Compatibility Level controls selected query behavior within a database. I baseline the workload before changing it.
How to Find Running SQL Trace? – Interview Question of the Week #123
Question: How to Find Running SQL Trace? Once we know the trace exists, how to stop and delete them?
SQL SERVER – Configuration Manager – Cannot Connect to WMI Provider. You Do Not Have Permission or The Server is Unreachable
SQL Server Configuration Manager said: cannot connect to WMI provider, you do not have permission or the server is unreachable. Here is the fix.
SQL SERVER – Login Failed – Server is in Script Upgrade Mode – Deleting Collection Set “Utility Information”
Login failed because the server was in script upgrade mode, stuck while deleting collection set ‘Utility Information’. Here is how we got past it.
SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 35250, Level 16, State 7 – The Connection to the Primary Replica is Not Active. The Command Cannot be Processed
Joining a database to an availability group failed with Msg 35250: the connection to the Primary Replica is not active. Here is why and how to fix it.
SQL SERVER – Ransomware Protection and Recoverable Offline Backups
Ransomware recovery depends on protected backups and controlled access. I test whether those recovery copies survive the loss of normal systems.
SQL SERVER – Why We have Audit Trace in DATA Folder? What are These Files?
The DATA drive filled up with thousands of audittrace .trc files. Here is why SQL Server writes audit trace files there and how to stop them.