> We have encountered a problem at a couple of customer sites during
> database restore. The systems are using Firebird Embedded 2.0.1.12855 on
> Windows Server 2003 R2.
>
> In all cases, we have received the following error message from
> Firebird:
>
> internal gds software consistency check (cannot start thread)
> - failed to create database D:\TEMP\MFI5E9.tmp

...

> Any ideas what could be causing this problem?

You have no more virtual memory available in system. Double check
why memory concuming is so high. Also look at page cache settings
in your DB's and firebird.conf

Regards,
Vlad