SSMS on my laptop could not connect to SQL in Azure Virtual Machine, even though it worked fine on the VM itself. Here is how I fixed the connection.
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SQL SERVER – Unable to Set Cloud Witness. Error: The Client and Server Cannot Communicate, Because They do Not Possess a Common Algorithm
Adding a cloud witness to my cluster failed: The client and server cannot communicate, because they do not possess a common algorithm. I share the fix that worked.
SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 41105: Failed to Create the Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) Resource With Name and Type ‘SQL Server Availability Group’
Creating an availability group failed with Msg 41105: Failed to create the WSFC resource with type ‘SQL Server Availability Group’. Here are ways to fix it.
SQL SERVER – Cannot Shrink Log File 2 (SQLAuthorityDB_log) Because the Logical Log File Located at the End of the File is in Use
Diagnose a cannot shrink log file message with read-only SQL, active VLF checks and log reuse waits. Keep backup protection and size for the workload.
SQL SERVER – Which Settings Change in sp_configure Needs Restart to Take Effect?
Which settings changed in sp_configure need a restart to take effect? You do not need to remember them, because a catalog view added in SQL Server 2008 tells you.
SQL SERVER – Installation Failure – Specified Instance Via Transform is Already Installed. MSINEWINSTANCE Requires a New Instance that is not Installed
A client’s second clustered SQL Server instance failed to install: Specified instance via transform is already installed. Here is what I found and the fix.
How to Sort a Varchar Column Storing Integers with Order By? – Interview Question of the Week #206
How do you sort a Varchar column storing integers with Order By when you cannot change the datatype? Here are two simple solutions I shared with a developer.
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