What is the cause of high processor utilization?

We have Netware 6.5 SP8. About a month ago we started getting high processor utilization (in Monitor it goes up to around 50% - 55%) on the server every day around 11:00AM, and it stays high for about an hour, and then after an hour or so, it will drop back down to normal. During the high utilization time, the server really slows down to a crawl causing major user problems. I have no idea what is causing this; as far as I know nothing has changed on the server. I checked the backup system and nothing is running. I also checked the cron file and no cron jobs are running. In Monitor checking the Kernel, Busies Threads doesn't give much information either. It always shows something like "Server 34" or "Server 17". Is there any way to find out what is causing the high utilization?
Thanks....

In addition to David's comments, love the minions reference, I'd only add that in NoRM you can see the stack trace of a process. NoRM --> Diagnose Server --> Profile / Debug --> Server XXX ( from the list, you can see the %utilization ) This also works for any process you see running, but since your issue is in server work to do's we'll look at them.
After a few times you can catch the WTO in the act of actually processing work. The output will include something like the following... including a work description and the source of the work. This is NOT always present, as most of the time the worker thread is idle and you will see a very abbreviated stack dump and not much else. Keep trying and you will get a more detailed looking output referencing a type of work as well as potentially the module and stack dump of what is happening.
-- Bob
Example:
Code:
Thread Name Server 11
Thread ID 8AA3A5A0
Parent NLM SERVER.NLM
Processor Assignment 0
Total Execution Time days: 20, hours: 20, minutes: 46, seconds: 4, milliseconds: 304
MP Status In classic NetWare
Stack Bottom 896C2040
Current Stack Pointer 896C9A18
Stack Top 896C9FC0
Stack Size 32,640 Bytes
Suspend Reason Blocked on Semaphore
Work Description _SkulkerWorkerProc (Outbound Replication) <-- Ah Ha!
Semaphore Information
Semaphore Name NOVDB
Semaphore ID 8FCA90A0
Semaphore Value -1
Threads Waiting on Semaphore 1
Current Owner Server 11
Active Work To Do Information <-- All of this is useful to know.
Work To Do ID 8FF4BC14
Work Location 90C86CE2 (DS.NLM|BackgroundEvent+0)
Work To Do Description DS AES Process
Work Owner DS.NLM
Stack:
896C9A18: 00226431 (SERVER.NLM|SchedSwitch+2A9)
896C9A1C: --896C9A50 ?
896C9A20: --00000246 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+246)
896C9A24: --8FCA90A0 ?
896C9A28: --1C23E388 ?
896C9A2C: 002168A4 (SERVER.NLM|kSemaphoreWait+E0)
896C9A30: --896C9A50 ?
896C9A34: --ADB0BB24 ?
896C9A38: --ABA05828 ?
896C9A3C: --8FF3A408 ?
896C9A40: 90E67991 (DS.NLM|waitToComplete$F_IOBuffer+14)
896C9A44: --8FCA90A0 ?
896C9A48: --00000000 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+0)
896C9A4C: --8FF3A408 ?
896C9A50: --896C9A60 ?
896C9A54: 90E6751B (DS.NLM|waitForAllPendingIO$F_IOBufferMgr+14)
896C9A58: --ABA05828 ?
896C9A5C: --8A9AD088 (NSSWIN.NLM|DisplayHelp+9B8)
896C9A60: --896C9A94 ?
896C9A64: 90D90D47 (DS.NLM|completeTransWrites$F_Rfl+2D0)
896C9A68: --8FF3A408 ?
896C9A6C: --FE2D4900 ?
896C9A70: --896C9A94 ?
896C9A74: --896C9AAC ?
896C9A78: --00000001 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+1)
896C9A7C: --00000001 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+1)
896C9A80: --00000000 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+0)
896C9A84: --00000000 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+0)
896C9A88: --00000000 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+0)
896C9A8C: --ADB0BB24 ?
896C9A90: --00000000 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+0)
896C9A94: --896C9B0C ?
896C9A98: 90D85794 (DS.NLM|flmCommitDbTrans+4FB)
896C9A9C: --8A9AD088 (NSSWIN.NLM|DisplayHelp+9B8)
896C9AA0: --ADB0BB24 ?
896C9AA4: --00000001 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+1)
896C9AA8: --00000001 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+1)
896C9AAC: --8AA3A5A0 ?
896C9AB0: --ADB0BB24 ?
896C9AB4: --3C8D5048 ?
896C9AB8: --00000000 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+0)
896C9ABC: 00214492 (SERVER.NLM|kMutexUnlock+10A)
896C9AC0: --8AA3A5A0 ?
896C9AC4: --00000001 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+1)
896C9AC8: --8ACF71EC (DHOST.NLM|?_V__YAXPAX_Z+2BDC)
896C9ACC: --896C9B04 ?
896C9AD0: --ADB0BB24 ?
896C9AD4: --00000000 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+0)
896C9AD8: --00000000 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+0)
896C9ADC: --00000000 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+0)
896C9AE0: --00000000 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+0)
896C9AE4: --3C8D5048 ?
896C9AE8: --00000000 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+0)
896C9AEC: --00000001 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+1)
896C9AF0: --8ACF7288 (DHOST.NLM|?_V__YAXPAX_Z+2C78)
896C9AF4: --00000001 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+1)
896C9AF8: --00000000 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+0)
896C9AFC: --8ACF7064 (DHOST.NLM|?_V__YAXPAX_Z+2A54)
896C9B00: --896C9C3C ?
896C9B04: --00000000 (LOADER.NLM|KernelAddressSpace+0)
896C9B08: --ADB0BB24 ?
896C9B0C: --896C9C28 ?
896C9B10: 90D859E9 (DS.NLM|FlmDbTransCommit+CB)
896C9B14: --ADB0BB24 ?

