IBM Support

Datastage Job that writes to database table fails with deadlock error.

Troubleshooting


Problem

The DataStage Job that updates a database table fails with deadlock error, similar to Fatal Error: [IBM(DataDirect OEM)][ODBC Sybase Wire Protocol driver][SQL Server]Your server command encountered a deadlock situation. Please re-run your command.

Symptom

The DataStage job may fail sporadically due to deadlock when run in parallel mode, but is always successful when run in sequential mode.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSVSEF","label":"IBM InfoSphere DataStage"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"--","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"8.7;8.5;8.1;8.0.1;7.5.3","Edition":"All Editions","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

Log InLog in to view more of this document

This document has the abstract of a technical article that is available to authorized users once you have logged on. Please use Log in button above to access the full document. After log in, if you do not have the right authorization for this document, there will be instructions on what to do next.

Document Information

Modified date:
25 April 2025

UID

swg21573592