Sql-server – MS SQL Server and “No Hard Drive Space Left”

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Got a server running a document delivery system on it.
The machine is running extremely poorly (Windows XP). I've checked the regular things, like doing a memtest (turned out fine) and trying to degraf the HDD (not needed).

The only thing weird about this machine is that its running MSSQL server. And Symantec Anitvirus. (ugh)

Sometimes the machine reports "No hard drive space left". I immediately look at the one hard drive at the machine and it still has 20 gigs left. Each and every time.

Could MSSQL server cause this? Could this be tied to the machine's terrible performance?

Thanks!

Best Answer

Too little information to really help.

  • What exactly reports "No hard drive space left"? Is it a popup on the desktop? A log entry? Where?
  • You might want to consider whether it's worth it running AV on a DB server. It can severly impact performance, and the infection risk on a pure DB server is very low. See also Do you run antivirus on your Windows servers?

Your problem sounds like you have some sort of software conflict. Maybe there's a clue to be had in some system log? What does the Windows event log say?