Recently I was helping a client where SQL Server upgrade was failing with an error. If you have seen my blogs, there have been many blogs where I explain steps to fix upgrade-related issues. In this blog, we would learn about fixing another cause of script level upgrade for database ‘master’ failed.
SQL SERVER – Error in Validation: Listener in Workgroup – Unable to determine if the computer exists in the domain ‘WORKGROUP’
There are many deployments where I have assisted my clients in creating Always On Availability Groups. Sometimes they come to me with special requirements, based on their infrastructure, and I always learn from them. In this situation, my client was trying to create a listener in a workgroup, and it was failing with error: Unable to determine if the computer ‘ListenerName’ exists in the domain ‘WORKGROUP’
SQL SERVER – Script Level Upgrade for Database ‘master’ Failed Because Upgrade Step ‘msdb110_upgrade.sql’ Encountered Error 8649, State 1, Severity 17
While trying to upgrade my SQL instance to the latest patch of SQL 2017, I encountered an issue. This has happened earlier with a few of my clients earlier but this time the cause was different. In this blog we would learn about cause and the fix of upgrade error:
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SQL SERVER – A Brief History of Deadlock and Modern Approach of Resolution
Every time we talk about deadlock, you will see DBA frowning on this topic. DBA believes that Developers are creating the deadlocks and developers believe that DBA’s should be taking care of the deadlocks. Essentially, it is such a subject which requires DBA and Developers to work together to resolve the issue.
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How to Limit Output of Varchar(max), Nvarchar(max) in SELECT Statement? – Interview Question of the Week #218
Question: How to Limit Output of Varchar(max), Nvarchar(max) in SELECT Statement?
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