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We have a setup involving 3 servers:ServerA - Source, SQL Server 2008R2ServerB - SSIS/ETL, SQL Server 2014ServerC - Destination, SQL Server 2014ServerD - Alternative Source, SQL Server 2008R2We are...
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I have inherited a database that is over-indexed, i.e. there are sometimes 10-20 indexes on a table. The performance is at times not great due to blocking from long running queries. I want to clean up...
View ArticleAlwaysOn transaction log filling up
I have a database that is part of AlwaysOn that is filling up the transaction log drive even though I have a daily full backup and transaction logs set for every 2 hours. The backups are going from...
View ArticleUrgency to create alerts
Hi,I am working on creating a sql alerts. I need some guidence.How to receive notification about dump files whenever they created in sql logs?
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I'm new to replication.I have experienced that when publishing an Article that things can go wrong.Fortunately we are not in Production yet.Do you have a test environment?
View Articleinstallation with Reporting services-native errors
Hi,when i try to install sql server 2014 on my machine,all the features were installed but except Reporting services-Native and error occured as shown below.Error details:§ Error installing SQL Server...
View Articletable size difference in two DB
I am having an issue in determining the correct size of a table.I have a tableA in some DB on transaction server (Enterprise Edition), this table is being replicated in reporting server DB (Standard...
View ArticleTrying to backup log on High Availability Server
Hi,I am using H/A SQL2014A.I am looking for a way to backup my listener from my main server.I have tried creating a linked server with readonly intent. But when I can't seem to get my syntax to...
View ArticleRecommended reading
Hi All,I haven't been keeping up with SQL servers in terms of being a DBA since SQL 2008, been doing more development work and programming in .NET for a few years. Any one know of a good book to get me...
View ArticleTrying to backup linked server log - High Availabilty
Hi,Long story short - I need to backup the log on my listener server (using High Availability).I am trying to create a tsql script that i can run from my primary on my listener to clear the log file.I...
View ArticleSolution for High insertions/updates on a system with realtime, online/live...
I am trying to understand an environment and provide a solution to Banking system so that they can enter user data (transactions) online and at the same time we can provide users online reporting as...
View ArticleReplication Could not find or execute stored procedures
Replication-Replication Distribution Subsystem: agent PRODDATA6 failed. Could not find stored procedure 'sp_MSdel_dboActiveTask_msrepl_ccs'.Replication-Replication Transaction-Log Reader Subsystem:...
View ArticleWindow Failover cluster- For SQL Server Failover cluster
I have installed 2 node windows Fail-over clusters successfully. But QUARUM Configuration is not appearing in Failover cluster manager instead "Witness: Disk (Disk Cluster 4)". I have also configured...
View ArticleEnable Write Caching
How important is enabling write caching on disk?What are any possible issues or is this something that should be enabled regardless for any server that has SQL Server on it?Thank you!
View ArticleArticles not being applied to the subscriber
I have been adding a lot of Articles for Publication.They make it to the distributer but they do not make it to the subscriber.If I add articles before the previous batch of articles get applied to the...
View ArticleManual failover of SQL Server 2014 HA nodes not functioning
I'm running into an interesting little problem on a new cluster I've set up. I've done a number of these and not had this happen before. Hopefully someone (Perry, the HA guru) can offer a few trouble...
View Articleproblem with Extended event
I ceated sessions on two instanses CREATE EVENT SESSION SortWarning ON SERVERADD EVENT sqlserver.sort_warning( ACTION(sqlserver.sql_text) ) ADD TARGET package0.ring_bufferIn result at first instanse i...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 R2 Installation in Windows Server 2012 R2
Can i install SQL Server 2012 Fail-over clustering in windows server 2012 R2 Virtual machine. Is it recommended to install SQL Server 2012 Fail-over clustering in windows server 2012 R2 with out...
View ArticleSQL 2014 AlwaysOn vs AlwaysOn+FCI
I've worked with clusters (active/active, active/passive) and AlwaysOn. I've read about using AlwaysOn + FCI, but am not quite grasping what adding FCI provides me with AlwaysOn. With AlwaysOn, I take...
View ArticleWIndows server 2012 R2 Failover Cluster and SQL Server 2012 Failover cluster
I am going to configure HA - Active - Active Failover cluster using 2 Nodes. I have already installed Windows Failover cluster. Before SQL server installation, We need to configure MSTDC Right? I have...
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