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Conference azur::mcc

Title:	DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT.
Notice:	Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187
Moderator:	TAEC::BEROUD

Created:	Mon Aug 21 1989
Last Modified:	Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	6497
Total number of notes:	27359

2894.0. "DECW$SERVER_0 into an infinite loop" by KETJE::VDKERCKHOVE (Never say NEVER) Thu Apr 30 1992 09:01

Hi,

The customer I'm working with has a strange problem with the DECW$SERVER_0
process, going into an infinite loop, taking up 100% CPU and blocking all
DECwindows applications.

Up till recent, they have never seen this problem. They were using DECwindows
LSE, DECterms, DECWindows mail and fileview...

Since a couple of weeks, they are preparing Maps and Domains for their DECnet
network, consisting of about 700 systems, to be installed from January onwards.
It's a hierarchical network, consisting of a lot (about 50) of domains in 3
layers. They contain NODE4 entities that are partially registered, because they
are not physically installed yet.

The problem always occurs at a manipulation in DECmcc, but we did not find 
a sequence to reproduce it at will. When DECwindows is restarted, the same
operation does not reproduce the problem. Sometimes it occurs after 2hrs of
work, sometimes after 5min, but each time at a different manipulation.

Anyone else who has seen this ?

Ericv.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2894.1	need more info	BARREL::LEMMON		`Thu Apr 30 1992 10:12`	7
	what hardware are you running on? what version of vms? are you running decwindows or motif window manager? /Jim
2894.2	the same for me	ROM01::PROFETI	Livia EIS Rome	`Thu Apr 30 1992 11:00`	8
	I've got exactly the same problem. Workstation 3100 24MB VMS 5.4-2 DECwindows Livia
2894.3	more info here	KETJE::VDKERCKHOVE	Never say NEVER	`Thu Apr 30 1992 11:23`	9
	> what hardware are you running on? VAXstation 3100/76 GPX, 32 MB > what version of vms? VAX/VMS V5.4-2 > are you running decwindows or motif window manager? DECwindows
2894.4		BARREL::LEMMON		`Fri Jul 31 1992 08:17`	5
	Found it! The v1.2 iconic map can get into an infinite loop in a few cases. They usually involve doing many selections/deselections. It is fixed for v1.3.