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For situations Disk Utility cannot handle the best third-party utility is Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible.
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced since Tiger. These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard or Lion and should not be installed.
OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive. As for virus protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. You can protect the computer easily using the freeware Open Source virus protection software ClamXAV. Personally I would avoid most commercial anti-virus software because of their potential for causing problems. For more about malware see Macintosh Virus Guide.
I would also recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX 2.4.3, or Cocktail 5.1.1 that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc.
For emergency repairs install the freeware utility Applejack. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. There is no confirmation that this version also works with Lion.
When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand.
Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Data Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. SyncTwoFolders
6. Synk Pro
7. Synk Standard
8. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.
Additional suggestions will be found in Mac maintenance Quick Assist.
Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or MacUpdate.
Additional Hints
Be sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity as free space.
Add more RAM. If your computer has less than 2 GBs of RAM and you are using OS X Leopard or later, then you can do with more RAM. Snow Leopard and Lion work much better with 4 GBs of RAM than their system minimums. The more concurrent applications you tend to use the more RAM you should have.
Always maintain at least 15 GBs or 10% of your hard drive's capacity as free space, whichever is greater. OS X is frequently accessing your hard drive, so providing adequate free space will keep things from slowing down.
Check for applications that may be hogging the CPU:
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time, then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Often this problem occurs because of a corrupted cache or preferences file or an attempt to write to a corrupted log file.

TS3694 What is the cause of "error 1015" when trying to restore and update an iPhone 3gs?

What is the cause of "error 1015" when you're trying to restore and update an iphone 3gs? My iphone is currently in recovery mode and can not get out of it. All the information about my iphone shown on itunes is only marked as- N/A. How can I get my iphone out of recovery mode and get it to recover and update?
Thank you,
MacQuestioner3

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error1015, which says:
Error 1015: This error is typically caused by attempts to downgrade the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch's software. This can occur when you attempt to restore using an older .ipsw file. Downgrading to a previous version is not supported. To resolve this issue, attempt to restore with the latest iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch software available from Apple. This error can also occur when an unauthorized modification of the iOS has occurred and you are now trying to restore to an authorized, default state.
In other words, either your phone is jailbroken and you are sadly out of luck or you are trying to downgrade iOS.

Since two days I get an error message when I try to sign in without further notice what is the cause

Since two days I become an error message when I try to sign in without any further information what is the cause of this error message.

Hi,
I apologize for the trouble. We had a service maintenance on 1/10 and it is working already so please try to login at https://createpdf.acrobat.com/signin.html.
Please let me know if you still have the same issue.
Thank you.
Hisami

Have to keep refreshing Firefox to see messages received on Facebook, and videos do not play in Firefox 3.6.9. What's the cause?

