On a Windows NT/2000 server that does not have a name for primary partition or logical drive, enabling the physical and logical disk trending through using the 'diskperf -yv' command will abnormally terminate the SNMP service

Explanation:  On Windows NT or Windows 2000 server that does not have a name for primary partition or logical drive, if you enable the physical and logical disk trending using the diskperf -yv command, and then you restart the server, the SNMP service will abnormally terminate.

Action:  Do the following:

On a Windows NT server:

  1. From the desktop console, click Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Disk Administrator.

  2. Right-click an unnamed primary partition or an unnamed logical drive > click Assign Drive Letter.

  3. Select the Assign drive letter option.

  4. Select a drive letter from the drop-down list.

  5. Click OK.

  6. Repeat Step 2 through Step 5 for all unnamed primary partitions or logical drives.

On Windows 2000 server:

  1. From the desktop console, click Start > Settings > Control Panel.

  2. Double-click Administrative Tools > Computer Management.

  3. Click Storage > Disk Management.

  4. Right-click an unnamed primary partition or an unnamed logical drive > click Change Drive Letter and Paths.

  5. Add a drive letter.

  6. Click OK.

  7. Repeat Step 4 through Step 6 for all unnamed primary partitions or logical drives.