SMS: Eventrap Uses 100% of CPU Resources Trying to Enumerate Event Sources with Long Descriptions (259538)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP1

This article was previously published under Q259538

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Event to Trap Translator (Eventrap.exe) tool and attempt to set up a trapping event on an event ID with a long description (such as event ID 23 for SNA Server), CPU usage may go up to 100 percent.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server version 2.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

288239 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 3.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbBug kbfix kbsms200preSP3fix KB259538