DSFW: Observing significant memory build up in ndsd when workstations login

  • 7012535
  • 03-Jun-2013
  • 03-Jun-2013

Environment

Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (OES11SP1)
Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 (OES11)
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 SP3 (OES2SP3)
Domain Services for Windows
DSfW

Situation

NDSD Memory build up seen on highly utilized domains.

Single DC with two ADC name mapped setup.
570 workstations joined to the domain
The clients are login in 60 minute login window, about 70 clients at at time
Simultaneously a interval of 5 minutes.
After login, the client perform file
operations on cifs server
After running the test for almost 100 hour, the ndsd memory build up is around 600 MB. which is almost double from last release data.

Resolution

Apply May Maintenance Patch