| Event Information | According To Microsoft:"
CAUSE:
This problem may occur if Exchange Server 2003 is running on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer. In this scenario, virtual memory fragmentation may occur if Exchange Server 2003 is under a heavy load. You may experience this problem during stress-testing of your Exchange Server environment.
RESOLUTION:
1. Obtain and install the hotfix that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
820745 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/820745/) Failfast occurs when you experience an "out of memory" condition
2. Configure the following registry entry with a value of 1:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework
Value name: GCFailFastOnOOM
Value type: REG_DWORD
Value data: 1
After you configure this registry entry, if you experience an out-of-memory condition on your Exchange Server computer, an event that contains the following description is logged:
Failed to allocate numberOfbytes bytes with numberOfbytes bytes in use and numberOfbytes free bytes. Process will be Terminated
However, in this scenario, a new process is automatically started on the next user request. No administrative action is required. |
