While Working with SQLCMD in SQL Server 2005 I encountered following error. Let us learn in this blog post how we can solve Fix: HResult 0x274D, Level 16, State 1 Error: Microsoft SQL Native Client : Login timeout expired.
SQL SERVER – T-SQL Paging Query Technique Comparison – SQL 2000 vs SQL 2005
I was doing paging in SQL Server 2000 using Temp Table or Derived Tables. I decided to checkout new function ROW_NUMBER() in SQL Server 2005. ROW_NUMBER() returns the sequential number of a row within a partition of a result set, starting at 1 for the first row in each partition.…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – 2005 – Performance Dashboard Reports
The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Performance Dashboard Reports are used to monitor and resolve performance problems on your SQL Server 2005 database server. The SQL Server instance being monitored and the Management Studio client used to run the reports must both be running SP2 or later. Common performance problems that…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – TempDB is Full. Move TempDB from one drive to another drive.
If you ever find your TEmpDB to be full and if you want to move TempDB, you will find this blog post very helpful.
Here is the error message which may come across.
Event ID: 17052
Description: The LOG FILE FOR DATABASE ‘tempdb’ IS FULL.
Back up the TRANSACTION LOG FOR the DATABASE TO free
Up SOME LOG SPACE
SQL SERVER – 2005 Best Practices Analyzer (February 2007 CTP)
Microsoft has released a tool called the Microsoft SQL Server Best Practices Analyzer. With this tool, you can test and implement a combination of SQL Server best practices and then implement them on your SQL Server. The SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer gathers data from Microsoft Windows and SQL…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Index Seek Vs. Index Scan (Table Scan)
Index Scan retrieves all the rows from the table. Index Seek retrieves selective rows from the table.
SQL SERVER – Difference between DISTINCT and GROUP BY – Distinct vs Group By
This question is asked many times to me. What is difference between DISTINCT and GROUP BY? A DISTINCT and GROUP BY usually generate the same query plan, so performance should be the same across both query constructs. GROUP BY should be used to apply aggregate operators to each group. If…
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