How do you get VLF Count and size in SQL Server? Newer versions add a Dynamic Management Function for it. Here is the query, plus links to my older methods.
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SQL SERVER – Patch Rule Failure: Not Clustered or the Cluster Service is Up and Online
A SQL Server 2016 service pack failed the rule “Not clustered or the cluster service is up and online”. Here is what Detail.txt showed and how we fixed it.
SQL SERVER – Maintenance Plan Error: Cannot Create a Task From XML For Task, Eue to Error 0x80070057. The Parameter is Incorrect. (OnPreExecute)
Creating a new maintenance plan on my virtual machine failed with cannot create a task from XML, error 0x80070057. Here is the fix that worked for me.
SQL SERVER – Don’t Ignore Warning: Cluster Resource DLL Update Restart Check
Patching a clustered SQL instance, setup warned: Cluster Resource DLL Update Restart Check. A hard lesson on why you should not ignore this warning.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Connect to SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machine from SSMS on On-Premise Machine
Can’t connect from SSMS on your own machine to SQL Server in an Azure Virtual Machine? Here is the network-related error users see and what to check to fix it.
SQL SERVER – Script Level Upgrade for Database ‘master’ Failed Because Upgrade Step ‘sqlagent100_msdb_upgrade.sql’ – Error: 5041: MODIFY FILE Failed
One more cause of the script level upgrade failure for ‘sqlagent100_msdb_upgrade.sql’: Error 5041, MODIFY FILE failed. Here is how I fixed it.
SQL SERVER – Full-Text Search Not Working For PDF Documents
A client stored PDF files in a VARBINARY(MAX) column, and Full-Text search could not find text in them. Here are all the steps I used in my lab to make it work.
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