1. Re-booted both the server and the admin iMac.
2. Re-installing Server Admin 10.6.
3. Updating the OS on the server to the 8/31/09 update v1.1 to OS X Server 10.5.8.
Still have the same lack of response. It takes about 30 seconds for the window in SA to change or refresh.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Rich

More information:
When I open the Server Monitor app and try to access the server, I get the following messages in the Status Summary window:
"software is not installed properly on server" alternating with "CANNOTLOAD_BUNDLEERR".
I've never seen these messages before.
BTW, when I use ARD and open Server Admin on the server itself, I get the normal response and window refresh. However, when I open the Server Monitor app on the server, I get the same error messages as above.

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or
man dscl
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;server.tjtw.co.uk. IN A
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server.tjtw.co.uk. 10800 IN A 10.0.100.2
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
tjtw.co.uk. 10800 IN NS server.tjtw.co.uk.
;; Query time: 1 msec
;; SERVER: 10.0.100.2#53(10.0.100.2)
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2.100.0.10.in-addr.arpa. 10800 IN PTR server.tjtw.co.uk.
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
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;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
server.tjtw.co.uk. 10800 IN A 10.0.100.2
;; Query time: 0 msec
;; SERVER: 10.0.100.2#53(10.0.100.2)
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