Symptoms
Assume that you create a database and a primary transaction log file in Microsoft SQL Server 2016. You run some transactions to grow the files. In this scenario, when you restart the database server, an assertion error occurs. Additionally, the following mini dump file is generated:
DateTime **Dump thread - spid = 0, EC = 0x0000026FEE9AB2C0
DateTime ***Stack Dump being sent to FilePath\FileName DateTime * ******************************************************************************* DateTime * DateTime * BEGIN STACK DUMP: DateTime * DateTime DateTime * DateTime * Location: FilePath\FileName DateTime * Expression: ret == itFcb->lfcb_fSeqNo DateTime * SPID: 36 DateTime * Process ID: ProcessID ... DateTime Error: 17066, Severity: 16, State: 1. DateTime SQL Server Assertion: File: <FilePath\FileName>, line=LineNumber Failed Assertion = 'ret == itFcb->lfcb_fSeqNo'. This error may be timing-related. If the error persists after rerunning the statement, use DBCC CHECKDB to check the database for structural integrity, or restart the server to ensure in-memory data structures are not corrupted. DateTime Error: 3624, Severity: 20, State: 1. DateTime A system assertion check has failed. Check the SQL Server error log for details. Typically, an assertion failure is caused by a software bug or data corruption. To check for database corruption, consider running DBCC CHECKDB. If you agreed to send dumps to Microsoft during setup, a mini dump will be sent to Microsoft. An update might be available from Microsoft in the latest Service Pack or in a Hotfix from Technical Support.Resolution
This issue is fixed in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:
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This problem is fixed in the following on-demand hotfix for Cumulative Update 3 for SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 2:
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Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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