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SQL SERVER – FIX: Error 19456: None of the IP Addresses Configured for the...
Recently, while deploying a hybrid AlwaysOn availability group for a client, I faced this error. Since it was something I was not able to find many hits on internet search, I thought of sharing this...
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SQL SERVER – FIX – Error 1402. Could not open key: UNKNOWN\Components. System...
While installing Service Pack 3 for SQL Server, I was welcomed by a strange error about UNKNOWN\Components. Line 2421: MSI (s) (C8:98) [22:31:05:835]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types...
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SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 7356, Level 16 – The OLE DB provider “ASEOLEDB” for...
In SQL Server, we can create linked server to many other RDBMS. The providers to connect would generally publish by destination RBMS. In this client scenario, they were dealing with linked server to...
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SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 15281- SQL Server Blocked Access to Procedure...
One of my blog readers pinged me on Skype and asked a simple question. I always thought I had a blog written about this error, but I was wrong. So, this blog is the outcome of a short interaction with...
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SQL SERVER – Cannot open backup device. Operating system error 1326 (Logon...
There might be various reasons for above error, but this case is very specific to a situation where SQL Server was installed on a machine which was in Workgroup whereas the backup destination was the...
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SQL SERVER – Fix: Error 946, Severity: 14 – Cannot open database ‘DB’ version...
I was consulting a client for migration from SQL 2014 to SQL 2016. They were using methodology discussed in books online here. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn178483.aspx (Upgrading...
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SQL SERVER – Error 17113, Severity: 16 – Error Occurred While Opening File...
While playing with my SQL Server startup parameter, I made some mistakes and came to a situation where SQL Server was not getting started. In this blog post, let us learn about error 17113. Whenever...
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SQL SERVER – Improve Application Performance on Cloud While Reducing...
It is very common for people to move databases now a days to the cloud. The very first question I often hear from them is – How to Improve Application Performance on Cloud While Reducing Bandwidth...
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SQL SERVER – Fix: Error: 1934, Level 16, INSERT or UPDATE Failed Because the...
A very old client of mine yesterday pinged me with this question about error related to QUOTED_IDENTIFIER. “Pinal, When I run my query it works just fine in SSMS but when I run it via SQL Server Agent...
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SQL SERVER – Event ID 26 – Your SQL Server Installation is Either Corrupt or...
While trying to start SQL Service for a named instance, I got an error message related to event id 26 – Your SQL Server Installation is Either Corrupt or has Been Tampered With (Error Getting Instance...
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SQL SERVER – Maintenance Plan failing with 0x80131904 – A network-related or...
One of my clients contacted me and informed that after patching of SQL Server, they noticed that their maintenance plan were failing. I asked them to share the complete error message about the...
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SQL SERVER – How to Protect Database from DBA and Hide Database Schema
There is a growing demand for database encryption nowadays and large companies offer alternative solutions for Microsoft TDE. But what if you want to protect the database from local Administrator? One...
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SQL SERVER – Add Failover Cluster Node Fails With Error – This SQL Server...
In this blog post we will discover how to fix an Add Failover Cluster Node Fails With Error. If you have installed SQL Server cluster, then it would be easy for you to remember that it’s a two-step...
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SQL SERVER – How to Apply Patch in AlwaysOn Availability Group Configuration?
This is one of the common question which is asked via emails to me. “How to apply the patch in AlwaysOn Availability Group configuration?” OR “What are the steps we should do and things to take care...
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SQL SERVER – SQL Browser not Starting. Error – The SQL Configuration for SQL...
Today’s blog is originated from a blog interaction. After hardening a server, my friend was not able to start SQL Browser service. When we try to start from services, we get below standard error, which...
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SQL SERVER – Installation Error – The Specified Driver is Invalid
In this blog post we are going to learn about Installation Error – The Specified Driver is Invalid. SYMPTOMS SQL Server installation failed with errors in setup logs. Summary.txt shows below...
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SQL SERVER – Queries are in KILLED/ROLLBACK State with Wait...
There are many wait types in SQL Server and not all of them are documented. Long ago I wrote blog on PREEMPTIVE and Non-PREEMPTIVE waits. SQL SERVER – PREEMPTIVE and Non-PREEMPTIVE – Wait Type – Day 19...
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SQL SERVER – FIX : Msg 35295, Level 16 – Log Backup For Database ‘DBName’ on...
Once, while doing a load testing with my client, I was shown below error while taking log backups on secondary replica. Msg 35295, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Log backup for database “MyAppDB” on a...
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SQL SERVER – Script Upgrade – Server Principal...
One should be very careful while working with system objects in SQL Server. Below is one of the situation where some permissions were given on system objects which was causing SQL startup failure. I...
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SQL SERVER – PRINTing Status Using RAISERROR With NOWAIT Option
In this blog post we are going to learn about PRINTing Status Using RAISERROR With NOWAIT Option. The Problem There are many situations where you want to know which line of code is completed in the...
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