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Apr24

SQL SERVER – Script – Transaction Log Backups Based on Growth / Size

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Shrinking Database, SQL Log, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, Transaction Log

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While doing a comprehensive health check of the SQL Server, one of the things I check is the backup plan for the production databases. Many times, I have run into a situation where a customer says ” Transaction log file of the database has grown more than expected. I want to know the reason why and how to reclaim space and how to avoid such situations”. Let’s break it down into two parts and then

Apr23

SQL SERVER – SharePoint not Working After Failover to Another Node

Pinal Dave

SQL

SharePoint, SQL Error Messages, SQL High Availability, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Cluster

Anything that can go wrong will go wrong while Murphy is out of town. While I was onsite to help a client, one such issue had cropped up in their SharePoint environment where SQL Server was used as backend and was a part of Windows failover cluster. When SQL Server was failed over from Active to the Passive node, users were not able to connect to SharePoint site and they were not able to open any SharePoint page. Since it was critical for their business, I got engaged to provide suggestions.

Apr22

How to Force a Parallel Execution Plan for a Query? – Interview Question of the Week #170

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

Execution Plan, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

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Question: How to Force a Parallel Execution Plan for a Query?

Apr21

SQL SERVER – FIX – Error 1402 – Could not Open Key: UNKNOWN\Components – System Error 5 (Another Solution)

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Server

I encountered this error while installing KB3045311. In fact, you might get such errors when installing any patch for one of my customers. The error was the very popular system error 5.

Apr20

SQL SERVER – FIX: Unable to Create Distribution Database on a UNC Share – Configure Distribution

Pinal Dave

SQL

Computer Network, SQL Error Messages, SQL Replication, SQL Server

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Whenever we try to use Configure Distribution option in SSMS in a SQL Server instance which is configured on a UNC Path, the wizard will not allow us to configure the Distribution database and we will get the below error:

Apr19

SQL SERVER – Unable to Start SQL After Patching – Database SSISDB is Enabled for Database Mirroring

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Mirroring, SQL Patch, SQL Server, SQL Server Cluster, Starting SQL

I do apply patches to my SQL instances as and when they are released by Microsoft. This is important because I always feel keeping the bits up-to-date is essential because I don’t want to get infected as I travel quite a bit. Since I play a lot with my SQL Server, there are more chances that things are going to break sooner than your production server. Here is one such incident. Let us learn about how to fix script level upgrade. Let us learn how to fix the error related to SSISDB.

Apr18

SQL SERVER – Steps to Deploy Distributed Availability Group – Windows Clusters in Different Domains

Pinal Dave

SQL

AlwaysOn, SQL High Availability, SQL Server, SQL Server Cluster

In the current era where companies’ mergers and take over is a common phenomenon, it is possible to run into a situation where there are two domains which are connected but not trusted. I was engaged in consulting for a client who had a similar merger in the past. The reporting application was in a different domain and they wanted data to be synchronized in SQL Server database on parent domain. Essentially, they had two windows clusters and they want to have one AG across them. The only solution which came to my mind was Distributed Availability Group in SQL Server. To make things little more complicated, they did not want to use certificates to configure this setup. As per them, certificates will add an overhead of maintenance. Here is the oversimplified diagram of their deployment.

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 100 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.

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