A client’s SQL Server would not start with Error 17190: initializing the FallBack Certificate failed. Here is how we found the cause on a call and fixed it.
SQL SERVER – Too Many SQLDump Files Consuming a Lot of Disk Space. What Should You Do?
SQLDump files are SQL Server’s stress signal, and a client had so many they filled the disk. Here is what causes them and what you should do about it.
SQL SERVER – SQLCMD Error – Failed to Load Resource File SQLCMD.rll
Running SQLCMD gave me this SQLCMD error: Failed to load resource file SQLCMD.rll. Here is how I used Process Monitor to find the missing file.
SQL SERVER- Msg 22004, Level 16 – xp_readerrorlog – Failed to Open Loopback Connection. Please See Event Log for More Information
Many DBAs use sp_readerrorlog or xp_readerrorlog to read ERRORLOG files in SQL Server. SQL SERVER – Where is ERRORLOG? Various Ways to Find ERRORLOG Location
What is WorkTable in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #146
What is a WorkTable in SQL Server? Run a simple CROSS JOIN with STATISTICS IO on and you will see one. Here is what it is and why SQL Server creates it.
SQL SERVER- New DMF in SQL Server 2017 – sys.dm_os_file_exists. A Replacement of xp_fileexist
SQL Server 2017 adds a new DMF, sys.dm_os_file_exists, a replacement of xp_fileexist that suits both Windows and Linux. Here is how to use it.
SQL SERVER – Msg 3013 – Cannot Create Worker Thread. BACKUP LOG is Terminating Abnormally
Msg 3013, cannot create worker thread, on a log backup. What the worker thread limit really is, and when raising it is the wrong fix.