oledb / odbc connection timeout

Hi - does anyone know of a sql server - server side resource limit that will
timeout an oledb connection running a simple select statement ? I am only
aware of the client side timeout options are there any server side limits
that will do this ? A user of mine is experiencing a timeout and I cant
reproduce the error and I just want to make sure I am not missing something.
Many thanks.
Ian
Timeouts are handled through the connection (client-side). What's the exact
error message (there are a couple different kinds of timeouts) and do you
have more specific circumstances? For instance, many queries time out in
EM, but run perfectly fine in QA.
"Ian G" <Ian G@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CBC74343-06BC-4AC1-B68A-04E701CDB3CC@.microsoft.com...
> Hi - does anyone know of a sql server - server side resource limit that
> will
> timeout an oledb connection running a simple select statement ? I am only
> aware of the client side timeout options are there any server side limits
> that will do this ? A user of mine is experiencing a timeout and I cant
> reproduce the error and I just want to make sure I am not missing
> something.
> Many thanks.
> Ian
|||Remote query timeout is the only server-side setting which controls the
timeouts, but it only affects remote queries (i.e. server to server).
The following articles will help you get started troubleshooting query
timeouts.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;224453
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;319892
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;137983
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;827422
Adrian
"Ian G" <Ian G@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CBC74343-06BC-4AC1-B68A-04E701CDB3CC@.microsoft.com...
> Hi - does anyone know of a sql server - server side resource limit that
> will
> timeout an oledb connection running a simple select statement ? I am only
> aware of the client side timeout options are there any server side limits
> that will do this ? A user of mine is experiencing a timeout and I cant
> reproduce the error and I just want to make sure I am not missing
> something.
> Many thanks.
> Ian
|||Hi Michael
Thanks for the reply - the error message is below - but I have a growing
suspicion that my user may have connected to our server via his own sql
server (poss as a linked server). The error may then be coming from his own
server - I think I need to investigate exactly what the user is doing - I am
fairly confident now that I havent missed any obscure server side timeout.
Many thanks. If the error does give you any other idea's though - please let
me know. Best Wishes - Ian
Server: Msg 7399, Level 16, State 1, Line 12
OLE DB provider 'MSDASQL' reported an error. Execution terminated by the
provider because a resource limit was reached.
[OLE/DB provider returned message: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server
Driver]Timeout expired]
OLE DB error trace [OLE/DB Provider 'MSDASQL' ICommandText::Execute returned
0x80040e31: Execution terminated by the provider because a resource limit
was reached.].
"Michael C#" wrote:

> Timeouts are handled through the connection (client-side). What's the exact
> error message (there are a couple different kinds of timeouts) and do you
> have more specific circumstances? For instance, many queries time out in
> EM, but run perfectly fine in QA.
> "Ian G" <Ian G@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CBC74343-06BC-4AC1-B68A-04E701CDB3CC@.microsoft.com...
>
>
|||Hi Adrian
Many thanks for your reply - I will read the KB articles but your info
confirmed my understanding and I am now fairly confident I havent missed any
obscure server side timeout limits. I replied to Michael C# with the error
message and what I think may be happening (pls let me know if this gives you
any other ideas). Thanks again for your help - much appreciated.
Best Wishes - Ian
"Adrian Zajkeskovic" wrote:

> Remote query timeout is the only server-side setting which controls the
> timeouts, but it only affects remote queries (i.e. server to server).
> The following articles will help you get started troubleshooting query
> timeouts.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;224453
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;319892
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;137983
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;827422
> Adrian
>
> "Ian G" <Ian G@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CBC74343-06BC-4AC1-B68A-04E701CDB3CC@.microsoft.com...
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