Norton 'background'/idle tasks completely freezes system. System runs as license server for HPC software. Not sure what background tasks are being conducted. Attempted to dis-engage all background tasks manually, then reboot, did not solve problem. Idle time scans: off. Misc. Settings: Idle Time Optimizer turned off. Resorting to turning off all modules as workaround. Unsure of similarity of problem to other threads, e.g.
http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Internet-Security-Norton/NORTON-INTERNET-SECURITY-2011-MAKES-MY-SYSTEM-FREEZE-AFTER-15/m-p/394010
Norton Internet Security version: 18.6.0.29
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit on dual Xeon x5677, 16GB RAM
Norton 'background'/idle tasks completely freezes system. System runs as license server for HPC software. Not sure what background tasks are being conducted. Attempted to dis-engage all background tasks manually, then reboot, did not solve problem. Idle time scans: off. Misc. Settings: Idle Time Optimizer turned off. Resorting to turning off all modules as workaround. Unsure of similarity of problem to other threads, e.g.
http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Internet-Security-Norton/NORTON-INTERNET-SECURITY-2011-MAKES-MY-SYSTEM-FREEZE-AFTER-15/m-p/394010
Norton Internet Security version: 18.6.0.29
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit on dual Xeon x5677, 16GB RAM
>> Which operating system is it running
Windows 7 64 bit professional.
>> You say that the system with the problem runs as a license server for HPC software
It's a workhorse computer for aerospace panel codes and computational fluid dynamics. The term 'server' in this sense is, in all fairness, a bit of a misnomer, because all it does is answer queries over a LAN to see how many instances of a particular program are in use, and authorizes or denies the 'remote' application to continue execution depending on how many other licenses are check out. But, with Norton literally taking over all system resources, it could not answer these queries, even though the 'server' application was running, fully functional, and Norton was performing these tasks 'in the background' (well, thats what it claimed anyway).
It's a workhorse computer for aerospace panel codes and computational fluid dynamics. The term 'server' in this sense is, in all fairness, a bit of a misnomer, because all it does is answer queries over a LAN to see how many instances of a particular program are in use, and authorizes or denies the 'remote' application to continue execution depending on how many other licenses are check out. But, with Norton literally taking over all system resources, it could not answer these queries, even though the 'server' application was running, fully functional, and Norton was performing these tasks 'in the background' (well, thats what it claimed anyway).
The picture gets a bit clearer. Is there any timeframe when the system isn't all that busy? Also, is it a multi-core processor and how much RAM is installed? My thought is that it might be possible to do some creative scheduling so that the Norton tasks have minimal impact on the real purpose of the system.