Clik here to view.
SQL SERVER – FIX – Error: 26023 – TCP Port is Already in Use
One of my clients approach me that after patching of SQL instances, database mirroring stopped working. As usual, I asked them to share ERRORLOG file SQL SERVER – Where is ERRORLOG? Various Ways to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – Error: 26014 – Unable to Load User-Specified Certificate
After seeing various issues with SQL Server startup problem, I felt that I know almost most of the errors, but I was wrong till someone contacted me with a new error. But I learned that Errorlog is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – Clustered Instance Online Error – SQL Server Network Interfaces:...
While I was playing with SQL Cluster in my lab, I restarted the VMs and found that I was not able to bring SQL Server online. As always I was looking for error message, but there was nothing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – Error After Cluster Patching – Error: 5184, Severity: 16, State: 2
During my last consulting engagement, I was pulled by my client to consider an issue which they were facing. They informed that they have applied service pack on one of their clustered environment and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – Unable to bring resource online – Error DoREPLSharedDataUpgrade...
A few days ago I wrote a blog about a cluster related issue where the configuration was not same on both the nodes, which was causing issues. SQL SERVER – Unable to bring resource online. Error – Data...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – How to Download Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle (MSDAORA)...
During my recent conversation about Oracle linked server with one of my client, I learned something new about “Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle”. This blog has highlights of a lengthy conversation....
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – Testing Database Performance with tSQLt and SQLQueryStress
I guess, it is no secret that testing plays a critical part in development of any software product. The more rigorous testing is, the better the final product will be. In this blog post we will be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – SqlServerWriter Missing from an Output of VSSadmin List Writers...
One of a DBA from my client contacted me for a quick suggestion when I was working with them on a performance tuning exercise. I always ask for some time to explain the exact problem and behavior. As...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – How to Automatically Generate SQL Server Documentation ?
A complete and precise documentation serves a good basis for developers and DBAs during their onboarding to get a general picture of the database they start working with. Creating such a documentation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – Creating Azure VM for SQL Server Using Portal
I need to admit that Microsoft has been investing big time on the Azure platform and the adoption has been great amongst customers. In the recent past, though I have made several performance tuning...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – Cannot initialize the data source object of OLE DB provider...
As you might have seen, along with performance tuning related work, I also help community in getting answers to questions and troubleshoot issue with them. A few days ago, one of community leader and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
dbForge Studio for SQL Server – Ultimate SQL Server Manager Tool from Devart
dbForge Studio for SQL Server is a powerful IDE for managing, administrating, configuring, developing various components of SQL Server. The tool incorporates various graphical utilities and script...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – Fix Error Msg 13603 working with JSON documents
Working with new data types is something we need to evolve. In this blog, I have written on a number of articles on JSON which you can take a look at. I wanted to write about some of the interesting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – Installation Error – [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data...
One of my blog readers sent an email to me asking for assistance. They were trying to patch SQL Server 2005 in the cluster and the setup was failing to patch database services with below error related...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – SSMS – Script Out Multiple Objects
Have you ever driven your car out in the direction of your office by mistake when it was supposed to be a day off? Have you ever done things unconsciously because you are getting trained for something...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – Database Mirroring Login Attempt Failed with Error ‘Connection...
One of my friends was trying to configure database mirroring and was having a hard time in getting things working. The challenge was that he was using certificate for mirroring authentication because...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Start SQL Service – Server TCP provider failed to...
While playing with my multiple SQL instances, I realized that I was not able to start one of the SQL instance on my laptop. Here is the error which I received when I tried starting it from Start >...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – How to get historical deadlock Information from System Health...
Let me start off by asking a simple question. How many of you have seen this error about historical deadlock information earlier? Msg 1205, Level 13, State 45, Line 4 Transaction (Process ID 52) was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – Query to Get the List of Logins Having System Admin (sysadmin)...
Though the script sounded simple to me, but I found that there are lots of incorrect scripts available on the internet. Here is the one of the script I found to find out the details of the system...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SQL SERVER – Why Cluster Network is Unavailable in Failover Cluster Manager?
It’s always a good experience to visit customer sites and talk to people. Sometimes I get to see things outside SQL world as well. There is a lot to learn and I believe that I can do that by sharing...
View Article