How to fix Error 2314 on Windows Server 2025 / Windows 11

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Microsoft SQL Server 2025 Troubleshooting Guide: Error 2314

Why This Error Happens

Error 2314 occurs when a numeric attribute within an SSIS package, SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) cube property, or a database configuration setting (such as file growth size, max degree of parallelism, or buffer size) is set to a negative integer where only zero or positive values are permitted. This typically results from a misconfigured XML/JSON property file, a corrupted package deployment, or manual editing of configuration values outside of valid boundaries. In some cases, this is triggered programmatically when an application passes a calculated negative value (due to a logic error or overflow) to a SQL Server object property via API or T-SQL script.

Step-by-Step Resolution Guide

Step 1: Identify the Offending Attribute

  • Check the full error message text for the specific attribute name referenced in the “%ls” placeholder (e.g., “FileGrowth,” “MaxSize,” or “Timeout”).
  • Open SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and review the Activity Log or SSIS execution report under Integration Services Catalogs > SSISDB > Reports > All Executions.
  • Cross-reference the attribute name with the relevant configuration file or stored procedure parameter.

Step 2: Correct the Configuration Value

  • Navigate to the specific database property causing the issue. For file-based errors, right-click the database in SSMS, select Properties > Files, and ensure “Autogrowth” values are set to a positive number (e.g., 10% or 64MB, not -1).
  • For SSAS or SSIS package properties, open the project in SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) and locate the .dtsx or .xml file manually if the GUI is inaccessible.
  • Search for the attribute tag (e.g., <DTS:Property Name="MaxBufferSize">) and replace the negative integer with a valid positive value or 0.

Step 3: Validate Server-Level Configuration Settings

  • Open a new query window in SSMS and run sp_configure to check global server settings like ‘max server memory’ or ‘cost threshold for parallelism’.
  • Ensure no advanced options have been inadvertently set to a negative value via a legacy sqlcmd script: 
 EXEC sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
 RECONFIGURE;
 EXEC sp_configure;
  • If a negative value is found, reset it using EXEC sp_configure 'attribute_name', 0; followed by RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE;.

Step 4: Redeploy or Restart the Service

  • Save the corrected configuration file or script and redeploy the SSIS package to the SSISDB catalog.
  • Restart the SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) service via the Services app (services.msc) on Windows Server 2025 to ensure the corrected cached configuration is loaded into memory.

Alternative or Verification Steps

  • Verify the Fix: Re-run the specific job, package, or query that triggered Error 2314 via SQL Server Agent or SSDT; check the Execution Results tab for a “Success” status with no attribute-related warnings.
  • Alternative Solution: If the configuration file remains corrupted or inaccessible, delete the specific SSIS project from the SSISDB catalog and redeploy a clean backup version of the .ispac file to bypass the corrupted attribute entirely.