Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2012 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 2012 fix release.
Symptoms
Consider the following scenario:
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You install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 on a computer that has a processor-group aware feature enabled.
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You run the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Setup program on the computer.
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You enable the FileStream configuration on the Database Engine Configuration page of the SQL Server 2012 Setup wizard.
In this scenario, the following error may be logged in the SQL Server error log file:
<Date><Time> server Error: 17883, Severity: 1, State: 0 <Date><Time> server Process 0:0:0 (0x1f78) Worker 0x00000004F3FD8160 appears to be non-yielding on Scheduler 3.
Resolution
Cumulative update information
SQL Server 2012
The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2012. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2679368 Cumulative update 1 for SQL Server 2012Note Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2692828 The SQL Server 2012 builds that were released after SQL Server 2012 was released
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Workaround
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:
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Do not enable the FileStream configuration when you run the SQL Server 2012 Setup program. You can use SQL Server Configuration Manager to enable the configuration after SQL Server 2012 is installed.
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Use the following command to disable the processor-group aware feature. Then, restart the computer, and run the SQL Server 2012 installation.
bcdedit.exe /set groupaware off
References
For more information about processor groups, visit the following Microsoft website:
Boot Parameters to Test Drivers for Multiple Processor Group SupportFor more information about the Incremental Servicing Model for SQL Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
935897 An Incremental Servicing Model is available from the SQL Server team to deliver hotfixes for reported problemsFor more information about the naming schema for SQL Server updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
822499 Naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packagesFor 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
