After a lab restart, the SQL resource stayed Online Pending, then Failed. Here is how the cluster log helped me fix this clustered instance online error.
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Special Icon on System-Versioned Table in SQL Server 2016 – Interview Question of the Week #101
Expanding tables in WideWorldImporters in SSMS 2016, you see an icon like a watch. It marks a System-Versioned table, also known as a temporal table.
SQL SERVER – Unable to create login AlwaysOn availability group secondary replica
Creating a login on an AlwaysOn availability group secondary replica failed with Error 3906, database is read-only. Here is why it happens and what to do.
SQL SERVER – Error: 26014 – Unable to Load User-Specified Certificate
A clustered instance would not start: Error 26014, unable to load user-specified certificate. What the ERRORLOG showed and how we got SQL Server running again.
SQL SERVER Management Studio – Taking DB Offline Made Easier
A train ride with my family got me looking at familiar things with fresh eyes, like how SSMS now makes taking a database Offline easier. Here is how.
SQL SERVER – FIX – Error: 26023 – TCP Port is Already in Use
After patching, database mirroring stopped and the ERRORLOG showed Error 26023: TCP Port is already in use on 5022. Here is how we found the cause and fixed it.
Database Scoped Configurations Changed From Their Defaults
One column in sys.database_scoped_configurations finds every setting that differs from its default. I show how to use it, and where it goes blind.
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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.
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