While on Facebook, I always need to refresh the page to know I received a message, comment or whatever else. Also, while on game sites such as Gamespot, Firefox does not play any videos. All this is happening in version 3.6.9. What is the cause for this?

How ram does your machine have have you tried shut the machine down pull the power plug for a few minutes and plug it back in and restart the computer. The only thing I can think of is Low onn Ram or the speed of your connection. It might be the player you are using as well. download VLC Player itwill play everything.

What is the cause of the loss wireless between the WRT110 & WAG54GX2 ?!!!

The beginning, I like to thank you my brothers for your help me to solve a problems facing the wireless network, a few days before i put the subject of the problem of communication between the WRT110 & Linksys WRT160N on this link
http://forums.linksys.com/t5/forums/postpage/board-id/Wireless_Routers?comm_cc=US&comm_lang=en
I have Linksys WAG54GX2 as main router with the Internet service, & it's conneted with WRT110 device through the wire, so that the latter re-broadcast the Internet in rooms away from the main distributor
The problem is that every few seconds separated the wireless network distributor WRT110 cut off the Internet !!!
what is the cause of this problem?!!
Another point that the Internet has become slow across the wireless network in both routers,, what is the reason of that?!!
am attached some pics. of the settings of the two routers
First the main router settings (WAG54GX2):-
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/985/linksyswag54gx2pic1wb2.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/395/linksyswag54gx2pic2dy5.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2549/linksyswag54gx2pic3ih4.jpg
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/7159/linksyswag54gx2pic4bp3.jpg
WRT110 router settings:-
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/4908/wrt110pic1tv3.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/6950/wrt110pic2vc5.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/5788/wrt110pic3fr1.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/4682/wrt110pic4vd6.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3711/wrt110pic5sm4.jpg

Thank you for your help, my dear,
I have worked as your good advice, Now i have a strong network and the Internet has become a quick .
I would understand some things about our preparations:
* is should the channel be different in those routers, and what would happen if they were on the same channel ?
* My wireless networks are not protected now, its un safe .. What is the best encryption of the wireless network .. Do you use the WEP or WAP, including what is the difference ?
* What are the steps to be followed by encryption in both the routers the main WAG54GX2 & WRT110?
* Why we change Fragmentation in WRT110
Can you help me in this link
http://forums.linksys.com/linksys/board/message?board.id=Wireless_Routers&thread.id=116282
Thank u again my brother
Message Edited by Almowdmer on 11-29-2008 11:19 PM

HT1819 I noticed that some of my podcast are missing from the iTunes store. What is the cause of that?

I noticed that some of my podcast are missing from the iTunes store. What is the cause of that?

That suggests that the tracks are damaged.
If your country's iTunes Store allows you to redownload purchased tracks, I'd delete your current copies of the dodgy tracks and try redownloading fresh copies. For instructions, see the following document:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
Otherwise, I'd report the problem to the iTunes Store.
Log in to the Store. Click on "Account" in your Quick Links. When you're in your Account information screen, go down to Purchase History and click "See all".
Find the items that are not playing properly. If you can't see "Report a Problem" next to the items, click the "Report a problem" button. Now click the "Report a Problem" links next to the items.

My mac pro is taking long to open any program what is the cause of this

my mac pro is taking long to open any program what is the cause of this

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

Is my Mac Pro the cause of high pitch monitor noise?

