Article ID: 166387
Article Last Modified on 2/22/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SQL Server 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q166387
BUG #: 15703 (SQLBUG_60)
BUG #: 16758 (SQLBUG_65)
SYMPTOMS
If a striped database dump runs into an operating system error (like error 112 -- out of disk space), an error 18001 may occur that can cause SQL Server to become unresponsive. The following is the message that is written to the errorlog:
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, either make sure that there is sufficient disk space available for the dump, or do not stripe the dump. For sample code to create an extended stored procedure that reports free drive space, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
164970 FIX: Disk Dumps May Cause Handled AV When Space Is Low
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 6.5. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 5a for Microsoft SQL Server 6.5. For additional information about how to download and install the latest SQL Server service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
274036 How to obtain SQL Server 6.5 Post Service Pack 5a Update
For more information, contact your primary support provider.
MORE INFORMATION
If SQL Server is not run as a service, you may see the following additional errors in the command prompt where SQL Server was started. However, these messages are not written to SQL Server's errorlog:
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