Patching SQL Server 2008 R2 on a Windows Server 2012 cluster failed: unable to retrieve the Cluster Service. Here is what Detail.txt showed and the fix.
SQL SERVER – Error 1051: A Stop Control Has Been Sent to a Service that Other Running Services are Dependent On
Stopping SQL Server in my lab gave Error 1051: A stop control has been sent to a service that other running services are dependent on. Here is what caused it.
SQL Server Cluster Resource in Online Pending Too Long
A SQL Server cluster resource that stays in Online Pending for minutes can be waiting for database recovery. This post reads the cluster events and log lines of one case, finds an 8 minute gap, and traces it to a huge number of virtual log files that a log backup and a shrink fixed.
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) – There Was an Exception While Loading Script Task from XML
An SSIS package ran fine in Visual Studio but failed as a SQL Agent job: There was an exception while loading Script Task from XML. Here is why and the fix.
SSMS – Azure Storage Error – A Connection Attempt Failed Because the Connected Party did not Properly Respond After a Period of Time
SSMS could not open Azure Storage: a connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond. Here is what caused it.
What is Trusted Constraint in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #210
What is a trusted constraint in SQL Server? Many experts do not know, so instead of a definition I explain it with a simple check constraint example.
SQL SERVER – Error 0x800f081e or ErrorCode: – 2146498530 While Installing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Installing SSMS 18.0 Preview on my lab server failed with error 0x800f081e while installing .Net Framework 4.7.2. Here is what the log showed and what it means.