On Windows there is a tool called Process Explorer- it breaks down the svchost process and you can work out what sub service is taking all the CPU.
"Large, Matthew : Barclays Wealth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> 11/03/2008 12:13 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] Win32 client won't start I only ran the tracing for one execution (I've seen multiGB filesystems fill up quite quickly with traceflags active - haven't you ;) ) TaskManager shows svhost.exe eating 99% It's all run from the command-line.. so java shouldn't be involved Waiting for reboot.. Coffee tomorrow? -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian-IT Smith Sent: 11 March 2008 11:56 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Win32 client won't start Is it the tracing causing the high system utilisation? Ensure the application is allowed under the Windows execution prevention tab- this can cause issues with java based applications. "Large, Matthew : Barclays Wealth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> 11/03/2008 11:46 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] Win32 client won't start Andy, I'm not getting much of a response from anything you mentioned, but I noticed the machine is running at 100% cpu constantly, so I'm guessing that might be causing this apparent 'hang'. Once I've eliminated that, I'll continue with your suggestions. Cheers, Matthew -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Raibeck Sent: 10 March 2008 22:23 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Win32 client won't start Try running the following from an OS command prompt: vssadmin list writers How long does that take to run? Next, start dsmc and let it sit. Does it *eventually* start? Let it sit for a long time if needed.... how long does it take to start up? Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager . html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 2008-03-10 07:03:18: > Hi ADSMers, > > I've not seen this kind of problem before - I have a Win32 client (5.4.1.0) > which can ping it's Solaris10 TSM server (5.4.1.2), but fails to connect. > Starting dsmc from the command line brings me no prompt, TSM appears to > deliver nothing to the screen, or the dsmerror.log. > > So I ran a service trace and it all seems normal up to: > > plug-in name : PISNAPSHOT > Library Path : .\plugins\pivss.dll > plug-in Version : 5.4.1.0 > Plugin specific-info : <Provider:VSS> <Stack Position:Volume Manager> > <SnapFuncMap:0x00002008> > =========================================== > 03/10/2008 13:42:13.335 [005696] [8340] : piLicense.cpp ( 174): > piLoadLicense() entry > 03/10/2008 13:42:13.335 [005696] [8340] : piLicense.cpp ( 324): > piLoadLicense() exit, no license file required > 03/10/2008 13:42:13.350 [005696] [8340] : optservices.cpp (5368): > poEnvVarInit: Entry > 03/10/2008 13:42:13.350 [005696] [8340] : psfsinfo.cpp (3545): > psGetUncName(): Enter with path 'C:\' > 03/10/2008 13:42:13.350 [005696] [8340] : vssreq.cpp ( 761): > VssRequestor::InitializeVss(): reqType=3, usageType=3 > 03/10/2008 13:42:13.350 [005696] [8340] : vssreq.cpp ( 832): > VssRequestor::InitializeVss(): VSS[CreateVssBackupComponents] > 03/10/2008 13:42:13.350 [005696] [8340] : vssreq.cpp ( 851): > VssRequestor::InitializeVss(): VSS[InitializeForBackup] > 03/10/2008 13:42:13.366 [005696] [8340] : vssreq.cpp ( 869): > VssRequestor::InitializeVss(): VSS[SetBackupState] > 03/10/2008 13:42:13.366 [005696] [8340] : vssreq.cpp (3339): > VssQuerySystemWriters(): Entry --- querying for files to exclude from > backup.. > 03/10/2008 13:42:13.366 [005696] [8340] : vssreq.cpp (3345): > VSS[GatherWriterMetadata] > 03/10/2008 13:42:13.366 [005696] [8340] : vssreq.cpp (8407): > VssRequestor::QueryStatus(): VSS - waiting for asynchronous operation to > complete for caller 'VssQuerySystemWriters()' > > At which point (after 1 minute) I ctrl-c out and this is written: > > unknown thread -1================> > 03/10/2008 13:43:36.362 [005696] [8740] : psthread.cpp (1099): > ?????????????????????????????????????? > ??03/10/2008 13:43:36.362 [005696] [8740] : psthread.cpp (1108): > ConsoleEventHandler(): Cleaning up and terminating Process ... > > I'm unable to stop the dsmcad service through the normal method (Error 1053: > The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely > fashion); terminating the process from TaskManager is the only way to stop > it. 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