AUTOGROW_ALL_FILES and MIXED_PAGE_ALLOCATION replaced trace flags 1117 and 1118, which once made tempdb grow its files together and use whole extents. This post checks the flags on a server, reads the settings that replaced them and demonstrates both on a demo database. It also says what to do with a startup parameter that still names them.
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SQL SERVER – Error 15580 – Cannot Drop Master Key Because Dialog “GUID” is Encrypted by It
In this blog, I would share my knowledge about how to fix error 15580 – Cannot drop the master key because dialog “GUID” is encrypted by it.
Listing Objects Changed Since the Last Release With modify_date
modify_date shows what changed after a release, but never what was dropped. Here is a small baseline trick that fills the gap.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Allocate Enough Memory to Start ‘SQL OS Boot’. Reduce Non-essential Memory Load or Increase System Memory
In this blog, I would share my learning about error “Unable to allocate enough memory to start ‘SQL OS Boot’. Let us learn the workaround.
How to Forecast the Size of Restore of Backup in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #265
Question: How to Forecast the Size of Restore of Backup in SQL Server?
Answer: Recently, I had discussed this in consulting engagement:
Encrypted by Database Master Key: Fix the Always On Error
Adding a database to an availability group can fail with the message that the database is encrypted by database master key, even when TDE is off. This post finds the key, checks what depends on it and lists three ways to continue. A demo database shows the checks and the error that protects a key still in use.
SQL SERVER – Always On Listener Not Coming Online – Failed to Create New NBT Interface, Status 1450
I would share my learning about fixing error “Failed to create new NBT interface, status 1450 “in cluster log while creating the “IP Address” resource.
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