Microsoft KB Archive/890730

= FIX: You receive a 17883 error message when you perform large in-memory sort operations in SQL Server 2000 =

Article ID: 890730

Article Last Modified on 11/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition

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Bug #: 473069 (SQL Server 8.0)



Article contents

 * SUMMARY
 * SYMPTOMS
 * RESOLUTION
 * Hotfix information
 * Prerequisites
 * Restart information
 * Hotfix file information
 * STATUS
 * MORE INFORMATION



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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SYMPTOMS
When you perform large in-memory sort operations in Microsoft SQL Server 2000, SQL Server may not yield to the SQL Server User Mode Scheduler (UMS). This behavior could lead to stalled worker requests. When this problem occurs, connection timeouts and other time-sensitive operations may fail. When this problem occurs, typically you receive a 17883 error message in the SQL Server error log. For example, you receive an error message that is similar to the following:

2003-03-21 08:22:20.27 server Error: 17883, Severity: 1, State: 0

2003-03-21 08:22:20.27 server Process 51:0 (dbc) UMS Context 0x018DA930 appears to be non-yielding on Scheduler 0.

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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 SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3). For additional information about how to obtain SQL Server 2000 SP3, 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

Additionally, this hotfix requires that you have SQL Server 2000 hotfix build 2000.80.977 installed. For additional information about SQL Server 2000 post-SP3 hotfix build 2000.80.977, 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

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Restart information
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply 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 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 ---  02-Nov-2004  03:02  2000.80.985.0    664,128  Autoplt.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0     78,400  Console.exe 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0    332,352  Ctasksui.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0    315,968  Custtask.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0     33,340  Dbmslpcn.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0  1,905,216  Dtspkg.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0    528,960  Dtspump.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0  1,557,052  Dtsui.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0    639,552  Dtswiz.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0    352,828  Isqlw.exe 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0     82,492  Itwiz.exe 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0     90,692  Msgprox.dll 19-May-2004 20:43  8.11.40209.0     209,408  Mssdi98.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0     62,024  Odsole70.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     25,144  Opends60.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0     57,904  Osql.exe 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0    279,104  Pfutil80.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0    143,940  Qrdrsvc.exe 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0    221,768  Replprov.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0    307,784  Replrec.dll 02-Nov-2004 02:01  2000.80.985.0    159,813  Replres.rll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0    287,304  Rinitcom.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     78,416  Sdiclnt.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     66,112  Semmap.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     57,916  Semnt.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0    492,096  Semobj.dll 02-Nov-2004 02:28  2000.80.985.0    172,032  Semobj.rll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0     53,832  Snapshot.exe 02-Nov-2004 03:01  2000.80.985.0     28,672  Sqlagent.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0    311,872  Sqlagent.exe 02-Nov-2004 03:01  2000.80.985.0    168,001  Sqlakw32.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     33,344  Sqlctr80.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0  4,215,360  Sqldmo.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:02                    25,172  Sqldumper.exe 02-Nov-2004 01:53  2000.80.985.0     28,672  Sqlevn70.rll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0    156,224  Sqlmaint.exe 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0    180,792  Sqlmap70.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0    188,992  Sqlmmc.dll 02-Nov-2004 02:17  2000.80.985.0    479,232  Sqlmmc.rll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0    401,984  Sqlqry.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     57,920  Sqlrepss.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0  7,712,849  Sqlservr.exe 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0    590,396  Sqlsort.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     45,644  Sqlvdi.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0    106,588  Sqsrvres.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     33,340  Ssmsgnet.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     33,340  Ssmslpcn.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     33,340  Ssmsqlgc.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     82,492  Ssnetlib.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     25,148  Ssnmpn70.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0    123,456  Stardds.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0    158,240  Svrnetcn.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:02  2000.80.985.0     76,416  Svrnetcn.exe 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     49,228  Ums.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     74,304  Xplog70.dll 02-Nov-2004 03:03  2000.80.985.0     98,872  Xpweb70.dll Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains these files may also contain additional files. back to the top



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug 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.

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MORE INFORMATION
The following factors are guidelines for time-critical programs:
 * The sort operation must occur in memory and must contain at least one million rows. Typically, 120 million or more rows are required to experience the problem.
 * The computer must be able to support a very large sort memory grant. This grant is generally 8 gigabytes (GB) or larger. To accomplish this grant, the computer needs approximately 64 GB or more of physical memory.

Note Processor speed, memory, and disk speed can cause factors to vary.

The hotfix in this article is rolled up in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

891017 FIX: SQL Server 2000 may stop responding to other requests when you perform a large deallocation operation

For additional information about the 17883 error message, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

319892 New concurrency and scheduling diagnostics added to SQL Server

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

822499 New naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packages

For additional information about the terminology that is used when Microsoft corrects software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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Keywords: kbsqlserv2000sp3fix kbsqlserv2000presp3fix kbfix kbbug kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB890730

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