I am encountering a faint but persistent high pitch noise through my Yamaha HS-50M monitors when my Edirol FA-66 interface is plugged into my computer via firewire ca ble.
I've read all these threads which sound very similar to my issue and have tried all the pertinent recommendations presented so far:
Monitor buzzing noise NEED HELP!
Help fixing signal hum/mouse coming out of monitors?
Electric shocks and Noise in a home studio
KVR :: View topic - Interference question. Computer and external audio interface
Just to be clear, my problem is similar but not identical to the problems listed in the threads above. Mouse movement or computer activity doesn't effect the monitor noise I'm hearing at all, it is merely a constant sustained high frequency tone that's emitted from my monitors when my FA-66 interface is plugged into my MacPro via firewire cable. My speakers are silent (aside from their own self noise) so long as my FA-66 isn't connected directly to my computer. Even when my FA-66 is powered on via its AC adaptor but not connected to my computer via firewire cable there is no added noise in my monitors. It's just when I make the firewire connection between my interface and my computer that the high pitch noise appears in my monitors.
I used to run my Edirol off of my older MacBook and never had this issue. I just recently upgraded to a new MacPro and am encountering this issue for the first time.
Since the noise is eliminated when I disconnect the firewire cable from my interface, I believe the sound is being caused by interference from my computer, which is then transmitted through my firewire cable into my interface.
My setup is this:
Grounded Wall Outlet > Furman Power Conditioner > MacPro Desktop Machine > Edirol FA-66 > Monitors
I am using TRS-XLR Mogami Speaker cables to connect my interface to my monitors and am using Mogami cables throughout my system.
All of my audio gear is being powered through my Furman power conditioner: my computer, my FA-66 interface via its AC adaptor (not firewire bus powered), my speaker monitors, and all my other audio equipment.
I don't believe I'm picking up interference from any of my other cables and wiring and this doesn't seem like a grounding issue. Like I mentioned, the noise is gone when I disconnect the firewire cable from my FA-66 interface.
I do have some other hardware in my setup (my computer screen monitor, a USB hub, AC power supplies and cords to power external hard drives, a lamp) that are receiving power from a separate surge protector strip plugged directly into a different wall outlet than the one my Furman conditioner is plugged into. I don't believe any of these other devices are the cause of the interference noise because when I unplug all these items from their respective wall outlet, I still hear the exact same noise when my FA-66 is plugged into my computer via firewire cable.
All signs seem to point to my firewire cable and/or my computer.
Originally I started with a different firewire cable and swapped it out for a newer and higher quality, gold-plated firewire cable meant to cut down on interference. This cable swap did help reduce some of the noise my monitors were picking up, but did not eliminate it entirely.
I then invested in some ferrite core clamps and placed those around each end of my firewire cable (one right by my computer's firewire port & one right by my FA-66's firewire port). This helped a little more but did not eliminate the high pitched sound entirely, just made it even quieter. The hole diameter of the ferrite core clamps is slightly larger than the diameter of my firewire cable, however, and I'm going to order more clamps with a smaller hole diameter that will ensure a snugger fit around my firewire cable. Do you think this may help things more?
I also lifted the grounding pin in my Edirol, tied a copper grounding wire around it and connected the other end to my MacPro's metal case with alligator clamps in an effort to better ground the two suspect pieces in the chain. This seemed to have little to no effect beyond what the ferrite cores were able to clean up. (I got this idea from the GS thread contained in the first link above.) I don't know much about hardware electronics but thought I would try this out just to see if it would help. The fact that it didn't help, to me, seems to reaffirm that the system is grounded properly, because if it weren't I would have possibly noticed an improvement by making a grounded connection between my interface and computer. Please correct me if I'm wrong about this.
I even tried plugging my Furman power conditioner into an entirely different wall outlet, but this didn't change things at all. I do have one more unused wall outlet I can try but don't think this will make much of a difference because I'm 99.99% sure this isn't a grounding problem and that the sockets I'm using are properly grounded. My Furman isn't registering anything abnormal and seems to be functioning properly.
As of right now I've been able to make significant improvement to the noise problem and have eliminated it by 90%. The high pitch noise through my monitors is virtually eliminated but I still notice a faint bit of added noise when interface is powered on and connected to my computer via firewire versus when the firewire cable is disconnected.
Could my MacPro be outputting some kind of interference which is being picked up by my firewire cable and transmitted to interface and monitors? I've read that sometimes a computer's power supply unit can output a large amount of EMI or dirty electrical interference. It seems surprising to me that Mac's professional desktop machine would cause a fundamental issue like this though, especially since it is designed for being able to work in a professional audio recording setup.
Any other ideas people can provide as to what may be causing my added interference and how to treat it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help!

