Shared Folders (SMB) Server Resource Consumption

Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

The Server Message Block (SMB) protocol is what Windows uses to share files, printers, serial ports, and communicate this information between computers. The service must be able to allocate enough system resources to function properly. Low system resources may cause the server to malfunction or stop.

Events

Event ID Source Message

2001

Server

The server was unable to perform an operation due to a shortage of available resources.

2009

Server

The server could not expand a table because the table reached the maximum size.

2019

Server

The server was unable to allocate from the system nonpaged pool because the pool was empty.

2020

Server

The server was unable to allocate from the system paged pool because the pool was empty.

2021

Server

The server was unable to allocate a work item %2 times in the last %3 seconds.

2024

Server

The server was unable to allocate resources for blocking I/O %2 times in the last %3 seconds.

Shared Folders (SMB) Server

File Services