Always on
Hi,i need to setup the always on my databases .i need to design the infrastructure .can any one suggest server type and what are required .
View Articlecan't shrink tempdb files because it is a work table page.
Hello All,I tried to shrink my tempdb data files but didn't succeeded.i got this message: "DBCC SHRINKFILE: Page 1:34383801 could not be moved because it is a work table page."i used this script:
View ArticleResidual database files in server drives
Hi,Can see some database files in the server drives. Is there anyway we can figure out which was the name of the original database the files used to be?
View Articlemdf_MSSQL_DBCC8, .ndf_MSSQL_DBCC8 extension files
Hello,Can see few files against one database with extension as (mdf_MSSQL_DBCC8, .ndf_MSSQL_DBCC8 extension files). Are these database sparse files generated part of dbcc command? But currently there...
View ArticleMax. Degree or Parallelism
Afternoon All,Sometimes setting MAXDOP 1 for a query results in a faster execution. Is this simply because the process of re-constructing the various split up streams is a costly operation and...
View ArticleCorrelating Forwarded Records / sec to specific Databases/Tables
Hi,Are there any counters that can give more granularity for this beyond the server level? I am unable to find any in the WMI, profiler or extended events. The issue is that the counter is fairly...
View ArticleData Migration Assistant failing for 2 node cluster
I am trying to run the Data Migration Assistant tool against the active node and I'm getting "Connection to server failed. Verify instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow...
View ArticleAlwaysOn database on a secondary replica shows a "NOT SYNCHRONIZING" status...
Per the Microsoft article : https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3057876/fix-alwayson-database-on-a-secondary-repli
View ArticleAdding an Artcle to an exiting publication need Snapshot agent to run?
HiAfter adding an article to an existing publication if the snapshot agent is run which will apply and resync against all articles part of the publication process? or does it only applies / sync the...
View ArticleTransactional Replication Between Publisher on SQL Server 2008 R2 and...
We have Transnational Replication between two servers currently. The Publisher is running on SQL Server 2008 R2 and the Subscriber is running on SQL Server 2014. The Subscriber Server is really our BI...
View ArticleUser_update high but no user seek/scan. Is this an effective index?
Hello,Seeing the execution plan created one index for which I can see that the User_update is v high but no User seek. Is this an effective index to be retained or an overhead?Per definition -
View ArticleLost DMK (Database Master Key) password.
Morning. Have a quick question. We are trying to restore a database with an old DMK password and it is failing. When running Select * from sys.symmetric_keys I do see the "Modify_Date" different...
View ArticleRunning remote services from SQL Server Agent
We have a nightly refresh job that updates our database. In order to ensure that there are no queries running when the refresh starts, it's desired to shut down an application service running on a...
View ArticleSQL Server Inventory
With so many database servers (prod, test, dev ) it is hard to keep track of them all. What are some ways to keep track of all database servers that you have implemented?
View ArticleSet Option 'XML data' via script
Is there a possibility to script the setting in SSMS --> Options/Query Results/SQL Server/Results to Grid/Maximum Characters Retrieved/XML data to set it to unlimited?Best regards from AustriaMartin
View ArticleSQL2016 Servername\Replication
I am receiving an error when trying to configure replication on 2016 as a distribution database. There states that replication requires the actual servername. @@servername returns a value different...
View Articleneed visio stencils to make architecture diagrams
Hi,Can any one point me to a location where I can get visio stencils and templates for making visio diagrams for Architecture presentation?I need two node active passive SQL cluster, shared storage,...
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SQL 2016 SSRS failover cluster install
I installed A without incident, including SSRS, using the install new failover cluster optionI installed B as a node and everything seemed good, but SSRS just isn't there.When A is the active node:
View ArticleCan I install a windows cluster on an existing SQL server and set up AlwaysOn?
Hi allSo we have a standalone SQL server in production that the business have decided they would like to have HA for. Is it possible to set up a windows cluster on this existing box, for use with...
View ArticleDeny access to same table across all databases dynamically
Does anyone have a creative method for denying access to a specific table (an audit table) for all users not in a specific group? Databases are created dynamically by an application and while I can go...
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