SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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Feb20

SQL SERVER – Fix: Error 946, Severity: 14 – Cannot open database ‘DB’ version 782. Upgrade the database to the latest version

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, Starting SQL

I was consulting a client for migration from SQL 2014 to SQL 2016. They were using methodology discussed in books online here. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/availability-groups/windows/upgrading-always-on-availability-group-replica-instances?redirectedfrom=MSDN&view=sql-server-ver15 (Upgrading AlwaysOn Availability Group Replica Instances). Let us learn about how to fix error 946.

Feb19

How to Keep Certain Records on Top While Ordering Data? – Interview Question of the Week #110

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

SQL Order By, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Question: How to Keep Certain Records on Top While Ordering Data?

Feb18

SQL SERVER – Cannot open backup device. Operating system error 1326 (Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.)

Pinal Dave

SQL

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

There might be various reasons for above error, but this case is very specific to a situation where SQL Server was installed on a machine which was in Workgroup whereas the backup destination was the server located in the domain. Here is the error message seen in SQL Agent job history. Let us learn about how to fix Operating system error 1326.

Feb17

SQL SERVER – Powershell Script – Remove Old SQL Database Backup Files from Azure Storage

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Powershell, SQL Azure, SQL Backup, SQL DateTime, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Few days back I wrote blog to help my blog reader and this is follow up on the same post How to Add Date to Database Backup Filename? – Interview Question of the Week #109. In this blog post we will see a powershell script for Removing Old SQL Database Backup Files from Azure Storage.

Feb16

SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 15281- SQL Server Blocked Access to Procedure ‘sys.xp_cmdshell’ of Component ‘xp_cmdshell’

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Command, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

One of my blog readers pinged me on Skype and asked a simple question. I always thought I had a blog written about this error, but I was wrong. So, this blog is the outcome of a short interaction with my blog reader. Let us learn about how to fix blocked access error.

Feb15

SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 7356, Level 16 – The OLE DB provider “ASEOLEDB” for linked server “SYBASESERVER” supplied inconsistent metadata for a column

Pinal Dave

SQL

Linked Server, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server

In SQL Server, we can create linked server to many other RDBMS. The providers to connect would generally publish by destination RBMS. In this client scenario, they were dealing with linked server to Sybase. Let us learn about the error The OLE DB provider “ASEOLEDB” for linked server “SYBASESERVER” supplied inconsistent metadata for a column.

Feb14

SQL SERVER – FIX – Error 1402. Could not open key: UNKNOWN\Components. System error 5

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

While installing Service Pack 3 for SQL Server, I was welcomed by a strange error about Unknown\componenets.

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.

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

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