Dtcxatm.log File Grows Unexpectedly Large (229613)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
This article was previously published under Q229613 SYMPTOMS
When Microsoft SQL Server is used with an XA-compliant resource manager (for example, Oracle, IMB DB2, or Informix), the Dtcxatm.log file can grow quite large. For example, it is possible for files to reach several hundred MB in size. Therfore, when recovery is performed, Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) reads through the entire log file. This can lead to extremely long recovery times.
CAUSE
This problem occurs because of an error in the way that space is reclaimed in the log file.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
The following files were modified in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 to fix this problem: |
| Dtccm.dll | 4/22/99 | 12:04p | 110,864 | | Dtcxatm.dll | 4/22/99 | 12:04p | 162,064 | | Logmgr.dll | 4/22/99 | 12:04p | 59,664 | | Msdtcprx.dll | 4/22/99 | 12:04p | 189,712 | | Msdtctm.dll | 4/22/99 | 12:04p | 456,976 | | Mtxoci.dll | 4/22/99 | 12:04p | 69,904 |
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/16/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbQFE KB229613 |
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