Understanding sys user / schema
Hi all,I am puzzled by "sys".-- use testdb;In a testdb database -> security -> users -> i saw sys.In the same user database -> security -> schemas -> i saw sys and its owner = sys.So...
View ArticleSplit tempdb
I've the possibility to splits tempdb into multiple files, currently there's 1 big files, size of 480GB (actually 99% of free space)which is the best way to accomplish the goal?what do you think about...
View ArticleDisabling SA better than Changing Password?
Auditors have been wanting us to change the password on the SA sql id on a scheduled basis. Someone read a white paper :-) Even though our instances are setup for MIX security, we do not use SA when...
View Articlecannot create new database - profile name is not valid
I just found out in one of my SQL servers, when I create any new database, it will show an error:Create failed for databaseProfile name is not valid.What could be wrong, I did not change any thing...
View ArticleSend a notification when a backup is succesful or failed
hii am sing a stored procedure in order to backup my DBs. then i shedule it in a job .in order to Verify a success of database backups i am usingUSE [msdb]GO ;WITH [MostRecentBackupStatus_CTE]AS(...
View ArticleSQLJOBVIS - anyone still have a copy?
This is the nifty old utility talked about in this article. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/chadmiller/2010/05/15/sql-agent-visual-job-schedule-viewer/It seems the company and the website no...
View ArticleImporting Adventureworks to AWS RDS
Hi All New to SQL server and trying to import AdventureWorks sample DB to AWS RDS. Any ideas? Thanks
View ArticleMutiple file groups
Hello Experts,we are embarking on the design of a SQL Server infrastructure for a VLDB which will grow to about 20TB, I want to know if there is going to be any performance if we decide to use multiple...
View ArticleConnecting to Server
Dear all,I have observed that in our 2 node cluster having 3 instances i can connect to instances 1 & 2 in node 1 using servername\instance name and instance 3 which is in node 2 by only giving...
View ArticleLogin failed Error: 18456
I have read countless articles on the internet about fixing this error, but nothing works. Sorry, if there is an easy answer, but I can't figure it out.Installed from CD SQL Server 2014 Dev Ed on my...
View ArticleHow to remove server names from drop-down list of servers?
In [SSMS]/[Connect]/[Database Engine]/[Server Name] it displays a drop-down list of servers that I have ever connected to. Some of these entries are outdated. How can I remove them?Thanks
View ArticleSSISDB - Change default path/Move to another drive
Is it a good practice to move SSISDB to a data drive. By default this is created on directory where system db location.Can the SSISDB database files moved to another drive any other database files?Many...
View ArticleSSIS Project/Package validation errors after deploying to development server
The SSIS packages has no validation/execution errors when developers run from their machines. When the project was deployed to development server, and run a validation there are a lot of conversion...
View ArticleWhich indexes out of MISSING INDEXes report are most important to implement?
WHen you look at query plans or query DMVs for missing indexes, it is an obvious practice not to implement them all. What is one most important criteria is indicative of which index we should and which...
View Article2014 SSMS - SA Account password changing on it's owm - how to get rid off...
Guys,Have you ever heard of the the SQL password changing on it's own - for our software the SA password? I have this site that the password keeps changing,the customer swears up and down that is not...
View ArticleAvailability Groups - Disconnected
Hi,I have set up a three-node cluster with two nodes sharing volumes and the third using its own volumes (multi-subnet cluster). When I set up a test database and create a new availability group...
View ArticleDDL Trigger
I have a set of triggers to keep track of database changes. I capture create, alter and delete. It has been tested with manual creation, file size modification and delete of a test database. Under...
View Articleupdate SSRS parameter for data source
We need to upgrade SSRS report server to another new server with SQL 2014.For about 100 reports the developer uses the parameter for database source. It passes connection string from application to...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 licensing with AWS cloud
Hi,My company wants to purchase SQL Server 2014 licenses outright without software assurance, as the product is not going to be upgraded for a long time if ever at all. They want to move away from the...
View ArticleUnderstanding endpoint creation (authentication)
Hi all,My understanding of an endpoint is a point of connection for external clients to connect to the SQL server instance.and different kind of endpoint(payload) can be created e.g (db mirroring) - am...
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