Strange error occurring when using wcf to run query against sql server

Question

Hi all,

I am building an asp.net application, using II6 on windows server 2003 (vps hosting). I am confronted with an error I didn't receive on my development machine (windows 7, iis 7.5, 64 bit).

When my wcf service tries launching my query running against a local sql server this is the error I receive:

Memory gates checking failed because the free memory (43732992 bytes) is less than 5% of total memory. As a result, the service will not be available for incoming requests. To resolve this, either reduce the load on the machine or adjust the value of minFreeMemoryPercentageToActivateService on the serviceHostingEnvironment config element.

and ideas??

Answer 1

I would suggest you either reduce the load on the machine or adjust the value of minFreeMemoryPercentageToActivateService on the serviceHostingEnvironment config element. Have you tried any of these?

One other thing you could try is changing your 'mex' service path to absolute if it is not already. It worked for me once. But that could have been due to the service restarting and freeing some memory.