SQL SERVER – Unable to Attach Database – File Activation Failure – The Log Cannot be Rebuilt

Once I was in a situation where there was a disaster faced by my client. They lost the drive which was having transaction log file. Since they did not have effective monitoring, they realized that the backup jobs were failing. So essentially they only have MDF files for user databases and they were left with option to rebuild the log. Let us learn about how file activation failure can create an interesting error.

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SQL SERVER – Creating Clustered ColumnStore with InMemory OLTP Tables

When SQL Server 2016 was released, there were a number of enhancements that were discussed around how InMemory OLTP removed which were as limitations. I personally saw some real boot to some of the capabilities coming into InMemory OLTP especially around the concept called as Operational Analytics that Microsoft calls in this release. I am going to talk about this concept in my SQLPass session later this month in October but here is a teaser for what I learnt from this concept.

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Personal Technology – Expanding to Open Folder Working with Windows 10

We are all hard wired when it comes to doing certain tasks. I have attended tons of sessions at the local SQL Server user group meets and it amazes me every time to what I didn’t know about the tools that I use often. Every time when I attend sessions from my friend Balmukund or others from the community – they show a trick or two using SQL Server Management Studio that makes me rethink how I would be working the very next day using these methods. I think it is part of learning and that is never going to stop. Let us see about tips about Windows 10.

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SQL SERVER – Unable to Bring SQL Online – DoSQLDataRootApplyACL : Failed to Create Directory Tree at SQLDataRoot

Here is one of email which I received from one of my clients where he mentioned that he was unable to bring SQL Online.

Pinal,
I need assistance in getting the failed SQL Server resource online on the node named “SQLDBN01” for the Cluster named “DBCLUSTER01 “.

I checked the event log and have all generic messages. Do you have any expert trick?

Thanks!

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