aspnet_wp?

[the_kraken]

First off, I will say that I am the webmaster, not the server admin for this site, so my expertise is not in this area exactly. However, I feel it relates to my job to know how the server works, etc.

Anyway, I keep getting a warning message from my host that our aspnet_wp.exe has gone to its max. setting for memory. It usually recovers at some point, but I am wondering a couple of things:

1. How much memory should this have allocated? I am curious if we just have the threshold set too low.

2. Are there things I should be doing to release the aspnet_wp? I am very careful with open connections to databases, etc. but is there something else?

Thanks for any help.

[Easy_Coder]

Are you seeing 'recycling due to deadlock' entries in the application event log?

[the_kraken]

I haven't done that. I will check with our server admin. His line of thought is that it has something to do with the code, so he hasn't looked into it too much. I will check on that. Is there something I should be looking for in those entries, or just that they exist?

[Easy_Coder]

It could be the application but be aware that there are bugs related with recycling which is probably what you're seeing when it 'fixes itself' and the aspnet_wp.

Go see support[dot]microsoft[dot]com and search for Q328267.