A client’s JDBC XA transactions failed with Error 8509: import of MS DTC transaction failed (XACT_E_NOTRANSACTION). Here is what we checked and how we fixed it.
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) – Unable to Connect to SSIS – The Specified Service Does Not Exist as an Installed Service
After installing SSMS 17.2, I was unable to connect to SSIS on my machine. The error said the specified service does not exist, which was misleading.
SCOM – Alert: SQL Server Cannot Authenticate Using Kerberos Because the Service Principal Name (SPN) is Missing, Misplaced, or Duplicated
SCOM warned that SQL Server cannot use Kerberos because the Service Principal Name (SPN) is missing. Here is how I checked and fixed the SPNs for a client.
SQL SERVER – Cluster Patching: The RPC Server is Too Busy to Complete This Operation
A cluster patch failed with The RPC server is too busy. The real cause was a stopped Remote Registry service on the other node, and why it was off.
SQL SERVER – SQL Agent Not Starting. The EventLog Service has Not Been Started
After a server hardening script, a client’s SQL Agent would not start because the Eventlog Service had not been started. Here is how we traced and fixed it.
SQL SERVER – FIX: The Log for Database Cannot be Shrunk Until All Secondaries Have Moved Past the Point Where the Log was Added
Shrinking a bloated AlwaysOn log gave me: the log cannot be shrunk until All Secondaries have moved past the point where the log was added. Here is the fix.
SQL SERVER – Automatic Startup Not Working for SQL Server Service
After a power failure, a client’s SQL Server service stayed down even though it was set to Automatic. Here is why automatic startup can fail and what to check.