The AlwaysOn wizard failed while checking database file locations on the secondary replica, though the drives were correct. Here is the workaround.
SQL SERVER – AlwaysOn Wizard Error – The Endpoints Tab Lists at Least One Endpoint that Uses Only Windows Authentication
Setting up an availability group, a client hit an AlwaysOn Wizard Error: an endpoint uses only Windows Authentication. Here is why and how we got past it.
SQL SERVER – Error – Auto Close is Enabled. Only Databases with Auto Close Disabled can be Added to an Availability Group
The AlwaysOn wizard said auto close is enabled, so the database can’t join an availability group. Here is why, and the settings to change first.
How to Assign Multiple Variables in a Single T-SQL Query? – Interview Question of the Week #148
How do you assign Multiple Variables in a single T-SQL query? Here are three ways, from separate SET statements to my preferred one-line style.
SQL SERVER – Msg 7399, Level 16 – The OLE DB Provider “ADsDSOObject” for Linked Server “AD” Reported an Error
An LDAP query through a linked server worked in one domain but failed in another with Msg 7399 from the ADsDSOObject provider. Here is the fix.
SQL SERVER – Assembly ‘ISSERVER’ Was Not Found in the SQL Catalog of Database ‘SSISDB’
After a patch, SQL Server would not start: assembly ISSERVER was not found in the SQL Catalog of database SSISDB. Here is what the ERRORLOG showed and the fix.
How to Validate Email Address in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #147
How do you validate an Email Address in SQL Server? Here is a simple query that separates valid addresses from invalid ones in a sample table.