comparing nlm

[paul97]

after an abend and if the server is successfully restarted, is server
configuration file the one to check for to see what was changed that
caused the abend? Or some other files? And if configuration file, is
there any file comparison tool or software since there are over 190 NLM
in 1 of my servers. Hate to have to go thru 1 by 1.

Thanks,
paul

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[Richard Beels [SysOp]]

well, you want to look at the sys:system\abend.log file to see what the
abend was. there is no automatic "master change control" file for
netware (or any other OS really).

to compare the files on a server to another server, I really like
beyond compare from scootersoftware.com.

if you want, you can post the abend.log here. Only the first abend but
the complete entry for that abend.

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[Richard Beels [SysOp]]

There are a number of log files kept by the server - most ar ein the
root of the volumes, in the sys:system and in the sys:etc (and sub-)
directories.

Just open up those folders and sort by date and look at them.

As for post-abend analysis, you start with the abend.log...

[Steve Meyer]

In article <paul97...@no-mx.forums.novell.com>, paul97@no-
mx.forums.novell.com wrote...
>
I got multiple abends on same server and multiple times within 3 days.
And cannot make out what this abend log is telling me. (Please see
attachment). How do I read coredump or is there a tool to read it?
>

The ABEND interrupted a Server Process thread which is most commonly
associated with Client requests. The code execution point was within
the SERVER.NLM but the ABEND not the result of a problem with the code.
The ABEND occurred within an Interrupt service routine, a high priorty
event which is normally associated with physical layer I/O (Disk or
File). In this case, I would suspect that the problem is communications
related.

Check that the Server has the latest version of the NIC driver loaded
and that the Packet Receive Buffers are set to a sufficient level for
the amount of activity the Server encounters. If the ABEND occurs
again, keep focused on communications issues and try to isolate what is
unique about the time (special processing activity). If you have other
Servers of similar configurations which are not encountering this
problem, compare the configurations for differences and other things
that would be unique to this Server.

Good luck...

Best regards,

Steve Meyer
avanti technology, inc.

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