KB4045814 - FIX: "Message 611" error when you use BULK INSERT or INSERT SELECT to insert data into a clustered columnstore index

Applies To
SQL Server 2014 Enterprise - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2017 Enterprise on Windows

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You create a clustered columnstore index on a partitioned table.
  • The maximum length of the columns in the table is greater than the 8,060-byte row limit for tables if there are variable length columns.
  • You use the BULK INSERT or INSERT SELECT statement to insert data into the clustered columnstore index.

In this scenario, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

Note

Message 611, Level 16, State 0
Cannot insert or update a row because total variable column size, including overhead, is 1978 bytes more than the limit.

Resolution

This issue is fixed in the following cumulative updates for SQL Server:

Cumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2017

Cumulative Update 8 for SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2

About cumulative updates for SQL Server

Each new cumulative update for SQL Server contains all the hotfixes and security fixes that were in the previous build. Check out the latest cumulative updates for SQL Server:

Latest cumulative update for SQL Server 2017

latest cumulative updates for SQL Server 2014.

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

References

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