Recently, as a part of my on-demand consulting, I was helping a client who was into a disaster situation and there was an urgent need to restore the backup of a database which was taken in Azure Blob Storage. In this blog, we will learn about how to fix the crash of SQL server Management studio while using a backup to URL or connecting to storage.
SQL SERVER – Event ID: 2004 – Resource Exhaustion Diagnosis Events
Recently I was working with a client where they were having an issue with SQL Server memory usage. They received below warning message in System Event log –Â Resource Exhaustion Diagnosis Events.
How to Change Language for SSMS? – Interview Question of the Week #194
Question:Â How to Change Language for SSMS?
SQL SERVER – Event ID: 10028 – SQL Server Distributed Replay Client – DCOM was Unable to Communicate with the Computer
Sometimes there are many errors in the event logs which we ignore, and they fill up complete event log. When we have some issue and data is needed for root cause analysis, we do not see the actual data because its overwritten by meaningless messages. In this blog, we would learn how to fix Event ID: 10028 – SQL Server Distributed Replay Client – DCOM was unable to communicate with the computer.
SQL SERVER – SSIS – Package Error: “ODBC Source” Failed Validation and Returned Validation Status “VS_NEEDSNEWMETADATA”
As a part of my consulting, I see many clients who use SSIS. In this blog we would learn how to fix error “ODBC Source” failed validation and returned validation status “VS_NEEDSNEWMETADATA”.
SQL SERVER – Error: 45207 – SQL Server Managed Backup to Microsoft Azure Cannot Configure the Database Because a Container URL was Either not Provided or Invalid
While using SQL Server on Virtual Machines in Azure, I ran into an interesting error. Â In this blog we would learn how to fix Msg 45207 – SQL Server Managed Backup to Microsoft Azure cannot configure the database ‘sqlauthdb’ because a container URL was either not provided or invalid. It is also possible that your SAS credential is invalid.
SQL SERVER – SQL Server Configuration Manager Error: 0x80010108 – The Object Invoked Has Disconnected From its Clients
While writing my previous blogs about SQL Server Configuration Manager, I encountered another error. In this blog, we would learn one of the possible causes of error 0x80010108 – The object invoked has disconnected from its clients.
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.
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