What kind of sound card are you using exactly? It seems like you're sound card is picking up EMI or RFI from your computer when it's plugged into a wall outlet. Are you using a power conditioner in your setup to help clean up your power supply?
Try googling EMI & RFI, there are many online resources which detail how to troubleshoot and deal with these problems. http://www.arrl.org/radio-frequency-interference-rfi
I finally solved my problem by upgrading to a higher quality audio interface (Focusrite Pro 40). This was able to cut out the high frequency RFI signal being output from my MacPro computer. I get the feeling many of Mac's higher end computers tend to output dirty electrical signals which is why so many people have this similar problem.
Try cleaning up your power supply, then maybe use different, higher quality sound cards or interfaces with your setup to see if the issue gets solved. The problem most likely lies with your computer and if you can get a high quality interface that can cut out the noise, that may be your only solution. It worked for me.
Good luck!

High processor utilization during DAQmxReadCounterF64

Hardware: PCI-6220
Software: C++ 6.0
Driver: NI-DAQmx 7.3
This is a typical function call to get an encoder reading that is sampled on a 60Hz clock:
lStatus = DAQmxReadCounterF64(m_hEncHandle, 1, 0.25, dEncData, BUFFER_SIZE, &lEncPtsRead, NULL);
No problem getting the data. But while it is waiting for the 60Hz clock I get almost 100% processor utilization. My expectation of how this should work - my thread calls this function and it blocks releasing the processor to perform other functions until a sample clock event or .25 seconds expires (error condition). Any idea why the processor is being hogged at this point and is this the way it should act?
Ed

Hi Ed,
What you are seeing is a known feature of NI-DAQmx. DAQmx uses all available processor power to ensure that you get the BEST data acquisition performance. However, the DAQmx driver was written so that if ANY other application requests to use the processor, DAQmx will release it to the other program. This way DAQmx uses all of the processor unless something else needs it.
Check out this KB:
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/09D80223FA84113D86256D6A004B97C3?OpenDocument

What's the cause of this audio distortion?

Hi, I'm new to the forum and I've run into a problem that I can't seem to fix. I've have distorted music playback before that was caused by too many background programs running simultaneously. I discovered, by accident, that closing all background programs would fix the sound distortion I was experiencing when listening to music. I've used nearly all but 1gb of my 16gb memory and I have several different music apps, all of which greatly improve upon the sound of the built in hardware.
My favorite of these apps is EQu which allows an amazing amount of eq customization and preset creation. One day, after listening to music all night and falling asleep, I awoke to my phone completely drained of battery juice so I charged it for a few hours and the distortion issue is back except this time NOTHING will get rid of it! I've deleted & reinstalled all music tracks, uninstalled all music apps and only reinstalled EQu but the problem remains. This distortion is present in all music players (including stock player) on all tracks and can be heard in the internal speaker. It doesn't matter what volume level or if the connection is via the headphone jack, line out, or Bluetooth- the distortion is present and seemingly permanent! I have an iPad2 with all of the same apps (save Sonic Junky EQ)as my iPhone4 & it is working just fine. I suspect some app I installed and uninstalled may have somehow corrupted the audio processor but I want to avoid resetting the whole device for obvious reasons. The last backup I had via iCloud was during the distortion problem so I don't think restoring from that backup would work if it's an app that created this problem.
There's at least one person that reviewed an app called "Sonic Junky Equalizer" that stated it messed up his volume and a number of other people report it being very buggy in general. That app was the most recent audio app I installed and uninstalled because it was so buggy. I just hope the damage is reversible without having to do a reset! Any advice of the matter would be greatly appreciated.

Really not sure why that particular error message happens.. I'm guessing it's because ODP tries to construct an DateTime out of an invalid value .. but it looks like the cause is that you're binding the input parameters as output parameters.
I can reproduce (and fix) that error with the following code.
Hope it helps,
Greg
using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Types;
class Program
static void Main(string[] args)
using (OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection())
con.ConnectionString = "user id=scott;password=tiger;data source=orcl";
con.Open();
using (OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand())
cmd.CommandText = "update emp set hiredate=:1 where empno=7369";
cmd.Connection = con;
OracleParameter paramAsOfDate = new OracleParameter();
paramAsOfDate.ParameterName = "AOD";
paramAsOfDate.OracleDbType = OracleDbType.Date;
paramAsOfDate.Value = Convert.ToDateTime("4-FEB-2007");
// this reproduces the error
paramAsOfDate.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;
// this fixes the error
//paramAsOfDate.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;
cmd.Parameters.Add(paramAsOfDate);
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
}

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