Question: When to Use sort_in_tempdb for Rebuilding Indexes?
SQL SERVER – Cannot Shrink Log File 2 (SQLAuthorityDB_log) Because the Logical Log File Located at the End of the File is in Use
Learning never stops for a consultant. In this blog, I would share another learning and discuss message: cannot shrink log file because the logical log file located at the end of the file is in use.
SQL SERVER – Which Settings Change in sp_configure Needs Restart to Take Effect?
Learning one new thing every day keeps me passionate about my job. Recently, I had a very interesting experience with one of my customer while working with them on Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check and found some non-default values in sp_configure. They asked me – Which settings change in sp_configure needs restart to take effect? Do we need to remember the values?
SQL SERVER – Installation Failure – Specified Instance Via Transform is Already Installed. MSINEWINSTANCE Requires a New Instance that is not Installed
This is one of the situations where my client installed one clustered instance of SQL Server and the second one was failing. In this blog, I would share my findings of error: Specified instance via transform is already installed. MSINEWINSTANCE requires a new instance that is not installed.





