Symptoms. SQL Writer Service doesn’t handle database snapshots (for example, "CREATE DATABASE DataSnapName AS SNAPSHOT") in non-component backup code path in SQL Server 2016, 2017 or 2019.

Symptoms. When you run a non-component VSS backup (for example, by using Azure Site Recovery (ASR) Agent) against volumes of servers hosting SQL Server 2016 instances, the backup jobs may report failure with the following events logged in the Application Event log. Operation:

FIX: SQL Writer Service can cause undetected deadlocks on system DMV when you do a VSS backup.

Symptoms. Assume that some Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) backup operations are running at the same time in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012, or SQL Server 2014. Additionally, assume that the auto-recovery option is enabled. In this situation, the backup operations are not successful.

Description: A VSS writer has rejected an event with error 0x800423f4, The writer experienced a non-transient error. If the backup process is retried, the error is likely to reoccur. Changes that the writer made to the writer components while handling the event will not be available to the requester.

How to obtain and install the update Method 1: Microsoft Update. This update is available through Windows Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically.

INTRODUCTION. Microsoft has released security bulletin MS09-004. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites: Home users: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins /200902.mspx Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:

Download the latest cumulative update package for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 (SP2) now. If the download page does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the cumulative update package.

This article describes cumulative update package 2 (Build number: 11.0.5548.0) for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 (SP2). This update contains hotfixes for issues that were fixed after the release of SQL Server 2012 SP2.

This article describes cumulative update package 10 (Build number: 11.0.2420.0) for Microsoft SQL Server 2012. This update contains hotfixes for issues that were fixed after the release of SQL Server 2012.