--- title: "MSSQLSERVER_17128 | Microsoft Docs" ms.custom: "" ms.date: "06/13/2017" ms.prod: "sql-server-2014" ms.reviewer: "" ms.technology: supportability ms.topic: conceptual helpviewer_keywords: - "17128 (Database Engine error)" ms.assetid: 7b15a5e6-fd41-47ce-ba87-54f72acea4bb author: MashaMSFT ms.author: mathoma manager: craigg --- # MSSQLSERVER_17128 ## Details ||| |-|-| |Product Name|SQL Server| |Event ID|17128| |Event Source|MSSQLSERVER| |Component|SQLEngine| |Symbolic Name|INIT_NOBUFSPACE| |Message Text|initdata: No memory for kernel buffers.| ## Explanation The buffer pool's initial memory allocations or reservations have failed, and SQL Server exits. ## User Action Usually caused by starting SQL Server on an extremely small machine - far smaller than the minimum system requirements.