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Event ID 3 Logged After Application Exception in Snaservr.exe

Article ID: 172602

Article Last Modified on 6/29/2004

APPLIES TO

Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4
Microsoft SNA Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q172602

SYMPTOMS

A connection is configured for independent LU6.2 sessions between SNA Server and a mainframe computer. When activating this connection, the SNAServer service (Snaservr.exe) may terminate unexpectedly, generating a Drwtsn32.log file in the Windows NT directory.

The Drwtsn32.log file may show information similar to the following:

   Application exception occurred:
      App: exe\snaservr.DBG (pid=280)
      When: 4/23/1997 @ 10:43:17.118
      Exception number: 80000003 (hardcoded breakpoint)

In addition, SNA Server will log an Event ID 3 Qualifier 1106 in the Windows NT Application Event Log:

   Event ID: 3
   Source: SNA Server
   Description: (1106)node configuration error
   Explanation: The SNA server (node) detected a configuration file problem
   caused by a logic error in the configuration program. These subcodes
   should not occur during normal operation.
   Sub Code Information: "X'1106'  Configuration file is corrupted".

CAUSE

This problem occurs when SNA Server receives a BIND from the mainframe that does not contain a Network-Qualified PLU Network Name Structured Data Subfield. The BIND does contain a fully-qualified Network Services Primary LU Name Field, but SNA Server ignores this. SNA Server tries to process the BIND but fails because a remote LU data structure that is expected to be present for the Network-Qualified PLU Network Name Structured Data Subfield is absent.

NOTE: A BIND that does not contain a Network-Qualified PLU Network Name Structured Data Subfield is valid.

Please refer to the IBM SNA Formats Guide (GA27-3136) for more information on the BIND.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0 and 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 3.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

MORE INFORMATION

With the fix applied, SNA Server functions properly when it encounters a BIND without a Network-Qualified PLU Network Name Structured Data Subfield.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbnetwork KB172602

Microsoft KB Archive/172602

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