FIX: Inconsistent Results on Parallel Update That Causes Page Splits (322668)

SYMPTOMS

An UPDATE statement that performs a parallel table or index scan on the table that is being updated, and that causes page splits on the table, may fail to update some qualifying rows.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 INF: How To Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack

NOTE: The following hotfix was created before the release of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Version      File name        Description
   -----------------------------------------------

   8.00.620     Sqlservr.exe     SP2-based hotfix

NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the files may also contain additional files.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, add an "OPTION (MAXDOP 1)" hint to the query. The fix for this issue disables parallelism for scans in an UPDATE statement that may cause page splits; therefore, the "OPTION (MAXDOP 1)" hint provides functionality that is equivalent to the fix.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3.