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2025063 - DBCC checkstorage hits error 9952 'scan workspace is too small' for very large database - SAP ASE

Symptom

  • When running dbcc checkstorage on a very large database, with size in TeraBytes (TB) range
  • Having settings as suggested by sp_dbcc_evaluatedb and sp_plan_dbcc procedures
  • The dbcc check will still fail with error 9952:

dbcc checkstorage (Very_Large_DB_name)
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Checking Very_Large_test_DB: Logical pagesize is 4096 bytes
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Msg 9952, Level 17, State 1:
Server 'ASE', Line 1:
Workspace 'scan_work_space' is too small to permit the CHECKSTORAGE operation to proceed.
Use sp_dbcc_alterws and sp_dbcc_updateconfig to correct the problem.
DBCC CHECKSTORAGE for database 'testdb' encountered an error. Some results may notbe available.
Correct the problems reported and reexecute the CHECKSTORAGE command.


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Environment

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (SAP) 15.7 & 16.0

Product

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7 ; SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 16.0

Keywords

DBCC Checkstorage, Msg 9952 , message 9952 , KBA , BC-SYB-ASE , Sybase ASE Database Platform (non Business Suite) , BC-SYB-ASE-CE , ASE Cluster Edition (Standalone) , Bug Filed

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