Didn't have that specific problem, but this wouldn't be the first time Compaq goofed up a NIC driver.
We had a similar issue with all of our brand new ML570s when we first ordered them. The 4.90 NIC driver caused the server to just freeze under very heavy load. We had to backdate the driver down to 4.70 I believe. Serdar Soysal -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 11:23 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: SSD 5.30 / NIC issue Has anyone had this problem when upgrading SSD to 5.30 version. Compaq servers (total of 40) NT 4.0 sp6a Exchange 5.5 sp4(with hotfixes) We upgrade the SSD version early last Sunday morning. On Monday we noticed that the MTA queues were getting high, user's calling reporting that could not logon to Exchange, getting message server not available. This happened in the time frame of 8:10am - 9:10am, after that time frame passed all mail starting processing through the MTA's and user's could login. The same happened again Tuesday morning during the same time frame, after that time frame passed all mail was once again moving. We talked with Compaq, they said that there is a known issue (bug) with the updated 5.30 version of SSD and the NIC driver update. The network interface card (NIC) driver in the 5.3 release caused buffer overruns and underruns, which created malformed packets that caused communication problems between the Exchange server's NIC and the Nortel switch. The problems were most noticeable during the early morning hours because typically one of the first tasks of a user is to sign on and check email upon arriving at work. We had to roll the NIC driver (only) back to 4.90. That took care of the issue. Just wanted to know if any one else has experienced this problem. Thanks _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
