PRB: Page Faults when Performance Monitor Counters Enabled (158761)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 6.5

This article was previously published under Q158761
BUG #: 16170 (6.5)

SYMPTOMS

The performance monitor object Memory, counter Page Faults/sec will not average around 0 (zero) if the SQL Server Performance Monitor counters are enabled in SQL Server Setup.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, rename the file Sqlctr60.dll in the Bin directory where SQL Server is installed; this disables the SQL Server Performance Monitor counters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. For more information on this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

167044 Request From Perfmon Counter Can Cause Excessive Page Faults



Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/22/2005
Keywords:kbBug kbprb kbsetup KB158761