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FIX: Error 3201 Does Not Log a Message to the Errorlog

Article ID: 167332

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2003

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q167332

SYMPTOMS

When error 3201 occurs, it indicates that more specific errors will be written to the SQL Server error log. Unfortunately, they are not. The following is error 3201:

Msg 3201, Level 16, State 1
Can't open dump device '\\.\tape0', device error or device off line.
Please consult the SQL Server error log for more details.

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 3 for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. For more information, contact your primary support provider.

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