Attempt to access expired blob handle
We get a random error in our test environment after upgrading from SQL server 2008 R2 to 2012.System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): A system assertion check has failed. Check the SQL Server...
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SS DBE Guru needed! Apply within...
April fools out of the way, now let's find an April genius!The name "April" is derived from the Latin verb "aperire", meaning "to open" in reference to being the season when trees & flowers start...
View ArticleRollback transaction after recovery
Hi all,Here is an interesting one, we have a database in Simple recovery mode on a SQL 2012 box. The log file growth was capped and got filled up by a long running transaction, throwing the database...
View ArticleHASH JOIN Probe Residual
Hello!I'm having a query, that joins two large tables. Optimizer chooses HASH MATCH operator (that's ok)But when I inspect the operator in the query plan, there's Probe Residual part that copmpares...
View ArticleHow can I check if a sql server database engin is updaing?
Context: I have a sql server database engine called DB4, and it's updating all its databases from another database engine called DB5 through the Sql server agent every 5 hours. I don't have access to...
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Possible corruptions in sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats
I follow the TechNet article Reorganizing and Rebuilding Indexes to check for Index fragmentation. The T-SQL I use:USE ABOM; GO -- Find the average fragmentation percentage of all indexes -- in the...
View Articlexp_delete_file extremely slow on a server - Wait_Info...
I am looking at one server where xp_delete_file is extremely slow to delete files.One subdirectory contains a few thousands files and it takes about 1 second for each file to delete.The wait_info is...
View ArticleWarning: Failure to calculate super-latch promotion threshold. appears in SQL...
We are running SQL Server 2008 R2 and have just applied Service Pack 2 to our QA environment.Today we noticed this message in the SQL Server log: Warning: Failure to calculate super-latch promotion...
View ArticleTroubleshoot I/O issues
Hi Experts, I have a question on disks. How much I/O can a normal disk and a SAN disk can handle? I have heard about SAN disks should be able to handle upto 200-300 mb/sec, how much does a normal disk...
View Articlesqlserv.exe high memory usage on TFS server
Hi,TFS 2012 Express on Windows 2008 r2, and every couple of weeks OS is becoming unresponsive due to sqlservr.exe taking up all the available memory. My SQL Server installation is not a full one, as it...
View ArticleBuilding new SQL Server machine
Hi Everyone, I need help on this.Basically I am looking for typical questionnaire which can be asked to customers/clients when they reach out to a DBA for building new SQL Servers in there...
View ArticleSeeking help on SQL Server Monitoring
Hi Experts, This question is related to monitoring of sql server. 1. I want to send an email alert with all open transactions on SQL Server in HTML report whenever there is sustained 50-60% CPU usage...
View ArticleWhat is the Certification for SQL Server DBA ?
Hi All,Am Planning to do a certification in SQL SERVER DBA, Kindly explain me clearly what certification i have to do.Regards,Shoban Babu R
View ArticleCannot initialize the data source object of OLE DB provider...
Here, I have created a Linked Server Called Excel_Test And its working fine ( For Retrieving data from excel to Sql Server Database Table ) ... I have written a Stored Procedure for inserting data ,...
View ArticleHow to remove ld fie
I have two ldf file in the database how can I remove one of them.Thanks
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Capture flashing command prompt window in SS 2014 setup
Setup (application) does not go too far. Just a quick flash - I assume Command Prompt - then it terminates.There maybe an error message in the window. How do I capture it? Thanks.***** SETUP.EXE XML...
View ArticleSQL Server does not release Physical Memory
Dear All,Greetings.Brief Introduction :We are using SQL 2012 Enterprise Edition in our ERP application.We have around 40 GB of database in the same which is kind of Datawarehouse.There is import...
View ArticleSuggestions For Handling Bulk Updates Without Blocking Local User Updates
Hi,This is a request for general implementation suggestions.We have a CRM database that is used by a call center application to allow reps to update customer info during business hours. Outside of...
View ArticleToken-based server access validation failed with an infrastructure error
I have a SQL server we have been using for quite some time. Recently it started generating the following error: Login failed for user 'MYDOMAIN\DC1$'. Reason: Token-based server access validation...
View ArticleSQL SERVER 2012 Installed to SMB share Error 59 (An unexpected network error...
I have installed SQL 2012 on a clustered file share. When I try to add space to extend the log file for a database I get the following errorMsg 5149, Level 16, State 3, Line 1 MODIFY FILE encountered...
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