Application Name from Profiler
Hi Experts,Trace result is giving application name in hexdecimal values like below. How to find the exact application name. These are application accessing SQL...
View ArticleCertificates, Keys and SQLSourceControl with DLM Automation
Hello,I am having a problem with the Redgate DLM Automation tool building a database that has encrypted columns. in my dev environment
View ArticleUnable to connect to DAC
We are running SQL Server 2014 Web Edition. The DAC has been enabled, remote connections are enabled, and the Browser Service is running, but it is still not possible to connect to the DAC either...
View ArticleShrunk Database
I had a developer remove a bunch of data from a database and free up a big amount of space. He then ran a shrink on the database. I know shrinking actually causes more fragmentation and issues than...
View Articleupdate country information based on the address + city for 5000 contacts.
Can someone please share their thoughts on how to best update the country information if I have the address + city. We have about 4 million contacts and out of which, close to 5000 contacts don't have...
View ArticlePatching a 2 node cluster
Good day,I have a two node cluster A and B running on Windows 2012 R2 OS. Node A is the host,i want to patch Node B first ,please guide me on how to take Node B offline from the cluster for...
View ArticleAssigning VIEW SERVER STATE to an account (preferably WITHOUT LOGIN)
I'm looking at a function that has been passed to me, to assign VIEW SERVER STATE, because of the access it needs.Now I'm in the middle of writing a blog about assigning database-level permissions to a...
View ArticleIntermittent Connection issues using SQL Listener
Good day - we're having intermittent connection issues from a client application that is .NET based using the .NET SQL Provider to connect to a enterprise edition of SQL 2014 (AlwaysON AG) (running on...
View ArticleFind end user who is running sql query using SQLCMD.
Hello Folks, I'm trying to find a user/developer who is trying to execute queries using SQLCMD. When I check using DMVs, the user is using an application account not domain account. Also SQLCMD is...
View ArticleTable Row Count
Hi Experts,We have a very Large table which hold almost 185GB of data. When ran the Count it was giving 159709 records but when ran sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats it gave 23346074 records for LOB data...
View Articlepb space disk
Hello On a server, I lack space on the C.i have over 5GB of data in the folder "c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Update Cache"Are these KBs just there for a shift and then more...
View ArticleImport/Export utility + Logfile
I used import export utility to export a table which was 220 GB in size to a different database on a different server. I am pretty sure that the activity was logged but the log file didn't grow at all....
View ArticleClient and Server cannot communicate...they do not posses a common algorithm
Hi,has anyone encountered this error when trying to connect from a SQL Server 2014 instance to a SQL Server 2008 instance?:'A connection was successfully established with the server, but hen an error...
View ArticleService Broker - How long do messages persist in sys.transmission_queue
Hi All is there anyway I can measure how long messages are remaining in sys.transmission_queue for ? Maybe an average figure for a given period ?many thanks Simon
View ArticleIn Place Upgrade to SQL Server 2014 - Log Shipping Involved
I have two machines that have SQL Server 2008R2 Standard Edition on them and they participate in Log Shipping. I am having to do an in-place upgrade. I know it is not recommended but I have tried...
View ArticleTroubleshooting MEMORY ALLOCATION EXT wait type
I am getting this wait type on my DB Server, please let me know the reason y it caused and also the troubleshooting steps
View ArticleChange DB to Restoring state
Now, the DB is in SIMPLE recovery mode without any backup. The traditional way is, 1. Change it to FULL recovery mode2. FULL Backup DB3. Backup Log with norecovery When DB is huge, it does take much...
View ArticleEncrypting External drive
Good day,I have an external drive for backups that i took offsite every Friday,i want to encrypt the drive so that in case when it is stolen the data is not exposed.I have been reading about...
View ArticleUpgrading to Service Pack 2 with Always On H/A
HI,I need to update three SQL2014 SP1 servers to SP2. The three servers are in an Always on H/A group. Server A and Server B are synchronous commit and Server C is asynchronous.After doing some reading...
View ArticlePatching on SQL server 2014
Can anyone please let me know what all patches needs to be applied on SQL server 2014 RTM? There is no specific requirement. We are patching as part of normal patching to keep the servers up to date....
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