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Azure SQL Active Directory Admin not working
Hello everyone,I'm trying to configure an Azure SQL server with an Active Directory group as an admin account. My company is using Azure AD and the Azure portal allows me to add the AD group.
View ArticleSSMS for 2016 missing maintenance task tools
We have a clean install of Win Server 2016 Datacenter with an install of SQL Server 2016 (64 bit). It also has SSMS 2008 and SQL 2008, temporarily.SSMS 17.0 (and also tried 17.1) is missing all the...
View ArticleSQL Replication
Firstly, please understand this is completely new to me, so I dont understand a lot of this.On Server01 I have (Under Local Publications)Database01: reporting_database01 Server02.reporting_databas
View ArticleTesting IO for new production
What are recommended parameters for using DiskSpd to test the drives? Should i use block size of 8 or 64?
View ArticleObtain SUSER_SNAME in Replication
Hello,I have a vendor that is impossible to deal with, I'll just leave it at that. They won't allow me to do anything useful within our database so I have to come up with some outside of the box...
View ArticleNo more Linkedservers or database mirroring? How do I create up to date and...
Hello,I read somewhere that linked servers would be deprecated like database mirroring. I use my production data for a lot of reports. However, I don't want to have users hitting my production...
View ArticleQuery clustered index uniquifier
Is there a way to query the clustered index uniquifier for a given row? I know I can find the row's page using fn_PhysLocCracker and then examine the page, but is there a way to query this?Thanks
View ArticleApplication Slow on Test Instance
Hi Everybody,I have latency on my Application (Test).I have 2 servers :- 1 Application Server :Server with IIS- 1 Database Server :Production : 1 Instance and 1 databaseTest : 1 Inst
View ArticleSQL Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016 Core - Error Accessing Configuration...
Hi, Background: Windows Server 2016 Core SQL Server 2016 Enterprise (obviously 64-bit) Windows Failover Cluster SQL Failover Cluster I am attempting to connect to SQL Server Configuration Manager via...
View ArticleError 17049 (OS error:5 Access Denied) DBCC Errorlog
Hi Experts,While recycling error log using command - DBCC Errorlog , I am facing the below error.Unable to cycle error log file from 'E:\Data\MSSQL13.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL
View ArticleWhat can be serious consequence of using Local System Account or Built...
Hello,Could anyone please give any practical scenrio which can represent the serious security breach while using built in system accounts.
View ArticleSecurity best practices?
Hi All - We are about to setup a new SQL environment and I'm looking for some best practices/checklists for securing SQL. I've read a few articles through Google searches but I'm wondering if anyone...
View ArticleSQL server upgrade to new version
We are currently using SQL server 2014 and SQL server 2012.I am planning to upgrade them in Oct to SQL server 2016. But I know 2017 version is on the way. Shall I wait to upgrade to SQL server 2017?I...
View ArticleData Migration Assistant
I am looking at the Data Migration Assistant. I learned DMA replaces all previous versions of SQL Server Upgrade Advisor and should be used for upgrades for most SQL Server versions My environment is...
View ArticleDistribution Cleanup job Issue
My Distribution DB is keep on growing and the Distribution clean job fails with the below error.I have added the login XYZ in the Administrators group of windows and provided sysadmin permissions to it...
View ArticleSQL Server Single User Mode - Situation?
Hello,Can anybody please make me understand that under which situtaion a DBA will have only one option that to start sql server instance in single user mode do some kind of urgent maintenance...
View ArticleDatabase stuck in restoring state after restore with no recovery
Hello,Trying to implement database mirroring. I keep getting an error message an error message.Msg 1418, Level 16, State 1, Line 1The server network address “
View ArticleBest way to create report databases which are highly transactional
Hello,This has been a week of moving forward and then taking steps backward.I have production databases (3) which two are highly transactional. Every few seconds changes are being inserted into the...
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FileTable "The File location cannot be opened. Either access is not enabled...
When I want to access to filetable share an error occurs "The File location cannot be opened. Either access is not enabled or you do not have permissions for the same.".
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