FIX: Replicated UPDATE to Char Column May Cause Error 803

• Microsoft SQL Server, version 6.5

SYMPTOMS

LogReader fails with error 803. The errorlog and the task history shows the following message:

   Error : 803, Severity: 20, State: 1
   Unable to place buffer %*.d holding logical page %*.d in sdes for object
   'syslogs' - either there is no room in sdes or buffer already in
   requested slot.

CAUSE

The server may encounter this error when all of the following are true:

• You attempt to perform a replicated UPDATE on a character column.
• The character column is a part of an index in a table.
• The index is published, using partitioning, at least seven times in the same publication or multiple publications.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, drop the index on the character column that is being updated. If this is not possible, use Scheduled Table Refresh for tables that are required to be published using partitioning at least seven times.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 2 for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. For more information, contact your primary support provider.