in deadlock report does mode=x mean index, table, or key?
Reading a deadlock report when the resource-list reports mode=x, is that an exclusive lock on the entire index (or table?), or just on a particular key?Up in the process list sections, both sides...
View ArticleMicrosoft ACE OLEDB 12.0 - c0000005 EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
Hi All,we migrated our 32 bit sql server 2005 to 64bit sql server 2008 (R2) .The provider for flat files was changed to Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0. and OPENROWSET is used for data transfer between...
View ArticleCompression and Partitioning
I have a 700million row table. I want to do compression or partitioning or both. Is there one that should be done before the other?Alan
View ArticleIssue with Management Studio to access to backup file with a Failo-over...
Hello,I have a Sql Server 2012 failover.It use an SMB file sharing to store db file.It work fine to create db and work with the db.But form Management studio i cannot browse to get a backup file and...
View ArticleTCP/IP port changed - But still able to connect with default port1433
Hi, Issue: Because of our security team observations, I disabled "Named Pipes" and enabled TCPIP with non-default port# 1533. After this, part of the application is working fine and the other part...
View ArticleThis failure occured while attempting to connect to the Principle server.
Hi All,Last weekend we have upgraded our production server from SQL Server 2008 R2 (2 node Active Passive cluster) to SQL 2012 (11.0.200.60 - 2 node A-P cluster).The migration was successful.But once...
View Articleslow runing queries
Hi all,how can i find out slow running queries in ms sql server ..?
View ArticleHow to clean the clerk "MEMORYCLERK_SQLCLR"
Hi guys,Can I clean the clerk "MEMORYCLERK_SQLCLR" without restart the SQL Server service???I already close the connections but this clerk are using 20 GB of memory.Thanks for your time.Fabrício França...
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Memory configuration settings
We have once production server with 16 GB and only one instance. Below is the memory details of server. SQL server is 64 bit and windows server also 64 Bit.AS per task manager the SQL server was...
View Articledistributed transaction is not working
hello ,I am executing following command but why i am getting this error.begin distributed transaction select * from [115.254.95.28].STEMI.dbo.Mast_patientInfo commit transactionOLE DB provider...
View ArticleUser gets disconnected from the SQL server while running a refresh process to...
Hi All,I received a mial from user stating that My co-worker was able to restore the final database, although it took an extremely long time (HOURS). The server was xxxxx. My username is “yyyyy”; the...
View ArticleCan you tell when a database was removed
This morning I could not start my SQL Server Default instance. I looked in the log files and noticed that the mssqlsystemresource.mdf and ldf files were missing. The solution was to copy the two files...
View ArticleResource Governor to Restrict a Windows Login/Group.
Hello All,We have a requirement to restrict a user/group on Production server to use limited resources, i.e. RMA/CPU. Do we have any option in SQL Server Resource Governor to accomplish this task.I...
View ArticleNeed to know what E-mail address an SQL Agent Operator will send FROM
I have a maintenance plan in SQL Server 2008 R2 that backs up some databases. I have a failure precedence constraint tied to a "Notify Operator" task. The e-mail address that it will send to...
View ArticleError: 18056, Severity: 20, State: 46.
I've read so many threads about this error and tried many of things which none of them have resolved my issue.Date5/29/2013 2:29:10 PM LogSQL Server (Current - 5/29/2013 2:29:00 PM) Sourcespid2228...
View Articletrying to find out what's triggering backups and where they are going to
I keep seeing backups type=VIRTUAL_DEVICE in the sql server logs. How do I determine what is triggering these backups and where they are going?
View ArticleWould it be possible to enable the /3GB switch in boot.ini to allow...
Hi All, system:windows server 2003R2 standard edition sp2. computer:Intel(R) Xenon(R) CPU E7-2870 @2.40GHz 2.40GHZ,4GB of RAM Physical address Extension. Product:Microsoft SQL Server Standard Edition...
View ArticleToo Many VLF's during database re index
During database reindex for one of prod database, VLF's has grown to somewhere around 6000 and log file is 99 % filled Database initial log file size was 52 GB and auto growth of 4 GB , recovery...
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