SQL SERVER – FIX: Error – The Job Failed. Unable to Determine If The Owner...
I keep on breaking my lab environment and have learned many things from it. Here is one of the recent errors which I fixed. In this blog, we would learn how to fix error “The job failed. Unable to...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – FIX: Backup to URL Error: Operating System Error 50(The Request...
It is always fun to work with “Backup to URL” feature of SQL Server. The error messages which are raised are from Azure storage side and an SQLDBA won’t be able to understand the meaning. While I was...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – Upgrade Blocked: The Specified Edition Upgrade is Not Supported
As SQL 2008 R2 is out of support, my client was trying to upgrade to SQL Server 2012. In this blog, we would learn more about error message – Upgrade Blocked: The specified edition upgrade is not...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – FIX: CREATE FILE Encountered Operating System Error 5 (Access is...
One of my existing clients performed migration of disk in SQL Server failover cluster. After completing their planned activity, they found that SQL Server was not coming online in the cluster. In this...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – How to DROP or DELETE Suspect Database?
One of my clients contacted me when there was business down situation. They had one of their production databases in suspect state and unable to drop it also. In this blog, we would learn about how to...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – Unable to Attach Database Files – The PageAudit Property is...
Recently one of my clients contacted me after reading my blog above Ransomware on the SQL Server machine. In this blog, we would learn about error The PageAudit property is incorrect. Here is my...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – Rebuild Index Job Failed – Error: 9002 – The Transaction Log for...
Sometimes we have an error in SQL Server job history which are not very accurate to find the cause of an issue. In this blog we would explore a situation where rebuild index job was failing with error...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – Scripts to Overview HADR / AlwaysOn Local Replica Server
Today, I have received a very interesting script from SQL Server Expert Dominic Wirth. He has written a very helpful script which displays a utilization overview of the local availability group replica...
View ArticleSQL Authority News – Microsoft Released SQL Server 2019 Preview
The wait is over. Microsoft has just announced SQL Server 2019 Preview in the Ignite conference. Lots of people were wondering if there is going to be any SQL Server 2018. The answer is Microsoft is...
View ArticleSQL SERVER 2019 – Oracle JRE 7 Update 51 (64 Bit) or Higher is Required
This is my second blog about SQL Server 2019. My previous blog was about the release announcement of SQL Server 2019 CTP version. SQL Authority News – Microsoft Released SQL Server 2019 Preview. In...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – Unable to Launch SQL Server Configuration Manager. Error: Cannot...
While playing with my virtual machine, I encountered an interesting error. In this blog we would learn how to fix error cannot connect to WMI provider [0x80070422] while launching SQL Server...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – SQL Server Configuration Manager Error: 0x80010108 – The Object...
While writing my previous blogs about SQL Server Configuration Manager, I encountered another error. In this blog, we would learn one of the possible causes of error 0x80010108 – The object invoked has...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – Error: 45207 – SQL Server Managed Backup to Microsoft Azure...
While using SQL Server on Virtual Machines in Azure, I ran into an interesting error. In this blog we would learn how to fix Msg 45207 – SQL Server Managed Backup to Microsoft Azure cannot configure...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – SSIS – Package Error: “ODBC Source” Failed Validation and...
As a part of my consulting, I see many clients who use SSIS. In this blog we would learn how to fix error “ODBC Source” failed validation and returned validation status “VS_NEEDSNEWMETADATA”. My client...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – Event ID: 10028 – SQL Server Distributed Replay Client – DCOM...
Sometimes there are many errors in the event logs which we ignore, and they fill up complete event log. When we have some issue and data is needed for root cause analysis, we do not see the actual data...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – Event ID: 2004 – Resource Exhaustion Diagnosis Events
Recently I was working with a client where they were having an issue with SQL Server memory usage. They received below warning message in System Event log – Resource Exhaustion Diagnosis Events. Log...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – SQL Server Management Studio Crash While Using Backup to URL or...
Recently, as a part of my on-demand consulting, I was helping a client who was into a disaster situation and there was an urgent need to restore the backup of a database which was taken in Azure Blob...
View ArticleAzure Virtual Machine – You Must Change Your Password Before Logging On The...
One fine day when I tried connecting to my Azure Virtual Machine in a cloud, I was welcomed with this error message. Tip: If you press Ctrl + C on the message window, it will copy text on the clipboard...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – Timeout Occurred While Waiting for Latch: Class FGCB_ADD_REMOVE
One of my clients contacted me to resolve an issue where they were seeing these errors few minutes after restarting SQL Server Service. In this blog, we would learn about how to fix error Timeout...
View ArticleSQL SERVER – Always On AG – HADRAG: Did not Find the Instance to Connect in...
During my On Demand (50 Minutes) consultancy, I solve the issue which seems quick to my client. SQL not starting, AlwaysOn not failing over, Cluster not working are few of quick things where my clients...
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