How is a SQL Server Session ID mapped to an OS Thread ID? Here is a simple script to match Session ID to OS Thread ID, with the scheduler and task state.
SQL SERVER – DMV to Get Host Information – sys.dm_os_host_info
SQL Server now runs on Linux too, so I check the host first in health checks. Here is how the DMV sys.dm_os_host_info returns Host Information about the OS.
SQL SERVER – Backup to URL error: Operating system error 50(The request is not supported.)
Backing up a database to Azure gave me a backup to URL error: Operating system error 50, the request is not supported. Here is the cause and the fix.
SQL SERVER – Error While Enabling Windows Feature: NetFx3, Error Code: 2146498298
A SQL Server 2012 install failed with an error while enabling windows feature NetFx3. Here are the steps to turn on .NET Framework 3.5 in Server Manager.
SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 5123, Level 16 – CREATE FILE Encountered Operating System Error 5
This blog is about another common error reported by many DBA to me. He faced error related to create file in OS.
Here is the text of the message.
Rename MDF File Extension in SQL Server, Step by Step
To rename MDF file extension values safely, take the database offline, tell SQL Server the new file name, rename the file on disk, and bring the database online. This post walks through the four steps on a demo database. It also explains the RECOVERY_PENDING state you see when the two names don’t match.
SQL SERVER- Error: 18204, Severity: 16 – Backup Failure – Operating System Error 1240 (The Account is not Authorized to Log in From This Station)
A client’s backups to a file share failed at random with error 18204 and OS error 1240. The error message pointed to the real cause of this Backup Failure.