FIX: Transaction Log Restores May Fail with 3456 Error

Transaction log restores may fail with a 3456 error message when minimally logged operations (bcp, SELECT INTO, and so forth) are performed on the server. The error message text is similar to the following:

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix

NOTE: The following hotfix was created prior to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: NOTE: Due to file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the preceding files may also contain additional files.

To avoid this problem, use a full recovery model on the database.

To change the recovery model, use these steps:

1. Open Enterprise Manager.
2. In Enterprise Manager, click to select a database name. Click Properties, and then click Options.
3. In the Options dialog box, select Full for the recovery model.

To change the recovery model from the SQL Server Query Analyzer by using Transact-SQL, run the following command:

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.