SQL SERVER- High CPU and Transaction Type WorkFileGroup_fake_worktable and Workfile

As a part of my  SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization consultancy, I face interesting situations and every time I am able to resolve them. This was one of the more interesting ones where I was not getting any hint from the internet. Since it was a new thing to me, I am sharing it via this blog. In this blog, we would learn about the cause of WorkFileGroup_fake_worktable and Workfile.

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SQL SERVER – FIX: CREATE FILE Encountered Operating System Error 5 (Access is Denied.)

One of my existing clients performed migration of disk in SQL Server failover cluster. After completing their planned activity, they found that SQL Server was not coming online in the cluster. In this blog, we would learn how to fix error CREATE FILE encountered operating system error 5(Access is denied.) on TempDB during SQL Server startup process.

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