One function in, one function out, and then the real question: where does the passphrase live? A short tour with demos you can run.
PowerShell – Get Maximum Memory of Server with dbatools
Readers asked how to get started with dbatools. Here is a simple first step: finding the maximum memory of a server with one PowerShell command.
PowerShell – How to Install dbatools?
dbatools installs as a PowerShell module on a Windows management machine. Rob Sewell, known as DBA with Beard, introduced me to it.
SQL SERVER – SharePoint not Working After Failover to Another Node
After a SQL Server cluster failover, SharePoint users could not open any page, though all SQL resources were online. Here is what we found and how we fixed it.
How to Force a Parallel Execution Plan for a Query? – Interview Question of the Week #170
A customer asked how to force a Parallel Execution Plan for a query. Here are two methods, including QUERYTRACEON 8649, with a simple example.
SQL SERVER – FIX – Error 1402 – Could not Open Key: UNKNOWN\Components – System Error 5 (Another Solution)
Installing KB3045311 failed with Error 1402, could not open key UNKNOWN\Components, system error 5. When my earlier fix did not help, this one worked.
SQL SERVER – FIX: Unable to Create Distribution Database on a UNC Share – Configure Distribution
With SQL Server on a UNC share, the Configure Distribution wizard refuses network paths for the distribution database. Here is how to create it anyway.