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FIX: A SQL Server assertion is logged in the Errorlog file when the Log Reader Agent runs for a transactional publication in SQL Server 2005

Article ID: 936489

Article Last Modified on 6/29/2007

APPLIES TO

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard X64 Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise X64 Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition

Bug: #50001183 (SQL Hotfix)

Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2005 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 2005 fix release.

SYMPTOMS

When the Log Reader Agent runs for a transactional publication in SQL Server 2005, a SQL Server assertion is logged in the Errorlog file. When this problem occurs, error messages that resemble the following are logged in the SQL Server 2005 Errorlog file:

Date Time SPID Error: 17066, Severity: 16, State: 1.
Date Time SPID SQL Server Assertion: File: <replrowset.cpp>, line=2275 Failed Assertion = 'm_pSchema_re'. This error may be timing-related. If the error persists after rerunning the statement, use DBCC CHECKDB to check the database for structural integrity, or restart the server to ensure in-memory data structures are not corrupted.
Date Time SPID Error: 3624, Severity: 20, State: 1.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because an ALTER INDEX operation is rebuilding indexes while the Log Reader Agent is processing replicated transactions on an article. Additionally, this problem occurs when the ONLINE option for the ALTER INDEX Transact-SQL statement is set to ON.

RESOLUTION

Cumulative update information

To resolve this problem, obtain cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (build 3175). For more information about how to obtain cumulative update package 2 (build 3175), click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

936305 Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 is available

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, set the ONLINE option for the ALTER INDEX operation to OFF.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about software update terminology, 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

Keywords: kbsql2005repl kbexpertiseadvanced kbfix kbpubtypekc kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB936489

Microsoft KB Archive/936489

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