Symptoms
Assume that your application initiates a cross-database transaction that updates multiple tables in different databases in a manner that requires communication with Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC). In this scenario, you receive an "Expired BLOB handle" error.
The reasons for MSTDC involvement include the following:
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Updates occur through a Linked Server.
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One or more databases become part of an Always On availability group (AG).
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:
About cumulative updates 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:
References
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