The dllhost.exe is using large amounts of memory

Question

I have Network Perfomance Monitor 9.1 service pak3 The Dllhost process keeps loading up on memory after a few days. It will get over a GIG an dthen the maps don't show. I have to end the process and then sometimes restart the service.

Anyone else experienceing this? Is this a bug?

bshopp · Answer

No problem, if you continue to see issues in a couple of days, please open a support case

dpeter · Answer

I have made the changes. SO lets wait a couple of days and see .

Thanks for the quick reply.

bshopp · Answer

The following procedure fixes a known issue regarding a memory leak associated with the dllhost.exe process

1.Click Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Component Services to open Component Services.
2. Open Component Services > Computers > My Computer > COM+ Applications.
3. Right-click SolarWinds Orion NPM, and then click Properties.
4. Click the Pooling and Recycling tab.
5. Configure the following settings:* Set Pool Size to 5. 
* Set Lifetime Limit (minutes) to 5.      
* Set Expiration Timeout (minutes) to 15.

6. Click Apply, and then click OK.
7. Click Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
8. Right-click the server hosting your installation of Orion NPM, and then click All Tasks > Restart IIS.
9. Select Restart Internet Services on Your_Server, and then click OK.
       Note: You may also need to reboot your Orion server.