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SQL SERVER – Unable to Recycle ERRORLOG Using sp_cycle_errorlog
There are many DBAs who create jobs in SQL Server to recycle ERRORLOG files every midnight. They also increase the files from 6 to a bigger number so that they have data for more than 6 days. Here is...
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SQL SERVER – Unable to Bring SQL Online – DoSQLDataRootApplyACL : Failed to...
Here is one of email which I received from one of my clients where he mentioned that he was unable to bring SQL Online. Pinal, I need assistance in getting the failed SQL Server resource online on the...
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SQL SERVER – Creating Clustered ColumnStore with InMemory OLTP Tables
When SQL Server 2016 was released, there were a number of enhancements that were discussed around how InMemory OLTP removed which were as limitations. I personally saw some real boot to some of the...
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SQL SERVER – Unable to Attach Database – File Activation Failure – The Log...
Once I was in a situation where there was a disaster faced by my client. They lost the drive which was having transaction log file. Since they did not have effective monitoring, they realized that the...
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SQL SERVER – Cannot Show Requested Dialog – Property Size is Not Available...
Freelancing gives me a lot of opportunity to see issues which I have not seen earlier. Learning never stops for me and I love sharing what I learn every day. Let us learn about how to fix the error...
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SQL SERVER – Fix Error Msg 10794, Level 16 – The operation ‘CREATE INDEX’ is...
Whenever I write something as a new concept, I do see people reading the blog do give it a try. Many a times I get queries that the script didn’t work for them after they learnt the concepts about...
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SQL SERVER – Added New Node in Windows Cluster and AlwaysOn Availability...
Almost all the time, whenever there is a wizard, it’s a human habit to go with the defaults and finally click finish. Once of my client sent below email to me. In this blog post we are going to learn...
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Cloud Consulting Pre-Engagement Questionnaire – A Bookmark
The cloud phenomenon is no more a dream for many, but a reality for several customers I have been working with. Many of my customers are looking for guidance and from time to time I get an opportunity...
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SQL SERVER – Unable to bring resource online. Error – Data source name not...
One of my blog readers reported a strange issue to me. As per the issue described, they were unable to bring SQL Server resource in cluster online, only on one node of the cluster. I always use for...
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SQL SERVER – Analysis Services and the Network Performance
SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) is becoming increasingly popular as an OLAP platform for business analysts. There are many tools available for enhancing the analysts’ ability to process data and...
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SQL SERVER – Unable to Bring Resource Online – Error – Could Not Find Any IP...
When it rains, it pours. In the last few days last few contacts from my customers were for cluster related issues. Once again, SQL Server resource was not coming online in failover cluster manager. I...
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SQL SERVER – SQLPASS 2016 – Feedback and Rating – Kick Start! SQL Server 2016...
Earlier this year, I presented at SQLPASS 2016, Seattle on SQL Server 2016 and I am very happy to see the feedback of my sessions. I have presented two sessions and I will write feedback of one session...
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SQL SERVER – Back to Basics – What is Azure?
Recently I was at a community session talking to a bunch of computer science students about databases and the type of work I have been doing lately in consulting. I wanted to talk about Performance...
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SQL SERVER – Database Mirroring Error -The Specified Network Name is No...
Have you ever seen a situation where SQL Server mirroring is impacted because of external factors? One of my customers reported several of the following errors in the SQL Server ERRORLOG SQL SERVER –...
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SQL SERVER – Rule “Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Service” failed
When I visit my client site for doing performance tuning consulting, I sometimes get trapped with some unrelated issue. Here is one of the situation where they were upgrading from SQL 2008 R2 to SQL...
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SQL SERVER – Error – Disallowing page allocations for database ‘DB’ due to...
Keeping SQL Server up-to-date is something I recommend my customers from time to time. One of the tasks I undertake is to check the current SQL Server version information as soon as I get started to...
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SQL SERVER – Log Shipping Copy Job Failure – The Password for This Account...
Working as freelancer gives an opportunity to see various kinds of error and having fun to fix them. Recently, one of my blog readers sent an email and asked assistance on the log shipping issue. He...
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SQL SERVER – Fix Connection Error – [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server...
As a part of my quick consultancy, I was contacted by a client who was having trouble where the application was not able to connect to SQL Server. We all joined the call and desktop sharing to learn...
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SQL SERVER – FIX Error – Cluster Network Name showing NETBIOS status as “The...
Over a period, I have learned that fixing an issue is easier if we know which log we should look at and what we should search on google. Here is the situation which I was into few days back. In this...
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SQL SERVER – Errors When Disk Space is the Reason
In the past, I have written a number of blogs when it comes to working with errors pertinent to disk space running out. In this blog, I try to consolidate the common messages you are going to see in...
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