Microsoft KB Archive/833547

= FIX: Restoring a SQL Server 7.0 database backup in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) may cause an assertion error in the Xdes.cpp file =

Article ID: 833547

Article Last Modified on 4/2/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3

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For a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2) article, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

811478 FIX: Restoring a SQL Server 7.0 database backup in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2) may cause an assertion error in the Xdes.cpp file



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3), when you try to restore a database backup, the restoration may fail, and a retail assertion with error 3624 may occur. You may see an error message that is similar to the following in the SQL Server error log files as a result of the assertion error:

SQL Server Assertion: File: , line=9860

Failed Assertion = 'IS_OFF_SAFE (XDES_OUTCOME_ONLY, m_status)'

This problem occurs when all the following conditions are true:
 * You take the database backup from a Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 database.
 * While you take the database backup, transactions that involve multiple databases are logged in the transaction logs.
 * You restore the database backup in Microsoft SQL Server 2000.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 How to obtain the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack

Hotfix information
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version         Size             File name --  07-Feb-2003  16:14                    786,432 bytes  Distmdl.ldf 07-Feb-2003 16:14                  2,359,296 bytes  Distmdl.mdf 29-Jan-2003 12:25                        180 bytes  Drop_repl_hotfix.sql 31-Jan-2003 11:02  2000.80.763.0   1,557,052 bytes  Dtsui.dll 29-Jan-2003 12:25                      1,402 bytes  Inst_repl_hotfix.sql 07-Feb-2003 17:10  2000.80.765.0      90,692 bytes  Msgprox.dll 29-Jan-2003 11:48  7.0.9466.0        344,064 bytes  Msvcr70.dll 29-Jan-2003 11:48  2000.80.722.0      57,904 bytes  Osql.exe 29-Jan-2003 15:48                    746,470 bytes  Instdist.sql 07-Feb-2003 14:23                  1,065,895 bytes  Replmerg.sql 07-Feb-2003 17:10  2000.80.765.0     221,768 bytes  Replprov.dll 07-Feb-2003 17:10  2000.80.765.0     307,784 bytes  Replrec.dll 29-Jan-2003 15:48                  1,084,318 bytes  Replsys.sql 29-Jan-2003 11:48  2000.80.534.0     127,548 bytes  Sqdedev.dll 29-Jan-2003 11:48  2000.80.194.0     180,290 bytes  Sqlunirl.dll 07-Feb-2003 17:10  2000.80.765.0     176,696 bytes  Sqlmap70.dll 07-Feb-2003 17:10  2000.80.765.0      57,920 bytes  Sqlrepss.dll 07-Feb-2003 17:11  2000.80.765.0   7,528,529 bytes  Sqlservr.exe 07-Feb-2003 17:10  2000.80.765.0      45,644 bytes  Sqlvdi.dll 07-Feb-2003 17:10  2000.80.765.0      82,492 bytes  Ssnetlib.dll Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these files may also contain additional files.

Important This hotfix build is designed for a server that is running Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, avoid transactions that involve multiple databases when you take a backup from a SQL Server 7.0 database.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4.

