Microsoft KB Archive/275722

= APPC Hot Backup Application Slow to Recover When Primary Fails =

Article ID: 275722

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
 * Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 3

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This article was previously published under Q275722



SYMPTOMS
APPC/5250 applications connecting to SNA Server computers that are configured for APPC Load Balancing and Hot Backup may be slow to reestablish a session to a backup server once the primary node/connection becomes unavailable.



CAUSE
If a client has an APPC/5250 session through an existing SNA Server which becomes unavailable, the client still attempts (two more times) to reestablish itself to the same SNA Server before moving onto the second server.



SNA Server 4.0
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

215838 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 4.0 Service Pack

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

328152 How to Obtain the Latest Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains the preceding files may also contain additional files.



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 SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 4. This problem was first corrected in Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 1.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information on Load Balancing and Hot Backup, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

128244 SNA Server Load Balancing and Hot Backup

Additional query words: HIS 2000

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsna400presp4fix kbhostintegserv2000sp1fix kbhostintegserv2000presp1fix kbsna400sp4fix KB275722

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