CPU Hog Abend in COMPFIX.NLM

  • 3817913
  • 26-Sep-2007
  • 27-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 5
N65NSS5B.EXE patch applied to server

Situation

Server experiences a CPU hog abends when running COMPFIX.NLM

Resolution

Later Service Packs resolve this issue, so apply nw65sp8

Additional Information

Root Cause:
The version of COMPFIX.NLM included in the N65NSS5B.EXE patch does not include multiprocessor support.