NetWare 5.1 SP4 and NetWare 6 SP1 Run Out of Server Memory
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Oct 2002
Q.
My NetWare 5.1 Support Pack 4 and NetWare 6 Support Pack 1 servers run out of memory within a few days. They eventually slow down to a crawl, hang, or abend. What's the problem here?
Running Out in Regensburg
A.
Dear Running Out: Both the NW51SP4 and NW6SP1 files contain the NWASPI.CDM v3.22, which causes a memory leak. Downgrade the NWASPI.CDM file to the previous Support Pack version, which should be in your C:\NWSERVER\ BACKSP4 or BACKSP1 directory, respectively.
Additionally, make sure you even need the NWASPI. CDM module at all. It's usually only needed for backup software, and most backup applications have replacement modules which should be used instead. For instance, ArcServe has a CANWPA.CDM module and Backup Exec has BECDM.CDM.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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