FIX: You receive a "Failed to reserve contiguous memory of Size= <size>" error message when you run a query that has many predicates that are a sql_variant data type in SQL Server 2000 (832674)

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Transact-SQL statement that has many predicates that are a sql_variant data type, you may notice an error message that is similar to the following in the SQL Server error log:

2003-09-11 13:50:21.79 spid278 WARNING: Failed to reserve contiguous memory of Size= 131072.
2003-09-11 13:50:21.81 spid278 Buffer Distribution: Stolen=14234 Free=625 Procedures=4706
Inram=0 Dirty=35222 Kept=0
I/O=16, Latched=31, Other=103568
2003-09-11 13:50:21.82 spid278 Buffer Counts: Commited=158402 Target=208248 Hashed=138837
InternalReservation=510 ExternalReservation=16601 Min Free=632
2003-09-11 13:50:21.84 spid278 Procedure Cache: TotalProcs=2372 TotalPages=4706 InUsePages=512
2003-09-11 13:50:21.86 spid278 Dynamic Memory Manager: Stolen=18518 OS Reserved=23384
OS Committed=15616
OS In Use=15479
Query Plan=29701 Optimizer=0
General=1996
Utilities=14 Connection=1780
2003-09-11 13:50:21.90 spid278 Query Memory Manager: Grants=156 Waiting=0
Maximum=147273 Available=130245

If you have an application that experiences this problem, you will receive the following error message:

Could not perform the requested operation because the minimum query memory is not available. Decrease the configured value for the 'min memory per query' server configuration option.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

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

290211 How to obtain the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack

Hotfix information

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version          Size      File name
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   31-May-2003  18:45  2000.80.818.0      78,400  Console.exe      
   28-Oct-2003  04:21  2000.80.873.0     315,968  Custtask.dll     
   02-Oct-2003  20:59  2000.80.867.0      33,340  Dbmslpcn.dll     
   25-Apr-2003  02:12                    786,432  Distmdl.ldf
   25-Apr-2003  02:12                  2,359,296  Distmdl.mdf
   30-Jan-2003  01:55                        180  Drop_repl_hotfix.sql
   12-Sep-2003  03:26  2000.80.859.0   1,905,216  Dtspkg.dll       
   26-Aug-2003  20:16  2000.80.854.0     528,960  Dtspump.dll      
   23-Jun-2003  22:40  2000.80.837.0   1,557,052  Dtsui.dll        
   23-Jun-2003  22:40  2000.80.837.0     639,552  Dtswiz.dll       
   24-Apr-2003  02:51                    747,927  Instdist.sql
   03-May-2003  01:56                      1,581  Inst_repl_hotfix.sql
   08-Feb-2003  06:40  2000.80.765.0      90,692  Msgprox.dll      
   01-Apr-2003  02:07                      1,873  Odsole.sql
   05-Apr-2003  01:46  2000.80.800.0      62,024  Odsole70.dll     
   07-May-2003  20:41  2000.80.819.0      25,144  Opends60.dll     
   02-Apr-2003  21:48  2000.80.796.0      57,904  Osql.exe         
   02-Apr-2003  23:15  2000.80.797.0     279,104  Pfutil80.dll     
   04-Aug-2003  18:17                    550,780  Procsyst.sql
   12-Sep-2003  00:37                     12,305  Qfe469315.sql
   22-May-2003  22:57                     19,195  Qfe469571.sql
   06-Sep-2003  01:36                  1,090,932  Replmerg.sql
   06-Sep-2003  07:18  2000.80.858.0     221,768  Replprov.dll     
   06-Sep-2003  07:18  2000.80.858.0     307,784  Replrec.dll      
   06-Sep-2003  00:00                  1,087,150  Replsys.sql
   13-Aug-2003  16:28                    986,603  Repltran.sql
   22-Oct-2003  00:08  2000.80.871.0      57,916  Semnt.dll        
   29-Jul-2003  20:13  2000.80.819.0     492,096  Semobj.dll       
   31-May-2003  18:27  2000.80.818.0     172,032  Semobj.rll
   05-Aug-2003  21:06                    127,884  Sp3_serv_uni.sql
   01-Jun-2003  01:01  2000.80.818.0   4,215,360  Sqldmo.dll       
   07-Apr-2003  17:44                     25,172  Sqldumper.exe    
   19-Mar-2003  18:20  2000.80.789.0      28,672  Sqlevn70.rll
   27-Sep-2003  04:42  2000.80.865.0     180,792  Sqlmap70.dll     
   03-Sep-2003  02:56  2000.80.857.0     188,992  Sqlmmc.dll       
   02-Sep-2003  23:03  2000.80.857.0     479,232  Sqlmmc.rll
   22-Oct-2003  00:08  2000.80.871.0     401,984  Sqlqry.dll       
   08-Feb-2003  06:40  2000.80.765.0      57,920  Sqlrepss.dll     
   11-Nov-2003  22:34  2000.80.878.0   7,606,353  Sqlservr.exe     
   25-Jul-2003  21:44  2000.80.845.0     590,396  Sqlsort.dll      
   08-Feb-2003  06:40  2000.80.765.0      45,644  Sqlvdi.dll       
   02-Oct-2003  20:59  2000.80.867.0      33,340  Ssmslpcn.dll     
   01-Jun-2003  01:01  2000.80.818.0      82,492  Ssnetlib.dll     
   01-Jun-2003  01:01  2000.80.818.0      25,148  Ssnmpn70.dll     
   28-Oct-2003  04:21  2000.80.873.0     123,456  Stardds.dll      
   01-Jun-2003  01:01  2000.80.818.0     158,240  Svrnetcn.dll     
   31-May-2003  18:59  2000.80.818.0      76,416  Svrnetcn.exe     
   30-Apr-2003  23:52  2000.80.816.0      45,132  Ums.dll          
   02-Jul-2003  00:19  2000.80.834.0      98,816  Xpweb70.dll

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