Strangely, I posted this message on the 24th. It does not seem to be
transmitted since the message did not appear in the outlook news reader.
Sorry for 2nd post if my outlook is buggy

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A Biztalk server 2002 takes a rather large amount of resources during
operation. Allthough the resulting file from the message port has been
created, the process keeps running at 100% for some periode. The timeframe
depends on the number/size of messages.

A 9mb flatfile has a result after 5 minutes, but takes more than 20 minutes
(didn't wait any longer) before the cpu calms down. a single 1 mb flatfile
required about 10 seconds to be processed, 15 seconds cpu 100%, five 1mb
files take 1 minute to process, 2 minute cpu power.

Also, memory usage goes through the roof at the 9mb file (it even crashed
cause my 1gb free hd space was full). Memory usage at the 1mb file remain
steady between 400 and 600 mb, but takes a long while to clean up. Sometimes
it does
not decrease and keeps acquiring memory until windows runs low in diskspace
and
processing is suspended.

I know about the kb815781 article explaining the bug in biztalk server 2002,
but it should have been fixed in sp1 that I have installed.

Is this normal operating behaviour for biztalk server 2002? What does
BizTalk do after the result that would justify minutes of 100% processsor
usage? Why is memory hardly freed? Can anyone shed some light on it?

The environment is a virtual PC, windows 2003, biztalk 2002 (_SP1!_), mssql
server 2000 only assigned for the testing of this 1mb and 9mb file. Not a
server of any kind, or development.

Greatings,
Gerrit Hulleman

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