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News Flash! IBM to release public fix for R8.5.2 SMTP spike issue

Andy Pedisich  September 1 2010 09:01:22 PM
Here's a news FLASH.

Looks like a fix for the SMTP spikey CPU issue is being addressed, and rather quickly, I might add.

Here is a copy/paste from the technote:
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1. IBM has a test fix available that is undergoing testing.

2. Based on successful test results, the target for a public Fix Central fix posting is September 8, 2010.

3. This fix will also be incorporated into 8.5.2 Fix Pack 1 in Q4.

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21445280

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/nflsblog.nsf/dx/domino-8.5.2-smtp-users-stop-receiving-mail-and-smtp-task-on-server-shows-50-100-cpu-utilization

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Thanks goodness.  I was starting to get pissed off.

OK, I lied.  I was already pissed off about it.   But a fix is good.  If memory serves this happened before.  We had a server release and then a few days later we had a fix.

But a fix is a fix.  Thanks for the quick response, IBM team!

-Andy

Location: Home - after a day in the trenches

Downgraded server for time being - on to thinking about Germany

Andy Pedisich  August 31 2010 09:29:27 PM
I've downgraded our main Domino server to 8.5.1 until the SMTP thing is fixed.  I'm very not happy about it.

Meanwhile, I'm headed for Germany, leaving the US of A on Monday September 13th, arriving in Frankfurt Tuesday morning.  

My quick study of German is going well.  I am pretty sure I'll be OK talking as long as the main topic of conversation is, "What is your cat doing."  I can say, "Meine Katze schläft."

I will have a few days of being a tourist before we start the real work at the AdminCamp in Gelsenkirchen.  It's going to be a terrific conference.  Big, but not too big.  You'll have access to experts.  That's like having a personal consulting service.

I am trying to determine what cities to visit.  We'll arrive Tuesday the 14th and have 4 days, Wednesday through Saturday and maybe even part of Sunday to see some  cool things.  I like the idea of staying in a few small towns, but where?

I have a friend who grew up in Bavaria, and she thinks I'd love Bavaria because of the mountains.  Then there are cities like Bonn, and Heidelburg, and the cities along the German border with Luxemburg, France, and Belgium.  

Based on logs, I know that this blog has readers in Europe.  Can anyone give any advice on what places to visit?  Things to do in a relatively short period of time?  I'm open to suggestions.

-Andy

Location: Home - Narberth, PA

SMTP spike in CPU - Domino 8.5.2

Andy Pedisich  August 30 2010 03:42:17 PM
Here are some things I've tried.

When it first happened it resembled a problem that I have seen where the transaction logs can't keep up because of long running transactions.  I tried re-configuring the 2 mail.boxes.

No tlogs - no DAOS
Tlogs - No DAOS
No tLogs - DAOS
DAOS and TLOGS

I ran with DAOS and TLOGS from Sunday afternoon until 11:30 today without an issue.  Then had to kill SMTP when it went hog wild.  Then had to do it again minutes ago.

If you're not using SMTP on a server, you're not going to see this particular issue.  I think that is why the  reporting on it has been slim.  Many sites don't have a IBM Lotus Notes Domino server with an SMTP listener enabled.  And usually SMTP servers are among the last to be upgraded.

I post more as I know more.

-Andy

Location: Location location location