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SQL SERVER – Can I Delete Always On Availability Groups Initial Sync Folder?
This was one of an interesting question which I heard from one of my clients who deployed Always On availability groups. I was not able to find much documentation and clarity so did some research and...
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SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 35250 – The Connection to the Primary Replica is Not...
Earlier I wrote a blog on same error message which you can read from below link. SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 35250, Level 16, State 7 – The Connection to the Primary Replica is Not Active. The Command Cannot...
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SQL SERVER – Msg 1833 – File Cannot be Reused Until After the Next BACKUP LOG...
While preparing for a demo for an upcoming session, I came across an error which I didn’t see earlier. Here is the error in the UI and it is related to Backup Log Operation. I am also trying to add a...
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SQL SERVER – FIX: RequireKerberos Error During SQL 2008 Installation on...
Today the progress made in technology is astounding and beyond our imaginations, but still there are clients who can’t move to higher, latest and greatest version of SQL so easily. They are still stuck...
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SQL SERVER – Automatic Startup Not Working for SQL Server Service
Sometimes some behaviors in SQL Server are unexpected and that’s the right time when an expert need to be engaged. In this blog post we will learn about how automatic startup sometimes does not work in...
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SQL SERVER – Caution: Adding Node in AlwaysOn Availability Group
It is interesting to see that in the past few days I have seen a similar pattern of an issue hit by three clients. All of them contacted me for a short engagement for the same issue. As you might know,...
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SQL SERVER – FIX: The Log for Database Cannot be Shrunk Until All Secondaries...
While preparing for a demo for a client I was hit with an interesting error in AlwaysOn Availability Group backup and restore scenario. In my lab setup, I had four nodes SQLAUTH1 to SQLAUTH4 and I have...
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SQL SERVER – SQL Agent Not Starting. The EventLog Service has Not Been Started
Many companies do hardening of servers to make sure they are protected from any known vulnerabilities. It is important to test all the application in test server before doing hardening. Let us learn...
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SQL SERVER – Database Files Initial Size Changing Automatically
One of my clients reported an interesting issue and I was needed to wear detective cap to solve it. The mystery, for which they hired me was as below for Database Files Initial Size Changing...
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NuoDB – Achieving Performance Through Scale-Out – Elastic Scalability
The other day, I received an email asking – What does elastic scalability mean? Honestly, a question such as this is really complicated as there is no one clear answer to it. Everyone has their own...
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SQL SERVER – Cluster Patching: The RPC Server is Too Busy to Complete This...
If you have ever contacted me via email, you would know that I am very active in replying to emails. Many of the emails are for suggestions and I don’t get much time to help everyone, but I do reply to...
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SCOM – Alert: SQL Server Cannot Authenticate Using Kerberos Because the...
This blog explains what needs to be done when there are tools which can monitor and report issue about SPNs. Once a client informed that SCOM (System Center Operations Manager) is connected to the...
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SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) – Unable to Connect to SSIS – The...
After installing the latest version of SSMS (17.2), I was not able to connect to SQL Server Integration Services SSIS on my local machine. Here is the text of the error message. Connecting to the...
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SQL SERVER – Error: 8509 – Import of Microsoft Distributed Transaction...
Have you ever seen an issue related to MS DTC, SQL Server and JDBC XA distributed transactions? A client contacted me for help and he wanted my opinion within one hour. They signed up for my On Demand...
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SQL SERVER – Unable to Get Listener Properties Using PowerShell – An Error...
I was engaged with a client for an AlwaysOn project and they had some follow-up questions. I took some time to find the answers and encountered an interesting error. I am sharing them here so that...
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SQL SERVER – How to Reach Out to Cloud – Cloud Computing with PartitionDB
Cloud Computing is not new anymore; everyone is talking about the cloud. Has everyone already touched the sky? Apparently not. There are many organizations around that hesitate to make the move, or...
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SQL SERVER – AlwaysOn Availability Group Listener – This TCP Port is Already...
While doing a preparation of a demo, I encountered below error while creating the listener of the AlwaysOn availability group. I was trying this from Management Studio. Here is the text of the error...
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SQL SERVER – The Cluster Resource ‘SQL Server’ Could Not be Brought Online...
In my lab setup, I already have a 2 node windows 2012 R2 cluster. I already had one SQL server 2012 instance is working fine without issues. However, when I was trying to install a new additional SQL...
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SQL SERVER – Login Failed – Error: 18456, Severity: 14, State: 38 – Reason:...
Those who are my regular clients would know that I am very active in replying to emails. My average time of response is around 24 minutes. Many of the emails are for suggestions and I don’t get much...
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SQL SERVER – Effective Way to Take Backup with SQL Backup and FTP 11
Backing up databases is a balancing act: you want to make sure you’re getting a safe solution that’s effective, but you don’t want to break the bank doing it. Today we’re looking at software for MS SQL...
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