Microsoft KB Archive/827592

= DRA Pending Replication Synchronizations Performance Counter Does Not Return to Zero =

Article ID: 827592

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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SYMPTOMS
The value of the DRA (directory replication agent) Pending Replication Synchronizations counter increases but never returns to zero as expected when the pending replication queue has no items in it. This problem may also cause monitoring programs such as Microsoft Operations Manager to issue false alerts about replication failures.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the counter is incremented two times for each pending synchronization event but is decremented only one time when the synchronization is completed. This problem occurs if you have installed Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4).

This problem also occurs if you have installed the hotfix that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

325378 Windows 2000-Based Domain Controller Is Slow to Remove an Object in a Global Catalog



Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
To install this hotfix, you must have Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) installed on your computer. For additional information about how to obtain the latest service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Restart Requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix Replacement Information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File Information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version          Size     File name --  25-Sep-2003  18:55  5.0.2195.6824    124,688  Adsldp.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824    132,368  Adsldpc.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824     63,760  Adsmsext.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824    381,712  Advapi32.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824     69,904  Browser.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824    136,464  Dnsapi.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824     96,016  Dnsrslvr.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824     47,376  Eventlog.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824    148,240  Kdcsvc.dll 21-Sep-2003 01:32  5.0.2195.6824    205,584  Kerberos.dll 21-Sep-2003 01:32  5.0.2195.6824     71,888  Ksecdd.sys 21-Sep-2003 01:32  5.0.2195.6824    509,712  Lsasrv.dll 21-Sep-2003 01:32  5.0.2195.6824     33,552  Lsass.exe 21-Sep-2003 01:32  5.0.2195.6824    109,840  Msv1_0.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824    307,984  Netapi32.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824    361,232  Netlogon.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6826    931,600  Ntdsa.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824    392,464  Samsrv.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824    113,936  Scecli.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824    259,856  Scesrv.dll 20-Sep-2003 19:58  5.0.2195.6813  5,280,768  Sp3res.dll 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824     48,912  W32time.dll 21-Sep-2003 01:32  5.0.2195.6824     57,104  W32tm.exe 25-Sep-2003 18:55  5.0.2195.6824    126,224  Wldap32.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New Naming Schema for Microsoft Windows Hotfix Packages

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the Standard Terminology That Is Used to Describe Microsoft Software Updates

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB827592

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