SNMP Storage Information Is Not Updated Dynamically (295587)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
This article was previously published under Q295587

SYMPTOMS

When you use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to query the free space on a disk, the values are not updated unless you stop and restart the SNMP service.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the cache that the SNMP service uses to obtain this information is updated only when the service is started.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: 
   Date       Time    Version        Size    File name
   -------------------------------------------------------
   5/18/2001  02:25p  5.0.2195.3619  37,136  Hostmib.dll

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 Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

Important After you install this hotfix, the SNMP service entry information is not immediately available. The SNMP service will still cache the entries for two minutes before the entries expire. After expiration, the entries are updated. This behavior also applies to disk letter changes and to disk label information.For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 How to Install Multiple Windows Updates or Hotfixes with Only One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbnetwork kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB295587
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