Hi all, I am facing a peculiar problem in some of my WIndows server 2003 and 2008 that "HP NIC agent" service getting stopped frequently on those server. This is happening for some server , not all All driver and firmware are updated on all servers Can anyone help me with how to proceed with this issue futher. this is happening irrespective of any model of HP server.

I'd start with the system event log but may want to ask them here. http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/ProLiant-Servers-ML-DL-SL/bd-p/itrc-264 http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00679089&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=101&prodSeriesId=428936 Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Thanks for the response. In eventvwr it is not showing up anything. any other way to do it, may be thru sysinternal tools or other way of approaching. The above mentioned links are tried and not showing up anything

you may try using the adplus or proc dump utility from sysinternals and generate a dump. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/dd996900.aspx how ever the services can also be crashed with the third party application conflict so you may also try a clean boot and monitor the services. The root cause of the problem can be sorted out after generating the dump file. http://www.arabitpro.com

Hello, Since this is an issue with an HP driver, I would recommend reporting that to HP technical support for assistance. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Designing and Providing Volume Licensing Solutions to Large Organizations Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Trainer

Hello, Since this is an issue with an HP driver, I would recommend reporting that to HP technical support for assistance. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Designing and Providing Volume Licensing Solutions to Large Organizations Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Trainer

Seems to be a known HP issue. I'd ask them here or contact HP support. http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/ProLiant-Servers-ML-DL-SL/bd-p/itrc-264 Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Seems to be a known HP issue. I'd ask them here or contact HP support. http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/ProLiant-Servers-ML-DL-SL/bd-p/itrc-264 Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.