Adding existing SQL Server 2012 to a New SQL 2012 Cluster
We currently have a SQL 20012 Server setup and running on our domain. We would like to switch this to a clustered environment. Is it possible to setup the new SQL 2012 Cluster and add the existing...
View Articlesys.fn_xe_file_target_read_file performance
Hi,I am working with extended events and the function sys.fn_xe_file_target_read_file. I am using the file_name and file_offset to get new events, since the last time I queried the function. I am...
View Articlefn_my_permissions returns empty result yet my account is a member of sysadmin?
I was trying to see what permissions I had on another server using fn_my_permissions USE Database_name_here SELECT * FROM sys.fn_my_permissions(NULL, 'SERVER') USE Database_2_name_here...
View ArticleMicrosoft TechNet Wiki SS DBE Guru - Winners for January!!
The results for January's TechNet Guru competition were posted!http://blogs.technet.com/b/wikininjas/archive/2014/02/16/technet-guru-awards-january-2014.aspxPost your FEBRUARY contributions...
View ArticleCannot Stop Job
Hi, I'm running a SQL 2005 SP 2 on Windows 2003 Server R2. I have a Job that includes a IS Package and then conducts a lot of calculations of which one runs into an infinite loop. The problem now is,...
View ArticleSQL DBA position Announcement in Glendale, CA
A leading company has an immediate need for a Mid-level SQL DBA/DB Engineer. This person will be joining the product development team and working alongside a Sr. Architect and Sr. DBA. This team...
View ArticleHow to monitor SQL Server memory usage
Let me start off by saying I am not a DBA, I am a developer. I am working on a SSIS project that is using the same SQL Server instance for the staging database and for SSIS. We are pulling data from...
View Article9001 + 17053 + logwriter os error 1784 .....sql server
hi guys, i got this errors ->Instance_Name LogDate Error_Msg -------------...
View ArticlePartition table and index
Hi,we are trying to implement partition on a tables.by using partitions the performance will increases.My question is if a table is be distributed on multiple filegroups on multiple disks.if we issue a...
View ArticleHelp -- sql 2008 SP3 (x64) and sql 2012 R2 SMO
We have a sql 2008 x64 sql server with SP3. We need to upgrade a third-party app (related to our SAN) and it needs to installa. Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable Package (x64)b. Microsoft SQL...
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TechNet loves you! We love your contributions at TechNet Wiki sooo much that we give you more than just love in return...We give you NOTORIETY, GLORY... and VIRTUAL MEDALS!That's not all, this love we...
View ArticleSQL SERVER DATABASE RESTORE
Hello ExpertsI am new to SQL Sever so please be as clear as possible. I have a development environment on D drive and I have a production environment on W drive I connect to both of them using RDC. now...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 dbmail won't send alerts, dbmail configured properly,...
I have repeatedly re-setup and and tested dbmail with success and repeatedly re-setup sqlagent alerting, but I continue to get the message below when sql agent starts up. Message [260] Unable to start...
View ArticleTransaction log is full when there is still diskspace and autogrow
Hi I've a question about a familiar error :The transaction log for database 'blabla' is full.Settings:Database has Simple Recovery.The settings of log files is auto grow to 2097 GBThe LUN SqlLog...
View ArticleErrorlog filling with changed language setting and changed database context...
On one of my servers, the ERRORLOG is filling with messages for "Changed language setting to..." and "Changed database context..." for every single connection. They are generated for any kind of...
View ArticleCannot connect to SQL Server 2008 Named Instance
Hello,I am trying to connect to our internal sqlserver\tech instance (2008r2/sqlserver2008r2) from a 2008r2 server in our DMZ using sql authentication. The error message is:A network-related or...
View Articlesp_tables_ex never completes
We have a SQL 2012 instance with a linked server to Unisys schema. DBA's have 2 logins, an elevated privilege and standard login. On our development environment, both logins are sysadmins. However,...
View ArticleExtended Events Histogram missing events
I am using the Histogram target in extended events to track which objects that are being used in database. CREATE EVENT SESSION [object_usage] ON SERVER ADD EVENT sqlserver.module_start( WHERE...
View ArticleNUMA Nodes and AWE allocated
HI Team,We have a dedicated SQL box (SQL 2005 SP4) with 512 GB memory (max memory to sql 460 GB) and 4X4 core processor with hardware NUMAwhen i look at the Memorystatus output "AWE Allocated" value...
View Articletroubleshoot failed sql server log shipping
Sql server instance A on server A Database A on sql server instance ASQL server instance B on server B Database B on sql server instance B.Database A log ships to Database B: Database A do...
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