Symptoms
Assume that you install SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) 2017. When you try to debug a SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package in SSDT, the DtsDebugHost always starts in the 32-bit mode instead of the 64-bit mode.
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 update for SQL Server:
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Workaround
The 64-bit version of DtsDebugHost is found in the following location:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\SSIS\140\Binn\DtsDebugHost.exe
To work around this issue, copy the DtsDebugHost file from the VS folder to the correct location:
copy "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\SSIS\140\Binn\DtsDebugHost.exe" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\140\DTS\Binn"
References
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