Q222119: SNA Server Fails With Event 686 Using Persistent Verification

Article: Q222119
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0SP3,4.0,4.0SP1,4.0SP2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsna300sp4fix kbsna400sp3fix
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0SP3, 4.0, 4.0SP1, 4.0SP2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When using persistent verification on LU6.2 sessions, SNA Server may fail
unexpectedly with the following event:

  Event ID: 686
  Source: SNA Server
  Description: SNA Server Internal buffer pool error

When this occurs, all SNA Server processes must be restarted, including SnaBase
and the SNA Server service.

CAUSE
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To support persistent verification, the SNA Server service may be required to
remove the password vector from the FMH-5 Attach request received from the SNA
Server APPC DLL (Wappc32.dll). In one case, SNA Server failed to properly
reformat the message, which resulted in internal SNA buffer pool corruption.

RESOLUTION
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SNA Server 4.0 (post SP2)
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version
4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q215838 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 4.0 Service Pack


SNA Server 3.0
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version
3.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q184307 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 3.0 Service Pack


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server 3.0 SP3, SNA Server
4.0, 4.0 SP1 and 4.0 SP2. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server version
3.0 Service Pack 4 and SNA Server version 4.0 Service Pack 3.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbsna300sp4fix kbsna400sp3fix 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ400
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0SP3,4.0,4.0SP1,4.0SP2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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