The MSSQLServerOLAPService service may stop and then restart when you incrementally update dimensions in Analysis Services (883656)

SUMMARY

This article describes the following about this hotfix release:

The issues that are fixed by this hotfix package.
The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.
Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package.
Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package.
Whether you must make any registry changes.
The files that are contained in the hotfix package.

Introduction

When you incrementally update dimensions in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) Analysis Services, the MSSQLServerOLAPService service may stop and then restart. If you browse the data, the CPU utilization may increase to capacity and you receive the following error message:

Event 117 "Unexpected Fatal Error Occurred, attempting to restart server.

For a list of previous hotfixes, see the "Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Post-Service Pack 3 or Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Post-Service Pack 3a hotfixes" section in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

290211 How to obtain the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack

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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

Prerequisites

You must install SQL Server 2000 SP3 before you apply this hotfix.

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Restart information

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

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Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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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20-Aug-2004  14:45  8.0.971.0         221,760  Msmdcb80.dll     
20-Aug-2004  14:45  8.0.0.971       4,063,808  Msmddo80.dll     
20-Aug-2004  14:45  8.0.971.0       1,036,864  Msmdgd80.dll     
20-Aug-2004  14:45  8.0.971.0         172,608  Msmdpump.dll     
20-Aug-2004  14:04  8.0.971.0         446,524  Msmdsgn.rll
20-Aug-2004  14:45  8.0.0.971       9,642,564  Msmdsgn80.dll    
20-Aug-2004  14:45  8.0.971.0       2,089,552  Msolap80.dll     
20-Aug-2004  13:34  8.0.971.0         213,068  Msolap80.rll

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

For additional information about the naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

822499 New naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packages

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates