A setup permission setting error stopped a brand-new SQL Server 2016 install at the end. The cause was a TempDB location set to the root of a drive. A dedicated folder for TempDB fixed it.
SQL SERVER – Service Pack Failure: MissingRegistryKeyException
Patching my lab failed with MissingRegistryKeyException for the MSSQLSERVER Performance key. Here is how I read detail.txt and fixed it.
SQL SERVER – Startup Error: 17190, Severity: 16 – Initializing the FallBack Certificate Failed with Error Code: 1, State: 20
A client’s SQL Server would not start with Error 17190: initializing the FallBack Certificate failed. Here is how we found the cause on a call and fixed it.
SQL SERVER – Too Many SQLDump Files Consuming a Lot of Disk Space. What Should You Do?
SQLDump files are SQL Server’s stress signal, and a client had so many they filled the disk. Here is what causes them and what you should do about it.
SQL SERVER – SQLCMD Error – Failed to Load Resource File SQLCMD.rll
Running SQLCMD gave me this SQLCMD error: Failed to load resource file SQLCMD.rll. Here is how I used Process Monitor to find the missing file.
SQL SERVER- Msg 22004, Level 16 – xp_readerrorlog – Failed to Open Loopback Connection. Please See Event Log for More Information
Many DBAs use sp_readerrorlog or xp_readerrorlog to read ERRORLOG files in SQL Server. SQL SERVER – Where is ERRORLOG? Various Ways to Find ERRORLOG Location
SQL SERVER – Msg 0, Level 11 – A Severe Error Occurred on the Current Command. The results, if Any, Should be Discarded
Msg 0, Level 11 says a severe error occurred but gives no clue how to fix it. Here is my checklist, starting with DBCC CHECKDB on the database and table.