DGCserver Message

My weblogic Server keep on giving this message:
<Jun 24, 2002 6:06:19 PM GMT+08:00> <Info> <DGCserver> <Tried to renew lease
on
lost reference: '286'>
<Jun 24, 2002 6:07:19 PM GMT+08:00> <Info> <DGCserver> <Tried to renew lease
on
lost reference: '289'>
<Jun 24, 2002 6:07:19 PM GMT+08:00> <Info> <DGCserver> <Tried to renew lease
on
lost reference: '290'>
<Jun 24, 2002 6:07:19 PM GMT+08:00> <Info> <DGCserver> <Tried to renew lease
on
lost reference: '291'>
<Jun 24, 2002 6:07:19 PM GMT+08:00> <Info> <DGCserver> <Tried to renew lease
on
lost reference: '286'>
Any idea what does this message means?
I am using Weblogic Server 6.1 SP2 running on HP-UX.

Lim Boon Siong <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks for your answer. I need more details.
Do you know why is this happen?ed Any impact to the server? Is it caused by
my application or weblogic server? How to prevent it from happening?I think these are harmless - you can simply change severity from 'Info' to
'Error'.
Many thanks for your answer.
Boon Siong
"Dimitri I. Rakitine" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
I think it means that server was not able to process RMI lease renewal
message in time, and by the time when message is finally processed, object
is already gone.
Lim Boon Siong <[email protected]> wrote:
My weblogic Server keep on giving this message:
<Jun 24, 2002 6:06:19 PM GMT+08:00> <Info> <DGCserver> <Tried to renew
lease
on
lost reference: '286'>
<Jun 24, 2002 6:07:19 PM GMT+08:00> <Info> <DGCserver> <Tried to renewlease
on
lost reference: '289'>
<Jun 24, 2002 6:07:19 PM GMT+08:00> <Info> <DGCserver> <Tried to renewlease
on
lost reference: '290'>
<Jun 24, 2002 6:07:19 PM GMT+08:00> <Info> <DGCserver> <Tried to renewlease
on
lost reference: '291'>
<Jun 24, 2002 6:07:19 PM GMT+08:00> <Info> <DGCserver> <Tried to renewlease
on
lost reference: '286'>
Any idea what does this message means?
I am using Weblogic Server 6.1 SP2 running on HP-UX.--
Dimitri
Dimitri

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