FIX: Access violation when you insert a record into a new empty partition in SQL Server 2008 or in SQL Server 2008 R2

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Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 fixes as one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security updates that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 SP3 or SQL Server 2008 R2 update release.
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SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario:
  • You create partitions for a table in SQL Server 2008 or in SQL Server 2008 R2.
  • You do not enable compression on all the partitions.
  • You try to insert a record into a new empty partition.
In this scenario, an access violation occurs and the following error is logged in the SQL Server error log:
<Date> <Time> spid##      ***Stack Dump being sent to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\LOG\SQLDump0001.txt

<Date> <Time> spid##      SqlDumpExceptionHandler: Process 66 generated fatal exception c0000005 EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION. SQL Server is terminating this process.

<Date> <Time> spid##      * BEGIN STACK DUMP:

<Date> <Time> spid##      *  Exception Address = 0000000000C37D22 Module(sqlservr+0000000000137D22)

<Date> <Time> spid##      *  Exception Code    = c0000005 EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION

<Date> <Time> spid##      *  Access Violation occurred reading address 0000000000000020
Note This issue also occurs in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2.
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RESOLUTION

Cumulative update information

SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2

The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 8 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2. For more information about this cumulative update package, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2648096
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2648096/LN/ )
Cumulative update package 8 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Note 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 2008 fix release. Microsoft recommends 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:
2402659
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2402659/LN/ )
The SQL Server 2008 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 was released
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 hotfixes are created for specific SQL Server service packs. You must apply a SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 hotfix to an installation of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2. By default, any hotfix that is provided in a SQL Server service pack is included in the next SQL Server service pack.

SQL Server 2008 R2

The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 11. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 R2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2633145
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633145/ )
Cumulative Update package 11 for SQL Server 2008 R2
Note 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 2008 R2 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:
981356
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981356/ )
The SQL Server 2008 R2 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 R2 was released

SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 4 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2633146
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633146/ )
Cumulative Update package 4 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
Note 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 2008 R2 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:
2567616
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2567616/ )
The SQL Server 2008 R2 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 was released

SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3

The fix for this issue was first released in cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2633143
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633143/ )
Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3
Note Because the builds are cumulative, each new update release contains all the hotfixes and all the security updates that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 update release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent update release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2629969
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2629969/ )
The SQL Server 2008 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 was released
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MORE INFORMATION

To confirm whether you are experiencing the issue that is described in this knowledge base article, follow these steps:
  1. Open a DAC connection to SQL Server, and run the following query:
    Use <your_db_name>

select * from sys.sysrscols rsc where rsc.rsid in 

( select sau.container_id

from sys.system_internals_allocation_units sau 

join sys.partitions pt 

on sau.container_id = pt.partition_id

and pt.object_id = object_id(<YourPartitionedTable>) 

and pt.index_id = 1)
    Note In this query, <YourPartitionedTable> is a placeholder for your partition table name.
  2. In the output of the query, check whether the rscolid column contains a large value. The following is an example of such a large value:
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    rsid rscolid hbcolid rcmodified ti cid ordkey m
    72057594380091392 016149115785604
    72057594380091392111361491157812967532650
    72057594380091392121461491157832999532650
    72057594380091392 131561491157832999532650
    72057594380091392 14166149115785900
    72057594380091392 15176149115785900
    72057594380091392 1718614911578183400
    72057594380091392 671088651961491157819627536250
    72057594380091392 22236149115785600
    72057594380091392 232461491157810407536250
    72057594380091392 242561491157866263600
In this example, the value of 67108865 is significantly larger than others. This indicates that you are experiencing the issue that is described in this knowledge base article.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, rebuild the affected partitions. Please contact Microsoft Support to find out what partitions are involved. Or, you can rebuild all partitions by using the following query:
ALTER INDEX <your_table_index>

ON <your_table_name>

REBUILD Partition = all

GO

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STATUS

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

Article ID: 2629456 - Last Review: January 16, 2012 - Revision: 4.0
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Developer
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Advanced Services
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