Symptoms
When you use a Refresh command in Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Analysis Services (SSAS), you notice that the Refresh command stops responding occasionally because of thread deadlock. If it happens, it does not respond to canceling the command or stopping the SSAS service.
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Resolution
This issue is fixed in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:
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Each new cumulative update for SQL Server contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous cumulative update. Check out the latest cumulative updates for SQL Server:
References
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