FIX: "Tuning process exited unexpectedly" error message when you run Database Engine Tuning Advisor under the db_owner role in SQL Server 2008 R2 or in SQL Server 2012

Article ID: 2728419 - View products that this article applies to.
Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 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 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 fix release.
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Symptoms

When you run Database Engine Tuning Advisor under the db_owner role in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 or in Microsoft SQL Server 2012, an access violation occurs, and you receive the following error message:

Tuning process exited unexpectedly.

Notes
  • The issue occurs when Database Engine Tuning Advisor tries to insert a record into the error table that is in the Database Engine Tuning Advisor Tuning log table in the msdn database. The record is inserted into the table for each event in the workload when Database Engine Tuning Advisor cannot tune.
  • When the issue occurs, a mini-dump file is generated in the following SQL Server log folder:

    SystemDrive:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\ErrorDumps
  • This issue does not occur if you are a member of the sysadmin fixed server role when you run Database Engine Tuning Advisor.
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Cause

This issue occurs because different code paths are used for different roles in the DTAEngine.exe file and because there is a defect in the code for the db_owner role.
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Resolution

Cumulative update information

Cumulative update package 1 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1

The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 1. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2765331
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2765331/ )
Cumulative update package 1 for SQL Server 2012 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 2012 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:
2772858
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2772858/ )
The SQL Server 2012 builds that were released after SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 was released

SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2

The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 3. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2754552
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2754552/ )
Cumulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2008 R2 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 R2 Service Pack 2 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:
2730301
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2730301/ )
The SQL Server 2008 R2 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 was released

SQL Server 2012

The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 4. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2012, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2758687
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2758687/ )
Cumulative update package 4 for SQL Server 2012
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 2012 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
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2692828/ )
The SQL Server 2012 builds that were released after SQL Server 2012 was released

SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 8. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2723743
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2723743/ )
Cumulative update package 8 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 Service Pack 1 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
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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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Workaround

To work around this issue, add the Database Engine Tuning Advisor user to the sysadmin fixed server role in SQL Server 2008 R2.
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Properties

Article ID: 2728419 - Last Review: November 20, 2012 - Revision: 5.0
Applies to
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Developer
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Enterprise
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Standard
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Web
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express
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