Control SQL Logins Groups for Developers
We have about 30 devs that all work on different projects and SQL databases. Dev A and B needs access to DB1,DB2 and DB3 But Dev A also needs access to DB4.Does anyone else have a problem managing...
View ArticleApplication/User db account - SQL Azure
What is the best way to handle application accounts and user accounts in Azure SQL. SQL Server authentication or Contained user?Also see Azure AD authentication method which is in preview.Please...
View ArticleDefault constraints OR INSERT trigger for Audit columns (create date time/user)
Which is the best practice to implement in audit columns for create datetime and create user, INSERT trigger or default constraints?Thanks!
View ArticleConnect to SQL instance on Mac
Hi -Anyone connecting to a SQL instance on a MAC? We have developers running Yosemite and are requesting access to the SQL servers. Mac users are not running parallels.Looking for specific application...
View ArticlePermission error when trying to install on cluster stored volume
(Title should say CLUSTER SHARED VOLUME not "stored")Updating permission setting for folder 'C:\ClusterStorage\mydefaultinstanceNamedfolder\MSSQL12.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA' failed. The folder permission...
View ArticleSQL 2014 Clustered with CSV
I just built up a test two node clustered environment with Server 2012R2. Everything seems to be functioning, however, the default file paths seem inaccessible within SQL tools. Meaning, if I try to...
View ArticlePost-Installation: SQL Failover Cluster Instance preventing nodes from...
First, my problem. I am attempting to setup a Two Node SQL Server 2014 Cluster Instance, I have successfully installed the SQL Default Instance onto both nodes - and am able to pass the role...
View ArticleJDBC and JTDS on SQL Server 2014 AlwaysOn Availability Group
Morning All,So, the saga continues! Eventually found out from our outsourced developers the Service that connect to our SQL Databases are actually written in Java and use JDBC/JTDS - Despite when being...
View ArticleMoving available space from one drive to another on same server
HII want to Move an available space of about 500GB from one drive to another on same server . My database is on drive F (Volume: sqlData), but it is only 37GB and it is running out of space. I have a...
View ArticleRestore from 2008 to 2014 messing up file names
I am restoring few databases from 2008 backups to 2014. I used litespeed and SQL server native restores. But every time the physical file names are being generated as DBName_1.mdf, DBName_2.ndf etc. It...
View ArticleAnother Deadlock
Hi Experts,Below is the xml of deadlock i observed today. Analysing the deadlock give me some idea that the App Lock is deadlocking on BizTalk Job 'TrackedMessages_Copy_BizTalkMsgBoxDb'. Can anyone...
View ArticleRestore Issue
I am restoring few databases from 2008 backups to 2014. I used litespeed and SQL server native restores. But every time the physical file names are being generated as DBName_1.mdf, DBName_2.ndf etc. It...
View ArticlePatching SQL Server - General
Hi all,I have never been a software developer and to be honest, branching and subversioning are not my forte.While I am lost in the jargon of CU, GDR, Hotfixes, and ServicePacks, i came upon this site...
View ArticleConnect SQL Server 2014 named instance
I would appreaciate some help for this connection issue:I cannot connect to a server with "SQL Server name \ instance name", but no problem to connect to it with "SQL Server Name, port number" from...
View ArticleSlow synchronous SQL Distributed Replay
I was wondering if anyone has run into the following symptomology:I'm using the SQL 2014 distributed replay to test a production workload on new hardware and SQL 2008 R2 SP3. I've set everything up and...
View ArticleNon-Clustered Index - Fill factor
When we create non-clustered indexes, is it a best practice to set fill factor other than default value.If so, what is the fill factor value to start with - 95/90...?Please provide your thoughts.many...
View Articleefficient partition switching design?
I have a very large table that is partitioned by month. The design is very simple, one physical file per filegroup for each month. Every year, we add more filegroups/files and modify the partition...
View ArticleFile in Use
Hi Experts,Found this error in SQL log and Windows Event Viewer.SQLServerLogMgr::LogWriter: Operating system error 170(The requested resource is in use.) encountered.The log for database 'tempdb' is...
View ArticleAlwaysOn listener problems
I've set up a listener to my AlwaysOn group on port 5023. We'll call it 'DB_Lstnr'. The port is unblocked.I try doing a simple connect, in SSMS, to DB_Lstnr on the same machine. 99.9% of the time it...
View Articleroughly :Server groups or single server and database groups
Hey folks, I know this topic might sound rough , but I though this could open up a great discussion about whether to use several servers to keep your database groups on and manage the whole server...
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