NVAlert Service Logs Event 3006 and Stops Responding (160452)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SNA Server 2.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
  • Microsoft SNA Server 2.1, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
  • Microsoft SNA Server 2.11, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
  • Microsoft SNA Server 2.11 SP1, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
  • Microsoft SNA Server 3.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
This article was previously published under Q160452

SYMPTOMS

If the NVAlert service encounters data for a configured event that exceeds 4 KB in size, the NVAlert service may stop responding. The following event is logged when this problem occurs:
Event ID: 3006
Source: SNA Netview Alerter
Type: error
Description : Error reading log event record.Handle specified is
<handle>.
Return Code from ReadEventLog is 122.

CAUSE

The NVAlert service is not properly allocating memory large enough to handle an alert that exceeds 4 KB.

RESOLUTION

The NVALERT code has been modified to allow any size Event Log entry. If the current buffer size is not large enough, it is increased to accommodate the size.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 2.0, 2.1, 2.11, 2.11 SP1, and 3.0.
This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft SNA Server 2.11 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/26/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbnetwork KB160452
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