FIX: Table Lock Escalation in Service Pack 1 Causes Error 1203

ID: Q155816

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5 Service Pack 1 and later

SYMPTOMS

If a query's page locks on a table escalate to a table lock and the table is searched with a unique index, an Error 1203 occurs and terminates the client connection.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem:

Use non-unique index.

Use the optimizer locking hint "TABLOCK."

Increase the LE Threshold Maximum configuration value with sp_configure.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5 Service Pack 1. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 2 for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. For more information, contact your primary support provider.

Additional query words: unique index regression


Keywords          : kbnetwork SSrvLock kbbug6.50.sp1 kbfix6.50.sp2 
Version           : 6.5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: April 2, 1999