There have been many questions in my mailbox asking about exact steps to change the windows cluster and SQL failover cluster IP address to the new VLAN. In this blog, I would outline the steps which are needed to perform this migration.
Video – Bert & Pinal Troubleshoot a Slow Performing SQL Server
Earlier last week, I had the opportunity to attend my 10th SQL PASS. Yes, It has been 10 years since I have been visiting the PASS conference. This year, I had the opportunity to present 1 pre-con, 2 general sessions, 1 lightning talk. I really had a busy time at SQLPASS but along with the sessions, the highlight of the event was a video I recorded with Bert where we discussed troubleshoot a Slow Performing SQL Server.
Practical Real World Performance Tuning – 50% Discount for 15 Days
Practical Real World Performance Tuning – 50% Discount for 15 Days
SQL SERVER – Initializing the FallBack Certificate Failed With Error Code: 1, State: 20, Error Number: 0
One of my clients came with an issue with SQL Server startup. As per them, they just changed the password of SQL Server Service account using the configuration manager. In this blog we would learn about how to fix Initializing the FallBack certificate failed with error code: 1, state: 20, error number: 0 during SQL startup.
Does Sort Order in Index Column Matters for Performance? – Interview Question of the Week #199
Question:Â Does Sort Order in Index Column Matters for Performance?
Answer: Wow, it has been a long time since I have heard this question and the matter of fact, I have never blogged about this subject on this blog. I have received this question during my recent Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check.
SQL SERVER – How to Escape a Single Quote in SQL Server?
In my earlier post on “How to Escape a Single Quote in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #192 I showed you a method of escaping a single quote.
SQL SERVER – The Older Way to Find Size of Index Using Deprecated sysindexes
Earlier this month, I wrote a blog post about How to Find Size of the Index for Tables? – Interview Question of the Week #198, in this I had explained the way to find the size of the index for the table. However, while I was writing the blog post, I was thinking about how I used to love sysindexes once upon a time. However, as now I focus on the new DMVs, I decided not to provide the script of the sysindexes.
Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 22 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.
Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 104Â Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.
Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.
Pinal is also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (CF-L2).
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