TN3270 Event 1-5, 601, 602 Don't Appear When Filtering Events

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft SNA Server, version 2.11, 2.11 Service Pack 1 (SP1), 2.11 SP2, 3.0 and 3.0 SP1

SYMPTOMS

When you are filtering TN3270 events using the Windows NT Event Viewer, the following TN3270 events do not appear in the filtered view:

   Event 1: The TN3270E Service started successfully...
   Event 2: The TN3270E Service has been paused by an administrator.
   Event 3: The TN3270E Service has been returned to normal operation.
   Event 4: The TN3270E Service has been terminated by an administrator.
   Event 5: The TN3270E Service has abnormally terminated.
   Event 601: TN3270(E) session established with client at ...
   Event 602: TN3270(E) session terminated normally with client at ...

CAUSE

The TN3270 server indicates an invalid Windows NT error log severity value for these events, causing the Windows NT Event Viewer to fail to display these events when filtering on TN3270 event messages.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server TN3270 server version 2.11, 2.11 SP1, 2.11 SP2, 3.0 and 3.0 SP1. This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 3.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Keywords          : snatn3270 kbfix3.00.sp2 kbnetwork kbbuglist
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix