An upgrading subscription settings failure led to missing replication metadata. Preserve the topology and establish whether replication is still required.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Failover SQL Server Instance – Error: Registry Information is Corrupt or Missing
A client could not failover SQL Server to another node: registry information is corrupt or missing. Here is how I found the right error in the logs.
SQL SERVER – Install Error: Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) Cluster Verification Errors – Part 2
Part 2 of my series on the MSCS cluster verification errors rule in SQL Server setup: another cause we found in Detail.txt during install or AddNode.
SQL SERVER – Install Error: Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) Cluster Verification Errors – Part 1
Installing a SQL Server clustered instance failed the Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) Cluster Verification rule. Part 1 covers the verification report cause.
SQL SERVER – Parallel Redo on AlwaysOn Secondary – DIRTY_PAGE_TABLE_LOCK
Redo lag and high DIRTY_PAGE_TABLE_LOCK waits hit a client’s AlwaysOn secondary. Here is how Parallel Redo in SQL Server 2016 causes them and what to do.
SQL SERVER – Setup / Installation Error – Updating Permission Setting for File ResumeKeyFilter.Store Failed
A new SQL Server 2016 install failed at the end: updating permission setting for file ResumeKeyFilter.Store failed. Here is how I fixed this setup error.
SQL SERVER – Maintenance Plan Error: Failed to Acquire Connection “Local Server Connection”.
None of the maintenance plans worked, though the jobs ran fine. The error was failed to acquire connection “Local server connection”. Here is why.