FIX: Error 3307 After Canceling Large UPDATE Statement

• Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5

SYMPTOMS

When canceling a large UPDATE job, you may receive the following error:

Error 3307, Level 21, State 1
Process %d was expected to hold logical lock on page %d.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next SQL Server service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

   Version    File name      Platform
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   6.50.443   Sqlservr.exe   Intel and Alpha 

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, try either of the following:

• Change the lock escalation thresholds to avoid lock escalation on updates that affect many data pages. For additional information about lock escalation, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q151116 INF: How Tunable Lock Escalation Works

  -or-



• Request an explicit table lock by using the TABLOCKX optimizer hint in your UPDATE statement.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server version 6.5.

Additional query words: cancelling canceled cancelled abort aborting aborted terminate terminated terminating

Keywords : SSrvAdmin kbbug6.50
Version : winnt:6.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug