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SQL SERVER - Unable to Bring SQL Online - DoSQLDataRootApplyACL : Failed to Create Directory Tree at SQLDataRoot

SQL SERVER – Unable to Bring SQL Online – DoSQLDataRootApplyACL : Failed to Create Directory Tree at SQLDataRoot

November 1, 2016
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Clustered Index, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, Starting SQL

Unable to bring SQL Online on a cluster node? The cluster log showed DoSQLDataRootApplyACL failed to create directory tree at SQLDataRoot. Here is the fix.

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SQL SERVER 2016 - Creating Clustered ColumnStore with InMemory OLTP Tables

SQL SERVER 2016 – Creating Clustered ColumnStore with InMemory OLTP Tables

October 6, 2016
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Clustered Index, ColumnStore Index, In-Memory OLTP, SQL PASS, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

While preparing my SQLPASS session on SQL Server 2016, I explored creating clustered ColumnStore with InMemory OLTP tables. Here is what I learned.

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Does Dropping Primary Key Drop Non-Clustered Index on the Column? – Interview Question of the Week #085

August 21, 2016
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Clustered Index, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Index, SQL Server

Does dropping a primary key also drop the Non-Clustered Index on that column? An interview question with a small repro script to see the answer.

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How to Drop Clustered Index on Primary Key Column? – Interview Question of the Week #084

August 14, 2016
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Clustered Index, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Server

DROP INDEX fails with Msg 3723 on a primary key. Here is how to drop clustered index on a primary key column the right way, through the constraint.

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Does Dropping Clustered Index Drop Primary Key on the Same Column? – Interview Question of the Week #083

August 7, 2016
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Clustered Index, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Index, SQL Server

Does dropping clustered index also drop the primary key on the same column? Here is the short answer, a follow-up to last week’s question on the reverse case.

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Does Dropping Primary Key Drop Clustered Index on the Same Column? – Interview Question of the Week #082

July 31, 2016
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Clustered Index, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Index, SQL Server

When you drop a primary key, does it drop the clustered index on the same column too? Yes, it does. Here is a small script that shows it.

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Interview Question of the Week #062 – How to Find Table Without Clustered Index (Heap)?

March 13, 2016
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Clustered Index, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Not every table has a clustered index. Here is a quick script to find each table without a clustered index, also called a Heap, in your database.

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