CompuServe Thread

#NetWare 3.12 ABEND w/r3

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#122379From: Marion K. MarksSep 6, 1994 6:19 PM
Some months ago we replaced our LANtastic 5.0 server with a Novell NetWare 3.12 server. That has solved the file locking problem we had with materials during Net Render. But we now have a more serious problem: when we try to Net Queue a project, then save the project on the modelling workstation before the slaves have loaded their first frames of it, the SERVER crashes HARD! It gives an ABEND (which totally and completely locks up the NetWare server without hope of proper shutdown, which wreaks havok with our 2GB of RAID 5 storage!), with a message similar to the following: General Protection Processor Exception (error code 003A0000) OS Ver 3.12 (25 user) 8/12/93 Running Process: Interrupt Service Routine Interrupted process Server 0 (2 nested count 2) 02 process EIP 00ED41D0 Stack: B5 18 01 00 01 0C 00 00 10 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 28 AE 06 00 08 00 00 00 9C CD DB 00 28 FB 07 00 75 0B 08 00 3A 00 00 00 31 01 00 00 90 AE 06 00 I suspect that the fact that 3DS is DOS-Extended and running in 32-bit mode under a 16-bit DOS may be interfering with the NetWare Workstation VLM (Virtual Loadable Module) Shell on the workstations, though I can't imagine why that would crash the SERVER! Anyone have any ideas on this? (Note: I will also post this message in the appropriate Novell NetWare forum.)
#122405From: Jamie Clay [DPh]Sep 6, 1994 8:38 PM
I have not see that exact message but I've had Server lock-up problems related to my 3c507 network cards. So, I'm inclined to ask you to check your network cards and if they are old/cheap or funky, replace them with the best card you can (actually a 3c509 is pretty good). J-me
#122407From: Gus GrubbaSep 6, 1994 8:39 PM
There is nothing 3D Studio could do that would cause the server to crash. I assume the server is running as a standalone, dedicated, Novell server as it should be. 3D Studio only uses the network at file system level. It does not issue any specific call to Novell or any other network for that matter. The GP you got was while servicing an interrupt. I would check the hardware configuration on the server. You definitely have problems with it.