TN3270 Server Does Not Generate a Dr. Watson Log

ID: Q140830

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, version 2.11
on the following platforms: NT

SYMPTOMS

When the TN3270 Server encounters an exception error it does not produce a Dr. Watson log.

For additional information on Dr. Watson, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q139378 Debugging SNA Server Application Exceptions on Winnt

CAUSE

The exception handling routine is setting an event that causes another thread to terminate the process. Since the process is terminated, the general exception handling procedure that creates the Dr. Watson log is not called.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft has updated the file <tnroot>\TN3SERVR.EXE to correct this problem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server for Windows NT. This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server for Windows NT, 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

Additional query words: prodsna 2.11 3.51

Keywords : ntnetserv
Version : WINDOWS:2.11
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :