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AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1250                7-13-95

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NETWARE 4.1 HIGH PROCESSOR UTILIZATION WITH DPTCOM.NLM


This is an informational bulletin.


CONDITION

After loading the DPTCOM.NLM support for the DPT PM/3224 SCSI RAID 
Controller, under Novell Netware 4.1, the Novell MONITOR will show 
processor utilization between 50% and 100%.


OBSERVATIONS

This is a normal condition with the DPTCOM.NLM support for the DPT PM/3224 
RAID controller.  As soon as any driver or NLM requests services from the DPT 
controller, the processor utilization will back off to a normal range.  
This condition does not present any performance degradation or problems with 
the server.  The condition does not occur with Novell Netware 3.X.


SYSTEMS AFFECTED
AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

501502-XXX     MANHATTAN P5090
50150X-XXX     MANHATTAN P5100