Downgrade to SQL 2014 Standard edition after "accidental" install of...
Hi,After installing the umpteenth SQL server on autopilot, i realized that i installed a standard edition with an enterprise ISO.... stupid me, and i got my fair share of laughs from my colleagues (and...
View ArticleLog shipping and log chain
Hi guys I have a couple of quick questions about log shipping.I have set up a quick example on our test box and so far as I can tell the process goes something like:1) Create full backup of DB2)...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 SA (Software Assurance) necessary with Hyper-V Replica?
Hi, I'm new to Windows servers, SQL Server, Hyper-V Replica. What I want to do, for one of my customers, is the following.Buy a Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Licence. The R2 license is suppose to...
View ArticleCan we install SQL server 2014 on Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials DC?
Can we install SQL server 2014 on Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials DC?There will be maximum 15 users on the domain. So the workload won't be that high. We plan to use a brand new server with Xeon. It...
View ArticleWhat permissions for Data Collection
Does anyone know what level of permissions are needed to enable the user to see Data Collection under Management? I need to request this permission and the DBA won't know.
View ArticleSQL 2014 per Core Licensing
I've had a search for this answer but can't find a document that says what I need.With the new restriction that each VM has to have a minimum of 4 cores assigned to it, regardless of how many vCPUs it...
View ArticleSQL 2014 On Windows Azure
Hello,Is there a site where SQL Admins/Devs can play around with SQL 2014 on a Windows Azure system in the cloud to get familiar with SQL in the cloud?
View ArticleKerberos Authentication for SSAS named Instance: Error
Hi, I have configured Kerberos for SSAS named instance (Which is our APP server) and when I am trying to test if the connection is working I get the below error: (I am using Network Monitor to do the...
View ArticleKerberos configuration on SQL Server 2014 and Windows 2012 R2
Just to save anyone else some head scratching, Kerberos Configuration Manager v.2 doesn't work with SQL Server 2014 and Windows Server 2012 R2.Come on Microsoft, let's have a v.3 release of KCM!
View ArticleUnable to Install Sql Server 2014
I am a developer and using SQL Server as a backend. I recently installed Windows 8.1 OS from Windows 7.I was able to successfully installed the Visual Studio 2013. But when I am trying to install SQL...
View ArticleGive user/domain group view only rights on jobs.
Good afternoon. I have been struggling with this one for awhile now.I have a domain group which only must view the steps and history of all agent jobs.I have added the group to the...
View ArticleCapacity Planning
Have looked online for some suggestions or the right path to figure out the capacity planning for a new server which would have Terra bytes of data.There could be more than 10K users,having multiple...
View ArticleWhat edition do I need for Power View for Multidimensional Models?
I am aware that SQL 2012 SP1 CU4 included support for "Power View for Multidimensional Models" but that this required an [i]Enterprise or BI Edition[/i] of SQL Server in order to support DAX Queries.I...
View ArticleCentral management registered server missing
I have a central managment servers setup on a SQL 2008 server.I open it without a problem in any computer that has SSMS 2008 installed.But When I open it in a client SSMS 2012, it has nothing under...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 Availability Groups
how does security works between availability groups. ex if i create an object and grant permissions to a user will that be replicated to secondary replica .
View Articlelinked server configuration
i am trying to configure linked server on one of my test server to alwayson group replicas. I tried to create linked server with listener but it's not working. do we have to configure linked server for...
View Article2014 - Are you using it and are there any reported issues?
I am having a really hard time finding any articles or blogs mentioning issues with 2014. I suppose that is a good thing :-) Can anyone point me to a summary or talk about their own issues? Have you...
View ArticletempDB data file
Microsoft recommends For the TEMPDB database, create 1 data file per CPU. but We have 4 processors with 16 cores each in new server. So do we need to have 64 tempdb data files or 4 ? please...
View ArticleManagement data wareouse performance issues??
Hi Experts,We are planning to enable MDW on the production servers, however I am worried regarding the performance issues on production servers due to MDW as the management has asked me to install it...
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