Win2K Server (AREV Specific)
At 25 JAN 2003 06:17:22PM Larry Wilson wrote:
I have a client that has a new Win2K Server with SP3 installed. Plenty of memory, hard drive, etc.
The problem is that they are getting lots of link list errors and a few GFEs in the index files. The MS Network monitor says there are no hardware-related bad frames, but that, once the buffers reach 2048, there are lots of frames lost due to buffer-full problems.
Their network guy says he doesn't know where, in Win2K, or if the buffer problem can be fixed. This happens without AREV even running.
Any ideas/suggestions? I am not a Win2K person, so I would appreciate help with this.
Larry Wilson
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BTW, I have a new phone #: 972-768-2965
At 26 JAN 2003 01:58AM [url=http://www.sprezzatura.com]The Sprezzatura Group[/url] wrote:
Larry - are you using the Revelation NT / Windows 2000 service?
Steve
World Leaders in all things RevSoft
At 26 JAN 2003 03:46AM Warren wrote:
What buffers are you talking about?
TCP/IP, disk i/o, or the Network Monitor capture buffer?
At 26 JAN 2003 10:21PM Larry Wilson wrote:
No, the client is not. The server is dropping frames without AREV even running; would the NT service somehow check to see if the write does not take place properly?
At 26 JAN 2003 10:35PM Larry Wilson wrote:
In the Microsoft Network Monitor:
On the right side, the Captured Statistics - the line that says:
Frames lost when buffer exceeded - (after running a day, it's ] 1M)
The frames captured are just a few thousand greater.
Frames in buffer are 2048.
% buffer utilized: 100%
# frames dropped: 0
Under Network Statistics, Frames dropped says 14K.
At 27 JAN 2003 03:21AM [url=http://www.sprezzatura.com]The Sprezzatura Group[/url] wrote:
Check the network card isn't running "burst" mode.
I'd recommend you install the Windows 2000 Service product - it tends to make things much less vulnerable to network problems or write caching, and assists with providing rock solid I/O.
Steve
World Leaders in all things RevSoft
At 27 JAN 2003 12:02PM Warren wrote:
Sounds like it's related to this
Going from memory in WinNT server there is a setting in the Control Panels - Network - Server to 'optimize' the server resource usage for file sharing, applications server, etc.
Sorry I don't have access a NT or W2K server at the moment so I can't be more precise. The server guy should know what I'm talking about though. Try changing these settings?