This First Name From Full Name puzzle excludes CHARINDEX and SUBSTRING. It came from a customer query during a performance health check.
Sort in TempDB for Faster Index Rebuilds: When It Helps
To sort in tempdb during an index rebuild, add WITH (SORT_IN_TEMPDB = ON) to ALTER INDEX. This post tests the option and shows that the user database log stays the same size, because only the sort workspace moves. It also explains when the option helps, how much tempdb space it needs, and when to leave it off.
SQL SERVER- Unable to Failover AlwaysOn Availability Group to Disaster Recovery Site
A client added a DR node but was unable to failover AlwaysOn Availability Group to it. The listener had only one IP address, and here is the fix.
How to Get VLF Count and Size in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #161
How do you get VLF Count and size in SQL Server? Newer versions add a Dynamic Management Function for it. Here is the query, plus links to my older methods.
SQL SERVER – Patch Rule Failure: Not Clustered or the Cluster Service is Up and Online
A SQL Server 2016 service pack failed the rule “Not clustered or the cluster service is up and online”. Here is what Detail.txt showed and how we fixed it.
SQL SERVER – Maintenance Plan Error: Cannot Create a Task From XML For Task, Eue to Error 0x80070057. The Parameter is Incorrect. (OnPreExecute)
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 – Don’t Ignore Warning: Cluster Resource DLL Update Restart Check
Patching a clustered SQL instance, setup warned: Cluster Resource DLL Update Restart Check. A hard lesson on why you should not ignore this warning.