Troubleshooting
Problem
Error of "[Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server] TCP Provider: The semaphore timeout period has expired" is returned when running a DataStage job accessing MSSQL Server
Symptom
When running a DataStage job accessing MSSQL Server, intermittently the warning and error below are emitted then the job aborts:
1. Warning "SQLSTATE = 07008, fNativeError = 121", then
2. Error of "[Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server] TCP Provider: The semaphore timeout period has expired".
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Modified date:
25 April 2025
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