Question: Is there any way to replace DBCC INPUTBUFFER Command?
SQL SERVER – FIX Error – Cluster Network Name showing NETBIOS status as “The system cannot find the file specified”
Over a period, I have learned that fixing an issue is easier if we know which log we should look at and what we should search on google. Here is the situation which I was into few days back. In this blog post we will learn how to fix the error Cluster Network Name showing NETBIOS status as “The system cannot find the file specified”.
SQL SERVER – Fix Connection Error – [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen(Connect())
As a part of my quick consultancy, I was contacted by a client who was having trouble where the application was not able to connect to SQL Server. We all joined the call and desktop sharing to learn more about the issue. We looked into the application and found that the SQL connection from the client application were constantly failing with the following connection error:
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen(Connect())
SQL SERVER – Log Shipping Copy Job Failure – The Password for This Account Has Expired
Working as freelancer gives an opportunity to see various kinds of error and having fun to fix them. Recently, one of my blog readers sent an email and asked assistance on the log shipping issue. He said that log shipping copy job is failing.
As usual, I asked him error message and he shared below piece from copy job history.
SQL SERVER – How to Find the In-Memory OLTP Tables Memory Usage on the Server
When I presented at the SQLPASS this year there were several learning that I found it interesting. Every year, this presentation preparation is something I take it seriously. I know many them turn up to learn some new tricks every single year. Hence, I invest considerable amount of time to prepare. This year I showcased several tips and tricks involving SQL Server In-Memory OLTP capability. I personally feel this feature is lesser known and never appreciated. As I was doing the session, one of the DBA asked how to find out the memory utilization of various In-Memory OLTP tables.
SQL SERVER – Error – Disallowing page allocations for database ‘DB’ due to insufficient memory in the resource pool
Keeping SQL Server up-to-date is something I recommend my customers from time to time. One of the tasks I undertake is to check the current SQL Server version information as soon as I get started to work. Though this recommendation looks trivial at the first look, this is often something people don’t take it seriously. Almost in every environment that I have done this exercise, I see them being behind on the Service pack updates majority of the times. Let us learn in this blog post how to fix the error- Disallowing page allocations for database ‘DB’ due to insufficient memory in the resource pool.
SQL SERVER – Playing with Backups and Compression
The era of innovation with SQL Server administration side of things keep happening, it is strange that a lot of us miss these capabilities getting added into the system. I have seen processes define the way how DBA’s work. In a lot of places, the processes, scripts and behaviors are brought forward without a second thought. I wanted to share a recent story that happened at one of my client’s place. Let us talk my experience about playing with backups and compressions.