Despooler Uses More Bytes After Move to a Helper Server (153247)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.0
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1

This article was previously published under Q153247

SYMPTOMS

After moving the Despooler service on to a helper server, approximately every five minutes the number of both paged and non-paged bytes used by the SMS Executive (Smsexec.exe) increases by one.

CAUSE

When Smsexec.exe goes through the thread list and finds the internal registry key of the SMS_DESPOOLER = NULL, it adds 192 bytes every minute to both the system pool non-paged and paged bytes. The actual smsexec.log message is as follows:
~Going through the thread list...   $$<SMS_EXECUTIVE><Sat Dec 02 15:16:59
1995~><thread=D5>
~Internal registry key is NULL for thread SMS_DESPOOLER
$$<SMS_EXECUTIVE><Sat Dec 02 15:16:59 1995~><thread=D5>
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.0 and 1.1. This problem has been corrected in Systems Management Server version 1.2.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbArtTypeINF kbDespooler kbnetwork kbsetup KB153247