Symptoms
Assume that you install the following in an instance of SQL Server 2017:
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Microsoft SQL Server Distributed Replay (DReplay) Controller and Clients feature
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SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 17.x that contains the Microsoft SQL Server DReplay administration tool
After the installation, when you try to replay a captured trace by running the DReplay.exe file, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:
Unexpected error occurred
Resolution
This issue is fixed in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:
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:
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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