SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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Jul21

SQL SERVER – Install Error: Validation for Setting ‘AGTSVCACCOUNT’ Failed. Error Message: The RPC Server is Unavailable

Pinal Dave

SQL

Computer Network, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Installation

During my consultancy engagement, my client’s DBA team was installing SQL Server and getting an error. Since they know my work style, I got pulled into fixing that issue. In this blog, we would learn how to fix SQL installation error: Validation for setting ‘AGTSVCACCOUNT’ failed. Error message: The RPC server is unavailable.

Jul20

SQL SERVER – Installation Error: The Specified Value ‘Install’ for ACTION is Invalid

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Log, SQL Server

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I was helping a client to install SQL Server using script/automation (without using UI). They wanted to do command-line install rather than hitting next, next, fill values in the UI as they have to deploy more than 100 servers with SQL installed on it. In this blog we would learn about how to fix SQL Setup installation error – “The specified value ‘Install’ for ACTION is invalid.”

Jul19

SQL SERVER – Backup Error: 3636 – An Error Occurred While Processing BackupMetadata

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Backup, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server

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Recently one of my old clients contacted me and informed that they are having an issue with database backup on the secondary replica. In this blog we would learn about how to fix error 3636 – An error occurred while processing BackupMetadata.

Jul18

SQL SERVER – Backup to URL – Script to Perform Stripped Backup using Shared Access Signature (SAS)

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Backup, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Here are my previous blogs about Backup to URL, I have share scripts to take backup using Access Keys and SAS Token. One of my blog readers wanted to take stripped backup to Azure Blob. In this blog, I am sharing the script to perform a stripped backup using shared access signature (SAS Token)

Jul17

SQL SERVER – Backup to URL – Script to Generate Credential and Backup using Shared Access Signature (SAS)

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Azure, SQL Backup, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

As I mentioned in my earlier blog, backup to URL is one of the common methods used in SQL Server performs a backup to Azure Blob Storage. In this blog, I am going to share a script to generate the create credential and backup command using Shared Access Signature also called as SAS token.

Jul16

SQL SERVER – Msg 3292: A Failure Occurred While Attempting to Execute Backup or Restore With a URL Device Specified

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Azure, SQL Backup, SQL Error Messages, SQL Restore, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

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In my recent project with a customer, they wanted to configure SQL backups to Azure Blob Storage. When we were trying to take a backup, we were facing error. In this blog we would learn how to fix error message 3292 – A failure occurred while attempting to execute Backup or Restore with a URL device specified.

Jul15

How to Convert Hex Windows Error Codes to the Meaningful Error Message – 0x80040002 and 0x80040005 and others? – Interview Question of the Week #182

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

This blog is not specific to SQL Server, but I have recently seen hex error codes in SQL Server ERRORLOG and it took me little time to get the meaning of it. In this blog, we would learn about how to convert a hex windows error codes to meaningful error messages.

Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 92 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (CF-L2).

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