Accidentally deleted or truncated rows? I walk through three recovery scenarios for deleted data, with and without a usable database backup.
SQL SERVER – Event ID 107- Report Server Windows Service (MSSQLSERVER) cannot connect to the report server database.
Event ID 107 says the Report Server Windows service cannot connect to the report server database. Here is how I fixed it.
SQL SERVER – Network Name resource fails to come online in a Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster
After adding a new disk, a client’s cluster Network Name resource would not come online in a Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster. Here is what we found.
SQL SERVER – Drive Space Full Due to MDMP Files
A client’s C drive kept filling up, and the transaction log was not to blame. SQL dump files were. Here is what caused this Drive Space Full issue.
SQL SERVER – Identifying Database Default Locations for Data and Logs
Going back to basics can still teach you something new. Here are ways to identify the Database Default Locations for data and log files in SQL Server.
SQL SERVER – What is DBCC TRACEON and DBCC TRACEOFF messages in ERRORLOG?
A client asked about DBCC TRACEON and DBCC TRACEOFF messages in the ERRORLOG. Here is what they mean, using trace flag 1222 for deadlock logging as an example.
SQL SERVER – Finding If Status of Bulk Logging Enabled or Not From Logs
A friend’s SSIS jobs switch a database to Bulk-Logged and back again. Here is how to find which of his log backups ran with Bulk Logging Enabled.