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MySQL – Connection Error – [MySQL][ODBC 5.3(w) Driver]Host ‘IP’ is Not Allowed to Connect to this MySQL Server
Setting up a linked server to MySQL, the ODBC test failed: Host ‘IP’ is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server. Here is how I fixed it.
SQL SERVER – AlwaysOn Automatic Seeding – Database Stuck in Restoring State
A client used AlwaysOn automatic seeding for a huge database, but it stayed in Restoring state on the secondary. Here is the reason we found.
Which is Better for Performance – SELECT or SET? – Interview Question of the Week #166
Which is Better for Performance, SELECT or SET? In a loop, one SELECT that assigns several variables beats separate SET statements. Here is why.
QL SERVER – Unable to Create Listener: Msg 41009 – The Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) Resource Control API Returned Error Code 5057
Creating an AG listener failed with Msg 41009: the Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) resource control API returned error 5057. Here is the fix.
High CPU Consumption in SQL Server: Where to Look First
High CPU consumption in SQL Server comes from a handful of causes, and a short checklist finds them in order. This post reads the scheduler queue, ranks cached queries by CPU, and checks the Common Criteria Compliance setting that caused a known CPU problem after upgrades. It ends with the update that fixed that case and the questions to ask before you add cores.
SQL SERVER – The Report Server Cannot Open a Connection to the Report Server Database. (rsReportServerDatabaseLogonFailed)
A report viewer failed with rsReportServerDatabaseLogonFailed: the report server cannot open a connection to the report server database. Here is the fix.
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