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Aug12

What is Lock Pages In Memory? – Interview Question of the Week #186

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Memory, SQL Performance, SQL Server, Windows
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Question: What is Lock Pages In Memory?

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Aug11

Free Video Learning – Practical Real World Performance Tuning

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
Brent Ozar, SQL Server
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Earlier I wrote a few blog post about my experience with Practical Real World Performance Tuning. I have so far presented the session 4 times and I had an amazing response to my training. When I am writing this one there are over 37 positive 5 stars feedbacks. In this blog post, we will explore free video learning.

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Aug10

SQL SERVER – WMI Error 0x80041017 – Invalid Query Using WBEMTest

Pinal Dave
SQL
SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, WMI
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During my free time, I do provide assistance to the community. Sometimes via forums, sometimes by giving a free session to local user group related to SQL Server. In this blog, I would share the steps to fox WMI error 0x80041017, Invalid Query.

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Aug9

SQL SERVER – Install Error – The Reporting Services Catalog Database File Exists. Select a Reporting Services files-only mode installation

Pinal Dave
SQL
Reporting Services, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SSRS
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One of my clients was doing a remote installation of SQL Server via command prompt. During the testing phase, they encountered an error. In this blog, we would learn how to fix error The Reporting Services catalog database file exists.

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Aug8

SQL SERVER – FIX: Error 17836: Length Specified in Network Packet Payload Did Not Match Number of Bytes Read; the Connection has been Closed

Pinal Dave
SQL
Computer Network, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server
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One of my clients reported that they are seeing below error in SQL Server ERRORLOG. He noticed a strange error of the network packet.

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Aug7

SQL SERVER – Setting ARITHABORT ON for All Connecting .Net Applications

Pinal Dave
SQL
DotNet, Powershell, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration
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Readers of this blog post are aware of SQL Server Expert Tim Cartwright, who has previously written an enhanced version of How to Generate Random Password script. Here is another very interesting find by Tim on the subject of ARITHABORT ON setting. It is one of the most interesting blog post I have read in a while.

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Aug6

SQL SERVER – Unable to Load User-Specified Certificate [Cert Hash(sha1) “Thumbprint.here”]. The Server Will Not Accept a Connection

Pinal Dave
SQL
SQL Certifications, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Security
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While preparing for a security demo, I broke my SQL Server and was unable to start it. In this blog, we would lean about fixing error Unable to load user-specified certificate.

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What is Lock Pages In Memory? – Interview Question of the Week #186

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Free Video Learning – Practical Real World Performance Tuning

SQL SERVER - Unable to Load User-Specified Certificate [Cert Hash(sha1) "Thumbprint.here"]. The Server Will Not Accept a Connection wmi-invalid-query-01

SQL SERVER – WMI Error 0x80041017 – Invalid Query Using WBEMTest

SQL SERVER - Unable to Load User-Specified Certificate [Cert Hash(sha1) "Thumbprint.here"]. The Server Will Not Accept a Connection medical-history

SQL SERVER – Install Error – The Reporting Services Catalog Database File Exists. Select a Reporting Services files-only mode installation

SQL SERVER - Unable to Load User-Specified Certificate [Cert Hash(sha1) "Thumbprint.here"]. The Server Will Not Accept a Connection rj45

SQL SERVER – FIX: Error 17836: Length Specified in Network Packet Payload Did Not Match Number of Bytes Read; the Connection has been Closed

SQL SERVER - Unable to Load User-Specified Certificate [Cert Hash(sha1) "Thumbprint.here"]. The Server Will Not Accept a Connection ARITHABORT0

SQL SERVER – Setting ARITHABORT ON for All Connecting .Net Applications

SQL SERVER - Unable to Load User-Specified Certificate [Cert Hash(sha1) "Thumbprint.here"]. The Server Will Not Accept a Connection cert-thumb-err-01-800x431

SQL SERVER – Unable to Load User-Specified Certificate [Cert Hash(sha1) “Thumbprint.here”]. The Server Will Not Accept a Connection

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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 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 109 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).


Nupur Dave is a social media enthusiast and an independent consultant. She primarily focuses on the database domain, helping clients build short and long-term multi-channel campaigns to drive leads for their sales pipeline.


Shaivi Pinalkumar Dave is a book author and a women’s artistic gymnast.

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