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SQL SERVER – Database Mirroring Connection Error 4 – An Error Occurred While Receiving Data: 10054
Setting up mirroring on fresh Azure VMs, I hit database mirroring connection error 4. It looked like a connectivity problem, but it was something else.
SQL SERVER – Error: 566, Severity: 21 – An Error Occurred While Writing an Audit Trace. SQL Server is Shutting Down
SQL Server shut itself down with error 566: an error occurred while writing an audit trace. Here is what the ERRORLOG showed and how to fix it.
SQL SERVER – Script to Find and Monitoring TempDB Space Usage
A client’s TempDB log grew to 80 GB while the data file was 5 GB. Here is the script I used for monitoring TempDB Space usage and finding the cause.
Triggers That Assume One Row: Fixing Them for Multi-Row Updates
Fix triggers for multi-row updates by joining inserted and deleted, testing complete audit coverage, and keeping transaction work small.
SQL SERVER – Error Msg 10778, Level 16 with InMemory OLTP
Can an InMemory table have a foreign key to a disk-based table? I tried it and got Msg 10778. Here is what the error means and the limits to know.
SQL SERVER – Understanding JSON NULL Value Using STRICT Keyword
Why does a JSON path that doesn’t match return NULL? Add the STRICT keyword to get an error instead. A follow-up on JSON NULL values in SQL Server 2016.
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