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SQL SERVER – Maintenance Plan – Backup Files Not Getting Deleted
Sometimes it is important to read the documentation before assuming things based on the text. This blog is the result of one of my quick interaction with a client who had an issue with Maintenance Plan...
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SQL SERVER – My Thoughts – Autogrow of File ‘SQLAuth_Log’ in Database...
If you are seeing this error in the ERRORLOG on your production server then you must read this blog. I have collected some information about the message and its causes. Let us learn about Autogrow of...
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SQL SERVER – Event ID 1045 – No Matching Network Interface Found for Resource...
One of my clients implemented AlwaysOn Multi-subnet listener. This is one of the message which I have heard from few other AlwaysOn availability group customers who are having multi-subnet deployment....
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SQL SERVER – SQL Audit Date Time Does Not Match Machine Date Time – Solution
Even though my consulting is mostly around performance tuning, I can see many customers who want to start using the new capabilities of SQL Server for their existing application as they plan to do an...
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SQL SERVER – Edition Upgrade – Invoke or BeginInvoke Cannot be Called on a...
One of a unique advantage of freelancing is learning more and more. I get a chance to hear some of the real word problem and it gives me immense pleasure to provide a feasible solution to them. This...
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SQL SERVER – Could Not Load the DLL xpstar.dll, or One of the DLLs it References
Once upon a time a customer wanted to apply a patch on SQL Server instance, but it failed at the end to start SQL Server services. As usual, I asked to check ERRORLOG and found below information. Let...
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SQL SERVER – Error Installing Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Shell
There have been many situations where rather than performance tuning, I am contacted for an installation issue. Due to my knowledge by looking at logs and pinpointing at the error message, I am able to...
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SQL SERVER – Fix: The EXECUTE Permission was Denied on the Object...
I write and play around a lot with SQL object level permissions and I love working with them. Having said that, I also explore the ways people want to run code to achieve certain objectives. In the...
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SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 35250, Level 16, State 7 – The Connection to the...
Along with my performance consulting, I also assist many clients in fixing some quick issue. You can refer for various consulting services which I provide. This blog is an outcome of one such...
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SQL SERVER – Login Failed – Server is in Script Upgrade Mode – Deleting...
I must confess that consulting has taught me much more than what I have learned in my regular job. Freelancing comes with advantages and disadvantages. For me, I am looking at advantages and I am happy...
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SQL SERVER – Configuration Manager – Cannot Connect to WMI Provider. You Do...
A few months ago, I wrote a blog which tells us reasons about why we should use tools provided with the product rather than generic tools. Yeah, I am talking about services.msc vs. SQL Server...
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SQL SERVER- Error: 18204, Severity: 16 – Backup Failure – Operating System...
Whenever you are into a business of “fixing the issue” – you should always find in error message first. The whole approach of solving the issue changes if we go behind the wrong error message. Let us...
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SQL SERVER – Unable to Change “Shared Feature Directory” Under Feature Selection
There are many times when internet has answers to many questions. To get the right answer, you need to search for the right keyword and it comes from practice. Let us learn how we can fix the error...
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SQL SERVER – xp_logininfo – Msg 15404: Could not obtain information about...
One of my client was running into the below error running xp_logininfo on some of their users. It was interesting that when they run the script to capture user information it works for the same user...
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SQL SERVER – FIX : Error: 3456, Severity: 21 – Could not redo log record...
While I work on performance tuning most of the time, I do provide consultancy on issues which can be resolved quickly. These are the engagement where I get a lot of content for my blogs as well. Let us...
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SQL SERVER – Master Database in Single User Mode – A Serious Issue
There are some weird situations which I see in SQL Server. This is also a one of the surprising situation. One of my clients reported via below screen shot. Let us see the issue of Master Database in...
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SQL SERVER – AlwaysOn Join Error – Msg 1408, Level 16 – The Remote Copy of...
Along with performance tuning, I do provide consultancy services for deployments, including AlwaysOn availability group deployments. One of my clients who had a multi GB database wanted to configure...
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SQL SERVER – sp_server_diagnostics – The User Does Not Have Permission to...
In SQL Server 2012 onwards, the cluster health check detection logic has been enhanced. Instead of the traditional pull mechanism of the cluster (IsAlive and LooksAlive), SQL Server (version 2012...
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SQL SERVER – Installation Error – Status Code: 183 Description: Cannot Create...
One of my client was unable to install SQL Server 2014 on a Windows 2012 Cluster. They were using mount points with below the structure. Let us learn about installation error. M:\Data_MP M:\Log_MP...
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SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop – Aftermath
In the month of January, I had offered a unique offering for training – “SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop“. I was initially planning to offer this for one month, however the response...
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