Resource Leak in Eicon V3R3 X.25 Link Service

• Microsoft SNA Server, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.11, and 3.0

SYMPTOMS

Performance Monitoring of the SNALINK process for Eicon X.25 adapters shows increases in the Handle Count, Private Bytes, Virtual Bytes, and Working Set, even though the Thread Count does not increase. The increase is noted over a long period of time, and the resources are not freed when the connection is rendered inactive. The change is more sudden if the connection is dropped and reestablished.

CAUSE

The Eicon WAN Services driver for V3R3 has a resource leak.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the hotfix mentioned below.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.11, and 3.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft SNA Server 2.11 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

MORE INFORMATION

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