Getting back to consulting mode has got my newer clients and bigger challenges. Not only that I am seeing interests for some of the greatest and latest versions, but some clients are sitting on an older version of SQL Server requiring some serious help for trivial issues. One of my clients has asked to consult for a quick error message troubleshooting in the recent past. Since it was an interesting one about syspolicy_purge_history job, I am sharing it via the blog.
SQL SERVER – Setup Closed with Exit Code 0x80004005
Recently I was trying to help one of my clients to install Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2008 R2 instance. Nothing was coming up when we were hitting setup.exe. I looked into my own blog and found Installation Log Summary File Location – 2012 – 2008 R2. But there was no file getting generated. I looked around of MSDN and found: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/install-windows/view-and-read-sql-server-setup-log-files?redirectedfrom=MSDN&view=sql-server-ver15. The reason was there was exit code 0x80004005.
SQL SERVER – Exception Code c0000005 While Starting SQL Service
Sometimes I get to see very weird errors by my blog readers and I have no clue about it. Getting a picture about what has happened in the past gives some hint about the solution. This post is a result of once such interaction, where we will see about Exception Code c0000005.
SQL SERVER – Management Studio – Changing Status Bar Location
To error is human and sometimes the errors / mistakes we make can easily put our jobs at stake. Such horror stories are something I keep hearing from people and they are super cool in a way because you learn from their experiences. In a recent corridor conversation with a friend, he said how cool he found my blog on: SQL SERVER – Color Coding SQL Server Management Studio Status Bar. He personally felt this was a cool thing. But he said even after that, it is sometimes difficult because the status bar location is at the bottom. I asked what is your screen resolution – he replied (2560 x 1440).
SQL SERVER – Where is Rows Affected in Output?
There are so many configuration options in SQL Server that it is difficult to keep track of them. I was recently hit by one of such option and it took little time for me to figure out the place to change it. So sharing my findings about Rows Affected via this blog post.
SQL SERVER – Instance Definition Working with Oracle and SQL Server
During various conferences and user group Meetups I meet tons of new people who keep asking me on a number of topics that can sometimes be challenging for me. In a recent SQL Server Bangalore User Group chapter that I just bumped into an individual who had worked extensively with Oracle and was in transition to moving to SQL Server.
It was never a surprise for me meeting such people. Now this DBA asked me the fundamental difference with how instances are done in Oracle Vs SQL. And he was looking for my advice to when to use what. This was an interesting conversation and I wanted to pen down the same for your future references.
What are the Differences?
SQL SERVER – Unable to start SQL Server Agent – Failed to Initialize SQL Agent log
My friend was researching with SQL Agent parameters and after sometime he called me and told that he is not able to start SQL Agent service. Here was the error in SSMS which is about failed to initialize a SQL Agent log.