Creating a new maintenance plan on my virtual machine failed with cannot create a task from XML, error 0x80070057. Here is the fix that worked for me.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Connect to SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machine from SSMS on On-Premise Machine
Can’t connect from SSMS on your own machine to SQL Server in an Azure Virtual Machine? Here is the network-related error users see and what to check to fix it.
SQL SERVER – Fix – Error – Property MemoryAllocatedToMemory OptimizedObjectsInKB is not available for Database. This property may not exist for this object, or may not be retrievable due to insufficient access rights.
The MemoryAllocatedToMemory OptimizedObjectsInKB error popped up while I was teaching a workshop. It is a permissions issue, and one command fixes it.
SQL SERVER – Activity Monitor – Active Expensive Queries
A DBA spotted an extra pane in my Activity Monitor during a health check. Here is where Active Expensive Queries shows up and which SSMS version has it.
SQL SERVER – Historical SSMS Vulnerability Assessment and Current Availability
SQL Vulnerability Assessment was available in older SSMS releases. My walkthrough used SSMS 17.4 with SQL Server 2012 or later.
SQL SERVER – Linked Server Error: TCP Provider: No Connection Could be Made Because the Target Machine Actively Refused It
Creating a linked server failed its connection test: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. Here is what to check.
How to Identify Session Used by SQL Server Management Studio? – Interview Question of the Week #151
An interview candidate asked us: how do you identify session IDs that SQL Server Management Studio is using? Here is a simple answer with sp_who2.