Valid log retention is not set
Hello,From the compliance Team 'Valid log retention is not set. It must be set to 90 days at least.'But I don't know how to change this parameter :-( can you help me please.Jean
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View ArticleInstall SQL Management studio Express 2014 X64 with SQL_SSMS.msi only
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View ArticleCheck if a Job is running
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View ArticleSQL user problem"property IsLocked is not available for login '[username]'....
Hi,I have SQL server (2005) Some times without any changes users couldn't login to database When I open Management studio and click on specific user to see the user property it shows below error...
View Articleremotely managing databases
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View ArticleIndex Management General Question
Currently we have PRD SQL servers with maintenance plans created using standard SSIS package for rebuilding indexes. The person has moved on and now I am looking after these SQL servers. Users are...
View ArticleSQL 2012 SP1 Task Name Missing from Maintenance Plan History ( already asked...
Hello,I will not put again the same information but it seems that the task name is missing from maintenance plan history in SQL 2012 RTM but also in SQL 2012 SP1. I checked and in both we have...
View ArticleSQL 2012 SP1 Task Name Missing from Maintenance Plan History
I have put lots of these in older versions of sql and task name always shows up. This is my first 2012 SP1 install.Here is a normal one from 2008/R2Any help is appreciated.
View ArticleError connecting to SQL Server Configuration Manager. Cannot Connect to WMI...
Hi,I'm setting up SQL Server 2014 on a 2012 Core Server VM and having some issues accessing from the SQL Server Configuration Manager.When I select the SQL Server Configuration Manager from the...
View Articlehow to properly uninstall SQL components
Hello,my primary goal was to adjust memory of WID (SQL Server Embedded Edition) of WSUS server... As known it "eats" about all the RAM.Usually, to configure this thing I use:C:\Program Files\Microsoft...
View Articlepurge db
Hi everyone, i used this command earlier to purge log file but how to purge the db itself ALTER DATABASE MYDB SET RECOVERY SIMPLE GO DBCC SHRINKFILE (ReportServer$MYLOG_log, TRUNCATEONLY) GOplease...
View ArticleHow to enable roles?
In some generated code, I recently came across the following comments:// Run this BEFORE creating the user to make sure roles are enabled and the default role is available.// If there is a problem with...
View ArticleManaging Service Account Passwords on 100+ machines
I've been asked to create a Powershell script to change the password for the service account we use on 100+ hosts that we run SQL Server on. We use the same AD account to run SQL Server, SQL Server...
View Article70-462 70-461
Hi,I wanted to take face to face trainin for 70-462... I live in London; is there any official information? When I search on google most of the training appears to be online... I want a certified face...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012, 2014, 2016, MSA and gMSA Service Account Management
I want to use Managed Server Accounts or Group Managed Server Accounts for SQL Server service accounts. I have read a lot of material on the web about this. Depending on the age of the posting...
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