Question: How to downgrade from SQL Server 2014 to SQL Server 2012?
Answer: Not possible.
SQL SERVER – System Function @@IDLE to Find System Ideal Time
Just the other day I got an email with user asking how do the @@idle function work with SQL Server as when he runs them it gives him some number but the number is not easy to interpret. I totally agree with the observation. When I was new to SQL Server, the best learning resource available was SQL Server Books On Line. I used to read Books On Line and learn quite a bit from it.
SQL SERVER – Stop Growing MSDB Database by Removing sysmail_mailitems History
Received an email “Need your urgent help On Demand, our MSDB Database has grown too big and we need help to check our sysmail_mailitems table. We are also facing performance issues.” I have been an independent consultant for a while and one of the services I provide is “On Demand (50 minutes)” service. This service is very helpful for organizations who are in need immediate help with their performance tuning issue. Though, I have set working ours for my regular clients, every single day, I keep two hours available for this particular offering. This way, I can make sure that anyone who urgently needs my help, can avail the same.
SQL SERVER – Rule “Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Service” failed
When I visit my client site for doing performance tuning consulting, I sometimes get trapped with some unrelated issue. Here is one of the situation where they were upgrading from SQL 2008 R2 to SQL 2014 on a two node cluster. During upgrade two rules were failing. In this blog post we will learn about how to fix when rule “Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Service” fails.
SQL SERVER – Database Mirroring Error -The Specified Network Name is No Longer Available
Have you ever seen a situation where SQL Server mirroring is impacted because of external factors? One of my customers reported several of the following errors in the SQL Server ERRORLOG SQL SERVER – Where is ERRORLOG? Various Ways to Find ERRORLOG Location. Let us learn about how to fix database mirroring error.
SQL SERVER – Best Practices About SQL Server Service Account and Password Management
One of my clients posted a question to me about management of SQL Server service account. Since it was a nice learning for me, I am sharing my discussion via this blog post. Let us see the Best Practices About SQL Server Service Account and Password Management.
How to Find Longest Running Query With Execution Plan – Interview Question of the Week #098
Question: How to find the longest running query in SQL Server with Execution Plan?