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Error: 'The "variant" data type is not supported' when starting the UCB server

Troubleshooting


Problem

When using UCB with SQL Server databases, the following error occurs when starting the UCB server:
2022-02-04 13:10:29,571 ERROR Thread-0+DBC JdbcEnvironmentImpl - User: (unknown) - Could not fetch the SequenceInformation from the database com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerException: The "variant" data type is not supported.

Symptom

After installing or upgrading UCB, the UCB server might not start if you are using SQL Server database.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 November 2022

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ibm16841405