My lab machine is my playground. Other than my real-world client’s problem, many blogs have come from my lab machine because I keep on breaking something or another on my server. Once I found that I was unable to start SQL Server Agent service for one of the SQL Server instances. In this blog, we would learn how to fix error Failed to initialize SQL Agent log (reason: Access is denied)
SQL SERVER – All the Features not Listed While Installing SQL Server
I was trying to install SQL BI features for one of the assignments I had got. In the setup wizard when I reached the Features Page I got a surprise of my life. There were many features missing! I could not see features available while installing SQL Server listed here:Â
SQL SERVER – Always On Replica Disconnected After Changing SQL Server Service Account
In my lab environment, I was testing a script to change service account and it worked fine. I had Always On configured on this SQL Server and soon I realized that after changing the SQL Server service account, the secondary replica went into a disconnected state.
How to Enable Files & Folders Level Auditing in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #176
Question:Â How to Enable Files & Folders Level Auditing in SQL Server?
SQL SERVER – Slow SQL Server 2016 Installation in Cluster: RunRemoteDiscoveryAction
As a part of my AlwaysOn related consultancy, one of my clients was having challenges to install SQL Server 2016 in a clustered environment. In this blog, we would learn about the cause of Slow SQL Server 2016 Installation in Cluster.
SQL SERVER – Upgrade Error – Upgrading Subscription Settings and System Objects in Database [DBName].
There are many causes of SQL server patching failure. Looking at right log and finding the right cause is the key to solve it in time. In this blog, we would learn about an upgrade error which comes during “Upgrading subscription settings and system objects in database.”
SQL SERVER – Unable to Failover SQL Server Instance – Error: Registry Information is Corrupt or Missing
All RDBMS products are good, but I love SQL Server most because its fun to troubleshoot the issue. Meaningful error messages can make life easier and helps us in fixing the issue faster. Another reason I love SQL Server is that is my source of earning and I can run my family life due to SQL Server. In this blog, I am going to share my experience to fix an issue where my client was unable to failover SQL Server to another node.
How to Write Errors in Error Log? – Interview Question of the Week #175
Question:Â How to Write Errors in Error Log ?
Answer: This question was asked by my one of my customer during SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop. The workshop is really fun as during the workshop we usually discuss quite a lots of things along with SQL Server Performance Tuning subjects.
SQL SERVER – Install Error: Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) Cluster Verification Errors – Part 2
In recent past, I was assisting a client in installing SQL Server clustered instance in a Windows Cluster. There were many errors encountered and I learned a lot from this experience. In this blog, we would learn about Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) cluster verification errors which might appear during installation or AddNode.
SQL SERVER – Install Error: Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) Cluster Verification Errors – Part 1
In recent past, I was assisting a client in installing SQL Server clustered instance in a Windows Cluster. There were many errors encountered and I learned a lot from this experience. In this blog, we would learn about Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) cluster verification errors which might appear during installation or AddNode.