FTP fails with <filename>: Invalid Argument

[Dan]

I am trying to use FTP to move a large (>80 GB) file to our mass storage
facility here at NASA Langley. At around 45 GB I get the subject error. I
found a knowledge base article that describes the problem for Win NT 4.0 and
2000

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/259837/en-us

I assume that these fixes are in XP SP2. I am fully patched.

So I assume I am running out of paged pool memory (I have 4 GB installed,
3GB available on an HP xw6400 with 2 Dual Xeons). The error occurred while
running overnight with nothing else running. It is repeatable. The error
also occurs with Filezilla, but it manages to get to > 70GB.

Any ideas as to solution or work around? How do I find out how much paged
pool I have? How do I increase its allocation?

Thanks,

Dan

 

[Dan]

I have used Performance Monitor to confirm that FTP allocates, but does not
release paged pool. The paged pool grows 5 to 10 MB per minute. After the
transfer it remained at ~ 280 MB. The limit for paged pool is 470 MB. The
transfer was successful because I rebooted this morning. So, the next
transfer will fail.

I will retest with Filezilla to see if its FTP's problem or a common OS
utility

Dan