Low memory or memory page pool exhausted condition exists when Application Control is enabled

Technical Articles ID: KB85849
Last Modified: 1/15/2020

Environment

McAfee Application and Change Control (MACC) 6.2.x, 6.1.x
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit)

Microsoft ended extended support for Windows Server 2003 SP2 on July 14, 2015. As of the end of 2015, the only McAfee product supported with Windows Server 2003 SP2 is Application and Change Control. See KB81563 for details.

Microsoft ended extended support for Windows XP SP3 on April 8, 2014. For best results and optimal security, upgrade to a supported operating system. See KB78434 for details.

Problem

A growing inventory file size consumes the Windows kernel paged pool. When the kernel paged pool is depleted, one of the following issues is observed:

System crash
System hangs
Application failure
Low memory condition

NOTE: These issues occur on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 32-bit systems because kernel pool resources run out quickly.

Cause

The issue can occur if the size of the file <drive>\solidcore\scinv on all or any of the drives is greater than 20 MB. When a large inventory is loaded in kernel space, it allocates or consumes a large amount of paged pool in the kernel space.

Solution

As mentioned above, this issue can occur when many files are added to the inventory. To resolve the issue:

In Disable mode, delete the file <drive>\solidcore\scinv from all drives.
Resolidify the system:
- For standalone deployments, start Solidification and switch to Observe mode or Enable mode.
- For ePO managed deployments, run the SC: Enable task.

McAfee product software, upgrades, maintenance releases, and documentation are available from the Product Downloads site at: http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/downloads.aspx.

NOTE: You need a valid Grant Number for access. KB56057 provides additional information about the Product Downloads site, and alternate locations for some products.

Workaround

If the inventory size is increasing, remove all entries for files in the inventory that are no longer used.

Affected Products

Application and Change Control 6.2.x
Application and Change Control 6.1
Known Issue/Product Defect

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