SQL Server error code
SQL Server error 611
SQL Server raises error 611 at severity 16, which marks a problem with the query or data that you can correct.
Cannot insert or update a row because total variable column size, including overhead, is %d bytes more than the limit.
| Msg | 611 |
|---|---|
| Name | VAR_SIZE_TOO_BIG |
| Severity | 16 |
| Group | 0–999 |
What it means
The maximum variable column size is more than that allowed by the schema. Error 611 is returned when the variable column is over the limit in the fixed case when vardecimal storage format is enabled, or when the variable column size is over the limit allowed in SQL Server for a compressed data record.