Microsoft KB Archive/889314

= FIX: Non-convergence may occur in a merge replication topology if the primary connection to the publisher is disconnected =

Article ID: 889314

Article Last Modified on 11/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Workgroup Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (Windows)
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition 64-bit

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''Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2000 fixes as one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2000 fix release. ''



Article contents

 * Summary
 * Introduction
 * Issues that are fixed by this hotfix package
 * More Information
 * Hotfix information
 * Prerequisites
 * Restart information
 * Registry information
 * Hotfix file information
 * Status
 * References



SUMMARY
This article describes the following about this hotfix release:
 * The issues that are fixed by this hotfix package.
 * The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.
 * Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package.
 * Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package.
 * Whether you must make any registry changes.
 * The files that are contained in the hotfix package.

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Issues that are fixed by this hotfix package
The following issue is fixed in this SQL Server 2000 hotfix package:
 * Under some circumstances, changes to a SQL Server 2000 database are not replicated to some replicas in a merge replication topology. This state is known as non-convergence.

The Merge Agent opens multiple connections between the publisher and subscribers when it merges changes across replicas. This problem may occur if the primary connection to the publisher is disconnected.

For a list of previous hotfixes, see the &quot;Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Post-Service Pack 3 or Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Post-Service Pack 3a hotfixes&quot; section in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

290211 How to obtain the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack

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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

Prerequisites
This hotfix requires Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3). For information about how to obtain SQL Server 2000 SP3, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 How to obtain the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack

You must also have SQL Server 2000 Hotfix build 2000.80.977 installed.

For additional information about error messages that you receive when the SQL Server 2000 Post SP3a hotfix build 2000.80.977 is not installed, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

888007 You receive a &quot;The product does not have a prerequisite update installed&quot; error message when you try to install a SQL Server 2000 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix

For additional information about the hotfix installer for Microsoft SQL Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

842960 Description of the 32-bit SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000 hotfix installer

Note You must apply this hotfix on all the following servers that are involved in the replication topology:
 * The publisher
 * The distributor
 * The subscriber

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Restart information
You must restart the SQL Server service after you apply this hotfix.

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Registry information
You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to enable this hotfix.

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Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain of all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 ---  30-Nov-2004  23:04  2000.80.991.0     664,128  Autoplt.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:04  2000.80.991.0      78,400  Console.exe 30-Nov-2004 23:04  2000.80.991.0     332,352  Ctasksui.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:04  2000.80.991.0     315,968  Custtask.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      33,340  Dbmslpcn.dll 08-Apr-2004 21:42                    786,432  Distmdl.ldf 08-Apr-2004 21:42                  2,359,296  Distmdl.mdf 30-Sep-2003 22:55                        180  Drop_repl_hotfix.sql 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0   1,905,216  Dtspkg.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0     528,960  Dtspump.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0   1,557,052  Dtsui.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0     639,552  Dtswiz.dll 30-Sep-2003 22:55                    747,927  Instdist.sql 30-Sep-2003 22:55                      1,581  Inst_repl_hotfix.sql 30-Nov-2004 23:04  2000.80.991.0     352,828  Isqlw.exe 30-Nov-2004 23:04  2000.80.991.0      82,492  Itwiz.exe 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      90,692  Msgprox.dll 19-May-2004 23:43  8.11.40209.0      209,408  Mssdi98.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      62,024  Odsole70.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      25,144  Opends60.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:07                     82,944  Opends60.pdb 30-Nov-2004 23:04  2000.80.991.0      57,904  Osql.exe 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0     279,104  Pfutil80.dll 30-Sep-2003 22:48                    550,780  Procsyst.sql 08-Apr-2004 21:42                     12,305  Qfe469315.sql 08-Apr-2004 21:42                     19,195  Qfe469571.sql 27-Aug-2004 00:14                      5,157  Qfe472197.sql 30-Nov-2004 23:04  2000.80.991.0     143,940  Qrdrsvc.exe 30-Nov-2004 23:04                  1,106,776  Replmerg.sql 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0     221,768  Replprov.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0     307,784  Replrec.dll 25-Nov-2004 01:15  2000.80.991.0     159,813  Replres.rll 27-Aug-2004 00:14                  1,086,925  Replsys.sql 30-Sep-2003 22:55                    986,603  Repltran.sql 25-Nov-2004 00:04                         55  Repl_uninstall.sql 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0     287,304  Rinitcom.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      78,416  Sdiclnt.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      66,112  Semmap.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      57,916  Semnt.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0     492,096  Semobj.dll 25-Nov-2004 01:41  2000.80.991.0     172,032  Semobj.rll 30-Nov-2004 23:04  2000.80.991.0      53,832  Snapshot.exe 30-Sep-2003 22:48                    117,834  Sp3_serv_uni.sql 30-Nov-2004 23:04  2000.80.991.0      28,672  Sqlagent.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:04  2000.80.991.0     311,872  Sqlagent.exe 30-Nov-2004 23:04  2000.80.991.0     168,001  Sqlakw32.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      33,344  Sqlctr80.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0   4,215,360  Sqldmo.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:04                     25,172  Sqldumper.exe 25-Nov-2004 01:07  2000.80.991.0      28,672  Sqlevn70.rll 30-Nov-2004 23:04  2000.80.991.0     156,224  Sqlmaint.exe 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0     180,792  Sqlmap70.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0     188,992  Sqlmmc.dll 25-Nov-2004 01:30  2000.80.991.0     479,232  Sqlmmc.rll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0     401,984  Sqlqry.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      57,920  Sqlrepss.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0   7,716,945  Sqlservr.exe 30-Nov-2004 23:07                 13,337,600  Sqlservr.pdb 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0     590,396  Sqlsort.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      45,644  Sqlvdi.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0     106,588  Sqsrvres.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      33,340  Ssmsgnet.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      33,340  Ssmslpcn.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      33,340  Ssmsqlgc.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      82,492  Ssnetlib.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      25,148  Ssnmpn70.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0     123,456  Stardds.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0     158,240  Svrnetcn.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:04  2000.80.991.0      76,416  Svrnetcn.exe 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      49,228  Ums.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:07                    132,096  Ums.pdb 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      74,304  Xplog70.dll 30-Nov-2004 23:05  2000.80.991.0      98,872  Xpweb70.dll Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these files may also contain additional files.back to the top



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.

