The NLB WMI Provider Generates a Lot of Error Entries in the Wbemcore.log File

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This article was previously published under Q316753

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SYMPTOMS

Excessive error entries may be recorded in the Wbemcore.log file if you are using Network Load Balancing (NLB). When this occurs, error entries that are similar to these are recorded:

Error 80041002 occurred executing queued request
CProvReq_CreateInstanceEnumAsync, class=MicrosoftNLB_PortRuleFailover using flags 0x0, provider=Microsoft|NLB_Provider|V1.0
Error 80041002 occurred executing queued request
CProvReq_CreateInstanceEnumAsync, class=MicrosoftNLB_PortRuleDisabled using flags 0x0, provider=Microsoft|NLB_Provider|V1.0

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CAUSE

This problem occurs because the NLB Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider periodically checks the port rules and logs error entries for undefined rules.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time   Version        Size    File name
   -------------------------------------------------------
   20-Feb-2002  11:09  5.0.2195.4950  83,728  Wlbsprov.dll

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/265173/EN-US/ ) The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/296861/EN-US/ ) Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

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