Could not allocate space for an object because the ‘PRIMARY’ filegroup is full and The File Size, Max Size Cannot be Greater Than 2147483647
Authentication Mode Greyed Out in SSMS: Read the Real Value
An authentication mode greyed out in SSMS means the Security page can’t show the value it reads. This post reads the real mode with SERVERPROPERTY, with the registry value SSMS uses and with the error log. It also explains what the two valid values mean and how a bad value is repaired.
SQL SERVER – PolyBase Error Msg 46530 – External Data Sources Are Not Supported With Type GENERIC
In this blog, I would share my findings of error Msg 46530 – External data sources are not supported with type GENERIC. Let us read more…
How to Decode @@OPTIONS Value? – Interview Question of the Week #268
How to decode @@OPTIONS value? Session-level SET options live in the @@options variable, and this script turns that number into readable settings.
AUTOGROW_ALL_FILES: What Replaced Trace Flags 1117 and 1118
AUTOGROW_ALL_FILES and MIXED_PAGE_ALLOCATION replaced trace flags 1117 and 1118, which once made tempdb grow its files together and use whole extents. This post checks the flags on a server, reads the settings that replaced them and demonstrates both on a demo database. It also says what to do with a startup parameter that still names them.
Reasons for Slow Performance in SQL Server: The Top Five
The reasons for slow performance in SQL Server fall into five groups: schema design, T-SQL code, indexing, server deployment and hardware. This post tests three of them on a demo database, with logical reads as proof. It also shows a query that checks four deployment settings.
TempDB Metadata Tables: Check, Enable and Count Them
The tempdb metadata tables can live in memory, and four short steps tell you whether yours do. This post checks the setting, shows how to turn it on and off, and counts the tables SQL Server moves. It also says when the feature is worth a restart.