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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You have a computer that is running one of the following operating systems:

    • Windows Vista

    • Windows Server 2008

    • Windows 7

    • Windows Server 2008 R2

  • You install a storage controller that uses the Storport.sys driver on the computer.

    For example, you install the Hitachi PCI Fibre Channel adapter or the QLogic Fibre Channel adapter on the computer.

  • You disable and then enable the storage controller in Device Manager frequently.

In this scenario, nonpaged pool usage increases when you disable and enable the storage controller. If you trace the nonpaged pool usage or debug the computer, the trace or debug information indicates that the nonpaged pool usage that have the following tags keeps increasing:

  • PlRB

  • Dict

  • RaRm

  • RaDS

When the nonpaged pool memory is exhausted, the server may stop responding, crash, or encounter function failure.

Cause

This issue occurs because the StorPort.sys driver does not release some of its pool allocations when the storage controller is disabled.

Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running one of the following operating systems:

  • Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2)

  • Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

  • Windows 7

  • Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

For more information about how to obtain a Windows Vista service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

935791 How to obtain the latest Windows Vista service pack

For more information about how to obtain a Windows Server 2008 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

968849 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2008

For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 or a Windows Server 2008 R2 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

976932 Information about Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 file information notes

Important Windows Vista hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, only "Windows Vista" is listed on the Hotfix Request page. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows Vista" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, SR_Level (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table.

    Version

    Product

    SR_Level

    Service branch

    6.0.600
    2.
    22xxx

    Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

    SP2

    LDR

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows Server 2008 and for Windows Vista" section. MUM files and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Storport.sys

6.0.6002.22834

125,312

06-Apr-2012

09:15

x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Storport.sys

6.0.6002.22834

168,832

06-Apr-2012

09:11

x64

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Storport.sys

6.0.6002.22834

374,656

06-Apr-2012

09:00

IA-64

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information notes


Important Windows 7 hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, SR_Level (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table.

    Version

    Product

    SR_Level

    Service branch

    6.1.760
    0.
    16xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    RTM

    GDR

    6.1.760
    0.
    20xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    RTM

    LDR

    6.1.760
    1.
    17xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    SP1

    GDR

    6.1.760
    1.
    21xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    SP1

    LDR

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows Server 2008 R2 and for Windows 7" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Storport.sys

6.1.7600.16808

146,816

04-May-2011

04:56

x86

Storport.sys

6.1.7600.20959

149,376

04-May-2011

04:40

x86

Storport.sys

6.1.7601.17610

148,864

04-May-2011

04:41

x86

Storport.sys

6.1.7601.21720

149,376

04-May-2011

04:35

x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Storport.sys

6.1.7600.16808

188,288

04-May-2011

05:36

x64

Storport.sys

6.1.7600.20959

188,800

04-May-2011

05:18

x64

Storport.sys

6.1.7601.17610

190,336

04-May-2011

05:26

x64

Storport.sys

6.1.7601.21720

191,360

04-May-2011

05:30

x64

For all supported IA-64–based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Storport.sys

6.1.7600.16808

434,560

04-May-2011

04:13

IA-64

Storport.sys

6.1.7600.20959

430,976

04-May-2011

04:19

IA-64

Storport.sys

6.1.7601.17610

429,440

04-May-2011

04:06

IA-64

Storport.sys

6.1.7601.21720

430,976

04-May-2011

04:20

IA-64

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

More Information

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows Vista and of Windows Server 2008

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

3,078

Date (UTC)

06-Apr-2012

Time (UTC)

09:17

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_0a422434cf5e480d056b38128510bf5e_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22834_none_cc2495cd10585ecc.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

696

Date (UTC)

06-Apr-2012

Time (UTC)

09:17

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22834_none_29d001bc46877776.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

5,411

Date (UTC)

06-Apr-2012

Time (UTC)

09:18

Platform

Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows Vista and of Windows Server 2008

File name

Amd64_e774baca879bb5fbb62a87851a00b9fe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22834_none_9cd50bd29e93e6e0.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

700

Date (UTC)

06-Apr-2012

Time (UTC)

09:18

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22834_none_85ee9d3ffee4e8ac.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

5,666

Date (UTC)

06-Apr-2012

Time (UTC)

09:18

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

3,102

Date (UTC)

06-Apr-2012

Time (UTC)

09:18

Platform

Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008

File name

Ia64_266d61053a205686fdfddb4ed36b3713_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22834_none_3366bf4d28e09e29.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

698

Date (UTC)

06-Apr-2012

Time (UTC)

09:17

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Ia64_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22834_none_29d1a5b246858072.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

5,664

Date (UTC)

06-Apr-2012

Time (UTC)

09:18

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

2,255

Date (UTC)

06-Apr-2012

Time (UTC)

09:17

Platform

Not Applicable

Additional file information for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16808_none_27ac2e88913ed984.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

14,132

Date (UTC)

04-May-2011

Time (UTC)

05:12

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20959_none_2800bc01aa841e5a.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

15,725

Date (UTC)

04-May-2011

Time (UTC)

05:00

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17610_none_297fb9528e7496a9.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

15,725

Date (UTC)

04-May-2011

Time (UTC)

05:01

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21720_none_29fe8631a79a5264.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

15,725

Date (UTC)

04-May-2011

Time (UTC)

04:57

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16808_none_83caca0c499c4aba.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

14,134

Date (UTC)

04-May-2011

Time (UTC)

06:19

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20959_none_841f578562e18f90.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

15,727

Date (UTC)

04-May-2011

Time (UTC)

06:00

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17610_none_859e54d646d207df.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

15,727

Date (UTC)

04-May-2011

Time (UTC)

05:53

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21720_none_861d21b55ff7c39a.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

15,727

Date (UTC)

04-May-2011

Time (UTC)

05:54

Additional files for all supported IA-64–based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

Ia64_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16808_none_27add27e913ce280.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

14,133

Date (UTC)

04-May-2011

Time (UTC)

06:14

File name

Ia64_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20959_none_28025ff7aa822756.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

15,726

Date (UTC)

04-May-2011

Time (UTC)

05:56

File name

Ia64_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17610_none_29815d488e729fa5.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

15,726

Date (UTC)

04-May-2011

Time (UTC)

05:49

File name

Ia64_microsoft-windows-storport_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21720_none_2a002a27a7985b60.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

15,726

Date (UTC)

04-May-2011

Time (UTC)

05:45

References

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