How to generate event to be captured by the SQL Audit
I have a server audit specification that track some actions (for PCI) including FAILED_LOGIN_GROUP, LOGIN_CHANGE_PASSWEORD_GROUP etc. I see in the audit file many recent login fails audits (which means...
View ArticleLock request time out period exceeded, error 1222" will appear when I try to...
Hi All,Lock request time out period exceeded, error 1222" will appear when I try to expand the tables list in database in SQL Server Management Studio 2012 (Enterprises).I am creating partition on my...
View ArticleCannot Start SQL Server Agent
I am having issues starting my SQL Server Agent (currently using SQL 2005 STD).Firstly, When I look in SSMS, beside SQL Server Agent it says "Agent XPs disabled (not sure what this means).Secondly,...
View ArticleIssue with loading data with more 4k into nvarchar(max) column
Hi Team,I am facing issue with column which has been defined as nvarchar(max). I am trying to insert data to a table which is more than 4k insert was successful but it is not inserting the data more...
View ArticleLog file
Hi All,Can we take log backup while the application is running, Does it creates any impact on online application. What exactly happens when log backup is taken. Appreciate your help.Thanks,Venkat.
View ArticleWait types in sql Server
Hi,I gone through so many wait-types in some of blogs. I know the all wait-types are important.Can anybody tell me that what are the top 10 wait type more important?
View ArticleSql 2005 - insufficient system memory to run this query
Hi, We are getting right now following error: We have Sql 2005 with 4 GB MemoryThere is insufficient system memory to run this query. Error: 701, Severity: 17, State: 42.then it contains another...
View ArticleBackup
HI, What will happen to data being modified, when backup process is running... does backup process creates any sort of new transaction logs?... if not how do we recover modified dataa.. and from...
View Articlecant restore a backup file
I have a backup file from a month ago which I cannot restore. there were no server upgrades done. I am trying to restore on the same server that backup it up.the message I get is: The media family on...
View ArticleLinkeserver issue
HI Team,we have 2 servers, those two servers located in different DATA CENTER can we possible to create a LINKED server.if yes,how we can configured ...........
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SQL 2000 - unable to shrink file
I have an MDF file on a SQL 2000 SP4 server that simply will not shrink. Its 29g in size. SSMS (yes I'm using SSMS not EM to look at things) shows the file can be shrunk by 79% to 6g. Every time I try...
View ArticleUpdate column value in batches
I've added a new column that currently allows NULL values. The only reason I did this was because I did't wan to take the hit of adding the default value all in on shot. I've now written something that...
View ArticlePartition Problem with Data Types and File Group
Q1) I have created Partition function on DateTime data type on A column, which belongs to 50 tables only, 10 tables have to DateTime but its B Column. So Can I Create the Partition on B Column for...
View ArticleIntermittent Connection Failures using Integrated Authentication
Hi,We have an application server connects to a SQL 2008 R2 (sp2 cu7) server using a domain account and integrated authentication. It got timed out when trying to connect to the SQL server after 15...
View ArticleIndex Optimization for accidental DBA
Hi - I apologize if this has been asked in another forum post but I am really confused and was hoping to get some personalized help regarding indexes on a large SQL server table I have. The table has...
View ArticleNeed help with 10-process deadlock
Deadlocks similar to this one have now happened 7 times, and it seems to be causing problems with the app, so I need to figure this out. Its a SQL 2008 Server Standard virtualized server running on...
View Articlehow to find the physical server or virtual server
Hi team,we have total 500+ server , here how to find the which server is physical and which server is VM server ?
View ArticleCan I do my restoration in part or in fix size
WhenI am restoring the 500 GB database on sql server 2008 server of 12 GB ram then the server is getting hang and crashed and unexpected restart are happening.Can I do my restoration in part or fix...
View ArticleRemove File Button has not removed file - help!
Hi.We had some disk space problems last week with our tempdb database - as a fix, we created an additional "Rows Data" file on a seperate drive.I have since managed to shrink the first file back down...
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