XADM: Memory Leak in Directory Service of Exchange Server |
The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.0, 5.5
SYMPTOMS
When an Exchange Server computer has been running for a long time, it may
have a small memory leak in the directory service component. This can be
observed by using Performance Monitor and checking the private byte counter
of the Microsoft Exchange directory service process (Dsamain.exe). The
observed symptom is that the counter increases over a time frame of days.
CAUSE
The Exchange directory service allocates memories from heap, which should
be freed when the task is finished or during shutdown of the directory
service. However, some of the allocated memory is not freed properly.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service
Pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. For information on
obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
S E R V P A C K
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service
Pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. For information on
obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
S E R V P A C K
Additional query words:
DS
Keywords : kbbug5.00 kbfix5.00.sp2 XADM
Version : WinNT:5.0,5.5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
