FIX: Application Center 2000 COM+ Load Balancing Fails If COM+ Server Name Is 15 Characters (304221)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Application Center 2000
This article was previously published under Q304221

SYMPTOMS

If you add a computer with a 15-character computer name to the Component Servers (routing) list the name will appear in the list, but you will not be able to route COM+ object instantiations to that server. There are no error messages or events associated with this problem.

CAUSE

COM+ load balancing (CLB) is doing a call to GetServerName using MAX_COMPUTER_NAME instead of MAX_COMPUTER_NAME+1 so the computer name returned is one character short.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, either:
  • Install Application Center 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1).For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    309384 INFO: How to Obtain the Latest Application Center 2000 Service Pack

    -or-

  • Rename the server with a name that is no more than 14 characters long.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Application Center 2000 SP1.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/9/2001
Keywords:kbbug kbDSupport KB304221
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