Symptoms
When you try to run a query to access sys.dm_db_xtp_checkpoint_files in Microsoft SQL Server 2016 or 2017, you may receive an assertion error that resembles the following. Additionally, a stack dump is generated.
const HRESULT HK_E_ATTENTION = MAKE_HRESULT(SEVERITY_ERROR, FAC_HK_UNCATCHABLE, 2); // 0x84000002
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 updates for SQL Server:
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References
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