Microsoft KB Archive/308886

= PRB: NOLOCK Optimizer Hint May Cause Transient Corruption Errors in the SQL Server Error Log =

Article ID: 308886

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q308886



SYMPTOMS
When you use the NOLOCK hint, you may experience transient 8908 errors in the SQL Server error log on tables that experience high volumes of SQL Server activities.

The error message that occurs is:

Table error: Database ID %d, object ID %d, index ID %d. Chain linkage mismatch. %S_PGID->next = %S_PGID, but %S_PGID->prev = %S_PGID.



CAUSE
An error may occur when you use the NOLOCK optimizer hint to query tables in the database. There is a small timing window during page splits in conjunction with parallel nolock scans and concurrent updates that can generate transient 8908 messages.



MORE INFORMATION
To ensure that the database is free of corruption, run a DBCC CHECKDB statement, preferably in single user mode, against the database. If DBCC CHECKDB returns no error, you can be certain that the database is free of corruption.

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