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3348977 - sp_shrink Error: Cannot perform shrink on database '<database_name>' as it involves a move of first AU which needs another data device - SAP ASE

Symptom

  • File system in OS is getting full
  • Trying to free space from a database device
  • sp_shrink command got error

    1> sp_shrink "database", "<database_name>", "<device_name>", "<size>M"
    2> go
    Error: Cannot perform shrink on database '<database_name>' as it involves a move of first AU which needs another data device.
    (return status = 6)


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Environment

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 16.0 SP03 PL06 and higher

Product

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 16.0

Keywords

sybase, ASE, space, log, sp_shrink, reduce, increase, data, default , KBA , BC-DB-SYB , Business Suite on Adaptive Server Enterprise , BC-SYB-ASE , Sybase ASE Database Platform (non Business Suite) , Problem

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