PRSQL9103014: Error 614 Occurs When the SQL Server Is Stressed

ID Number: Q70834

1.10

OS/2

buglist1.10

Summary:

PROBLEM ID: PRSQL9103014

SYMPTOMS

When the server is stressed, the following data corruption message

can occur:

Error 614

A row on page ### was accessed which has an illegal length of

#####.

CAUSE

This is a locking problem. The corruption occurs when a row is

written to a page and the value of the row exceeds the maximum

value allowed for rows in the page header.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server version

1.10. We are researching this problem and will post new

information here as it becomes available.