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SQL SERVER Analysis Services – Unable to Start Service. Error: The Filename,...
Sometimes I get a chance to work on something which I have not worked earlier but I give my 100% before I give up. This gives me chance to learn something new and every time I get a new topic to write...
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SQL SERVER – Backup to URL – Script to Generate the Create Credential and...
Backup to URL is one of the common methods used in SQL Server perform backup to Azure Blob Storage. In this blog, I am going to share a script to generate the create credential and backup command using...
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SQL SERVER – Event ID:7034 – MSSQLSERVER Service Terminated Unexpectedly. It...
Recently, I came across a strange issue. I noticed that the SQL Server service terminates and restarts automatically and sometimes doesn’t restart and I must manually start it again. In this blog we...
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Scalability and Availability Challenges and Shareplex Solutions
If you ask any DBA in the world about their wildest dream, they will always say that want to manage a huge database platform which is scalable whenever it needs to and available always. If you are a...
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SQL SERVER – Msg 3292: A Failure Occurred While Attempting to Execute Backup...
In my recent project with a customer, they wanted to configure SQL backups to Azure Blob Storage. When we were trying to take a backup, we were facing error. In this blog we would learn how to fix...
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SQL SERVER – Backup to URL – Script to Generate Credential and Backup using...
As I mentioned in my earlier blog, backup to URL is one of the common methods used in SQL Server performs a backup to Azure Blob Storage. In this blog, I am going to share a script to generate the...
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SQL SERVER – Backup to URL – Script to Perform Stripped Backup using Shared...
Here are my previous blogs about Backup to URL, I have share scripts to take backup using Access Keys and SAS Token. One of my blog readers wanted to take stripped backup to Azure Blob. In this blog, I...
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SQL SERVER – Backup Error: 3636 – An Error Occurred While Processing...
Recently one of my old clients contacted me and informed that they are having an issue with database backup on the secondary replica. In this blog we would learn about how to fix error 3636 – An error...
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SQL SERVER – Installation Error: The Specified Value ‘Install’ for ACTION is...
I was helping a client to install SQL Server using script/automation (without using UI). They wanted to do command-line install rather than hitting next, next, fill values in the UI as they have to...
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SQL SERVER – Install Error: Validation for Setting ‘AGTSVCACCOUNT’ Failed....
During my consultancy engagement, my client’s DBA team was installing SQL Server and getting an error. Since they know my work style, I got pulled into fixing that issue. In this blog, we would learn...
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SQL SERVER – Error 9002: The Transaction Log for Database ‘SQLDB’ is Full Due...
It is interesting to see in SQL Server that same error message is raised due to multiple reasons. One such error is 9002. In this blog, we would quickly learn about the cause of error 9002: The...
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SQL SERVER – Database Mirroring Login Attempt Failed With Error: ‘Connection...
While Microsoft has introduced an AlwaysOn availability group feature in SQL Server 2012 and people have been using it instead of database mirroring. In this blog, we would learn how to fix error...
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SQL SERVER – Unable to Load User-Specified Certificate [Cert Hash(sha1)...
While preparing for a security demo, I broke my SQL Server and was unable to start it. In this blog, we would lean about fixing error Unable to load user-specified certificate. Whenever I run into SQL...
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SQL SERVER – Setting ARITHABORT ON for All Connecting .Net Applications
Readers of this blog post are aware of SQL Server Expert Tim Cartwright, who has previously written an enhanced version of How to Generate Random Password script. Here is another very interesting find...
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SQL SERVER – FIX: Error 17836: Length Specified in Network Packet Payload Did...
One of my clients reported that they are seeing below error in SQL Server ERRORLOG. He noticed a strange error of the network packet. 2018-08-06 07:09:41.363 Logon Error: 17836, Severity: 20, State:...
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SQL SERVER – Install Error – The Reporting Services Catalog Database File...
One of my clients was doing a remote installation of SQL Server via command prompt. During the testing phase, they encountered an error. In this blog, we would learn how to fix error The Reporting...
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SQL SERVER – WMI Error 0x80041017 – Invalid Query Using WBEMTest
During my free time, I do provide assistance to the community. Sometimes via forums, sometimes by giving a free session to local user group related to SQL Server. In this blog, I would share the steps...
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SQL SERVER – Error: 17300 – The Error is Printed in Terse Mode Because There...
One of my clients contacted me in a situation where their business was down! Their production SQL Server instance used by their Human Resource team was unable to start in a clustered environment. In...
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SQL SERVER – Useful Queries – Why Huge Transaction Log (LDF) File? Fix Low...
During my Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check engagement with the client, one of the most common issue found was the huge size of the transaction log file. In this blog, we would learn...
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SQL SERVER – Unable to Remove Replication Publication – Could not Delete the...
While playing with my lab server having broken replication, I encountered an error message when I was trying to remove publication. In this blog, we would learn about how to fix error Could not delete...
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