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SQL SERVER – SQL Browser not Starting. Error – The SQL Configuration for SQL...
Today’s blog is originated from a blog interaction. After hardening a server, my friend was not able to start SQL Browser service. When we try to start from services, we get below standard error, which...
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#0401 – SQL Server – Script to validate object naming convention
When database development is done using the graphical (GUI) tools in the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or via simple scripts, they often fail to specify a name to each individual constraint. This...
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Monday Coffee 2017-03-06
Last week Docker announced the availablity of Docker Enterprise Edition. The existing version of Docker that I’ve been using has now been renamed to the Docker Community Edition.So what does this mean...
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SQL SERVER – Installation Error – The Specified Driver is Invalid
In this blog post we are going to learn about Installation Error – The Specified Driver is Invalid.SYMPTOMSSQL Server installation failed with errors in setup logs. Summary.txt shows...
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SQL SERVER – Queries are in KILLED/ROLLBACK State with Wait...
There are many wait types in SQL Server and not all of them are documented. Long ago I wrote blog on PREEMPTIVE and Non-PREEMPTIVE waits. SQL SERVER – PREEMPTIVE and Non-PREEMPTIVE – Wait Type – Day 19...
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Confused with Big Data, Data Science and Data Analytics
Often people confused with Big Data, Data Science and Data Analytics. Are they same or different.This link will give you an idea about what are they, what skills you need and what are the salary...
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KPIs For DBAs to Show Their CIOs
It is perfectly valid for a DBA (or their manager) to assign KPIs to the servers and databases they administer. KPIs are unique for every shop, and for every role. The post KPIs For DBAs to Show Their...
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Keeping the golf score card after 20 years in IT; reflections on...
On International Womens’ Day, I think about my journey how I got here today. Other women may have similar experiences. Unlike Jenni Murray, I believe that you can be trans, proud and a real woman. Just...
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SQL SERVER – FIX : Msg 35295, Level 16 – Log Backup For Database ‘DBName’ on...
Once, while doing a load testing with my client, I was shown below error while taking log backups on secondary replica.Msg 35295, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Log backup for database “MyAppDB” on a...
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SQL SERVER – Script Upgrade – Server Principal...
One should be very careful while working with system objects in SQL Server. Below is one of the situation where some permissions were given on system objects which was causing SQL startup failure. I...
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My take on presenting
This idea basically started from Andy Bek’s TSQL Tuesday last year #84 growing new speakers (https://sqlbek.wordpress.com/2016/10/25/t-sql-tuesday-84-growing-new-speakers/ – thanks Andy) and I have...
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SQL DB now supports 4TB max database size
Azure SQL Database (SQL DB) has increased its max database size from 1TB to 4TB at no additional cost.Customers using P11 and P15 premium performance levels can use up to 4 TB of included storage at no...
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SQL SERVER – PRINTing Status Using RAISERROR With NOWAIT Option
In this blog post we are going to learn about PRINTing Status Using RAISERROR With NOWAIT Option.The Problem There are many situations where you want to know which line of code is completed in the...
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How to Get Status of Running Backup and Restore in SQL Server? – Interview...
Question: How to Get Status of Running Backup and Restore in SQL Server?Answer: One of the reasons I started my blog long ago was to have a repository of scripts which can be very useful by DBA during...
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SQL SERVER – FIX : Error Msg 8672 – The MERGE Statement Attempted to UPDATE...
While I have been blogging about SQL Server for a long time, I still believe that there is still a lot of error which are not discovered by me. It is always fun to see new error and find a fix for the...
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#0402–SQL Server 2016 – KB3207512 fails–Msg 17054 – Unable to shutdown the...
SQL Server 2016 installations may run into some issues with patching and configuration. This post provides pointers on avoiding these.
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Monday Coffee 2017-03-13
Less than a week to go until SQLSaturday Iceland now, it’s going to be a busy couple of months for me but am looking forward to it. I’ll get my slides and demos uploaded here at some point.I’ve been...
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Extreme situations require extreme commands
The title is adapted from a child-hood movie of mine and is my daily (database-related) WTF moment and it is my entry for this month’s T-SQL Tuesday found:...
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SQL SERVER – Errorlog The Server was Unable to Initialize Encryption Because...
One of my client was trying to start SQL Service and it was failing. I asked to hare ERRORLOG so that we will get some idea about the cause. Here is the information from ERRORLOG file.2017-01-31...
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SQL SERVER – Maintenance Plan – Could not load type...
One of my client was unable to modify the maintenance plan using SSMS. When we did various tests, we found that existing maintenance plans could execute and work. We tried creating a new maintenance...
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