Seeing ‘Autogrow of file was cancelled by user or timed out after 30020 milliseconds’ in the ERRORLOG? What it means, why it happens and what to do.
SQL Server emergency? Email pinal@sqlauthority.com with URGENT in the subject line.
SQL SERVER – Maintenance Plan – Backup Files Not Getting Deleted
A client’s maintenance plan ran fine, but old backup files were never deleted. The answer was in the documentation. Here is what to check.
SQL Azure Database – Msg 40197, Level 20 – The Service has Encountered an Error Processing Your Request. Please Try Again. Error Code 40549
A bulk insert from Azure Blob Storage failed hours in with Msg 40197, error processing your request, code 40549. Why long transactions get killed, and the fix.
SQL SERVER – Database Mirroring Login Attempt Failed With Error: ‘Connection Handshake Failed. There is No Compatible Encryption Algorithm. State 22
Moving from database mirroring to an AlwaysOn AG failed with a handshake error: no compatible encryption algorithm. Comparing the endpoints showed why.
SQLAuthority News – 4000 Blog Posts and Counting
I just published my 4000th post on SQLAuthority.com: 4000 blog posts in about 10 years of daily blogging. Thank you, and a special gift for newsletter readers.
SQL SERVER – Ghost Cleanup Getting Hung and Blocking Checkpoint Process. What’s Wrong?
At a client, ghost cleanup was hung and blocking the checkpoint on a user database, with buffer latch timeouts in the ERRORLOG. Here is what I found.
What is the Initial Size of TempDB? – Interview Question of the Week #120
Question: What is the Initial Size of TempDB? Trust me, this question is way more complicated than you read in one line.
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