Microsoft KB Archive/288740

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Article ID: 288740

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 4
  • Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Standard Edition



This article was previously published under Q288740

SYMPTOMS

If both the SnaServer service and the Snabase service are configured to start automatically in the Windows Services utility, an EventID 39 gets logged in the Windows Application Event log:

Event Id:39
Source:WinMgmt
Type:Error
Description:
WMI ADAP was unable to create the object
Win32_PerfRawData_SnaServr_SNA3270ResponseTimes for Performance Library
SnaServr because property PercentResponsesThreshold4 already exists

CAUSE

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) has a problem in the generation of performance counter objects. WMI removes the < and > characters when it generates an object name.

RESOLUTION

SNA Server 4.0

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 service pack that contains this hotfix.

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

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

File name Date Time
Snaperf.ini 01/30/01 08:17


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

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


WORKAROUND

If the SnaServer service is configured to start manually, the error doesn't occur.

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 Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION

Review the relevant section of SnaPerf.ini below. Because the < and > characters have been removed from the WMI Perfmon object name, that name has lost it uniqueness and a duplicate name error (Event 39) is generated:

SNA_0160_002_NAME=% Responses < Threshold 4
SNA_0160_002_HELP=The percentage of responses falling between the third and fourth time thresholds. An emulator must support RTM for these counters to be incremented.

SNA_0170_002_NAME=% Responses > Threshold 4
SNA_0170_002_HELP=The percentage of responses falling above the fourth time threshold. An emulator must support RTM for these counters to be incremented.
                    

This problem is resolved by renaming the object name as:

SNA_0170_002_NAME=% Responses > Threshold 5


To apply the new counters do the following:

  1. Use the Windows Services utility to stop the SnaServer service.
  2. An a command prompt, type the following to unload the SnaServer performance monitor counters:

    unlodctr snaservr

  3. Copy the new Snaperf.ini to <snaroot>\System\Snaperf.ini.
  4. At a command prompt, type the following to reload the SnaServer performance monitor counters:

    lodctr snaperf.ini



Additional query words: HIS 2000

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