A client’s availability group showed in SSMS, but no role appeared in Failover Cluster Manager. Here is the sequence of steps that causes this and what to do.
Msg 2555: Cannot Empty a TempDB File With EMPTYFILE
Msg 2555 stopped a client from emptying and removing extra TempDB files with DBCC SHRINKFILE and EMPTYFILE. The messages window showed a work table page that could not be moved. Cache-clearing commands and a restart did not help, but the -f startup parameter did.
SQL SERVER – Patch Failure – Unable to Retrieve the Cluster Service
Patching SQL Server 2008 R2 on a Windows Server 2012 cluster failed: unable to retrieve the Cluster Service. Here is what Detail.txt showed and the fix.
SQL SERVER – Error 1051: A Stop Control Has Been Sent to a Service that Other Running Services are Dependent On
Stopping SQL Server in my lab gave Error 1051: A stop control has been sent to a service that other running services are dependent on. Here is what caused it.
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) – There Was an Exception While Loading Script Task from XML
An SSIS package ran fine in Visual Studio but failed as a SQL Agent job: There was an exception while loading Script Task from XML. Here is why and the fix.
SSMS – Azure Storage Error – A Connection Attempt Failed Because the Connected Party did not Properly Respond After a Period of Time
SSMS could not open Azure Storage: a connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond. Here is what caused it.
SQL SERVER – Error 0x800f081e or ErrorCode: – 2146498530 While Installing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Installing SSMS 18.0 Preview on my lab server failed with error 0x800f081e while installing .Net Framework 4.7.2. Here is what the log showed and what it means.