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SQL SERVER – Unable to Failover SQL Server Instance – Error: Registry...
All RDBMS products are good, but I love SQL Server most because its fun to troubleshoot the issue. Meaningful error messages can make life easier and helps us in fixing the issue faster. Another reason...
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SQL SERVER – Upgrade Error – Upgrading Subscription Settings and System...
There are many causes of SQL server patching failure. Looking at right log and finding the right cause is the key to solve it in time. In this blog, we would learn about an upgrade error which comes...
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SQL SERVER – Slow SQL Server 2016 Installation in Cluster:...
As a part of my AlwaysOn related consultancy, one of my clients was having challenges to install SQL Server 2016 in a clustered environment. In this blog, we would learn about the cause of Slow SQL...
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SQL SERVER – Always On Replica Disconnected After Changing SQL Server Service...
In my lab environment, I was testing a script to change service account and it worked fine. I had Always On configured on this SQL Server and soon I realized that after changing the SQL Server service...
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SQL SERVER – All the Features not Listed While Installing SQL Server
I was trying to install SQL BI features for one of the assignments I had got. In the setup wizard when I reached the Features Page I got a surprise of my life. There were many features missing! I could...
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SQL SERVER – SQL Server Agent Not Starting – Failed to Initialize SQL Agent...
My lab machine is my playground. Other than my real-world client’s problem, many blogs have come from my lab machine because I keep on breaking something or another on my server. Once I found that I...
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Driving up Database Coding Standards and Productivity with SQL Prompt
Alongside specialists, an IT department needs people who are broadly skilled and adaptable, who can pivot quickly to new projects, slot easily into new teams, and be productive quickly. In this blog...
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SQL SERVER – Unable to Run Maintenance Plan. Error: Integration Services...
A few days ago, one of my clients contacted me to fix an error which they were getting while using maintenance plan – Integration Services evaluation period has expired. Here is the complete error...
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SQL SERVER – Install Error: Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) Cluster...
In recent past, I was assisting a client in installing SQL Server clustered instance in a Windows Cluster. There were many errors encountered and I learned a lot from this experience. In this blog, we...
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SQL SERVER – Transfer Logins Error: Msg 15021: Invalid Value Given for...
One of my existing clients contacted me for assistance in fixing an error. Sometimes, if the error is easy and it doesn’t take more than 10-15 minute, I give them the benefit of being my existing...
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SQL SERVER – Unable to Install Reporting Service Add-In for SharePoint –...
There are so many components in SQL Server and sometimes there is an error in installing components which I have not used at all. One such component is SSRS with SharePoint. To use this, we need to...
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SQL SERVER – Transfer Logins Error: Msg 15419: Supplied Parameter sid Should...
While I was writing my earlier blog, I came across another interesting issue with sp_help_revlogin script. In this blog we would learn about the cause of Msg 15419, “Supplied parameter sid should be...
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SQL SERVER – Event ID: 1135 – Cluster node ‘NodeName’ was Removed From the...
When I work with customers, there are situations when I get chance to learn something from them. I was engaged with an AlwaysOn availability group engagement and got some interesting information from a...
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SQL SERVER – Many BACKGROUND Threads with Command VDI_CLIENT_WORKER
There are so many wait types available in SQL Server and sometimes I feel that it’s an ocean of wait types. I have already written about most common wait types earlier. In this blog, we would learn...
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SQL SERVER – Database Mail Error: The SMTP Server Requires a Secure...
Have you ever configured database mail using Gmail account? There are many articles on the internet describing the steps. In this blog, we would learn about fixing an error “The SMTP server requires a...
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SQL SERVER – gMSA: The Service Did Not Start Due to a Logon Failure
This is one of the most common errors which is seen my most DBA when they are using a domain account as the service account. In this blog, we would learn about the cause and solution of error The...
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New Trends and Challenges in Database Administration
In the previous blog posts, we discussed the evolution of the DBA along with the challenges, changes and their upcoming trends. Data is the most critical part of any application. The changing nature of...
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SQL SERVER – Database Mail Error: The SMTP Server Requires a Secure...
In my earlier blog, we saw one possible cause database mail error due to SSL settings. Today we will learn about another Database Mail Error. SQL SERVER – Database Mail Error: The SMTP Server Requires...
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SQL SERVER – Unable to See SQL Server Configuration Manager. How to Open it?
I get many emails every day and I do respond to them as soon as I can. Sometimes they are about the business and sometimes they are from my blog readers who have followed my other blog and need help...
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SQL SERVER – Backup to Microsoft Azure Tool – ERROR: Account Verification Failed
I have been seeing many customers moving their SQL Server to Cloud. Few of them have chosen Microsoft Azure platform to host their production server and few others have selected other cloud platforms...
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