SQL server 2016 db Restore taking long time, how to catch root cause ?
Hello All, I have system where my database gets restored every night, and off late the restore is taking a lot longer from past few days. I want to know why ? previously it use to complete in 3 hours,...
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Hi all,This is my environment : SQL Server 2012 R2 Standard. sqlserver.mydomain.com . I need public SQL server to internet so I want to deploy SSL for it. I create self signed certificate for domain...
View ArticleApplication Connectivity errors
Dear team,I ran a dot net desktop application which uses SQL Server 2012 as the database. My HP server is 32 GB RAM.My application is installed on the server and users connect through an agent over...
View ArticleCan't connect to SQL Server 2008 R2
Hi Experts,Everytime, when I try to connect to SQL server 2008 R2, i get the following error. What can i do next? Any help would be much appreciated.
View ArticleWhat are performance benefits if we split single backup file into multiple...
Dear All, I got this question, while I was seeking help in another question. But want to create a separate one to make sure, when someone searches for similar situation they get this answer. I know if...
View ArticleSa Password Visual Studio
I can't find the password for sa on the Sql Server used in Visual Studio. Can someone help me to find the sa's password on Visual Studio 2017 for Sql Server?
View ArticleBlocked Process Email Alerts
Are there any new built-in features in SQL Server 2014/2016/2017 that allows DBA to get real-time alert of blocked process where the alert contains all detail that can be collected in Extended Events?...
View ArticlePassive Node reboot triggers SQL Restart
We have installed Windows failover cluster on Windows Server 2016. My cluster has Node 1(Active) and Node 2(Passive) , Roles MSDTS and SQL server running on this cluster.Currently my cluster Roles(SQL...
View ArticleIs it safe to delete the text files of backup subplans from MSSQL Log folder
We have MS SQL server 2008 R2 running on windows server 2008R2. Recently i noticed that my MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER/MSSQL/Logs growing too fast. We have backup running every week.The log folder has text...
View ArticleWhats the impact of -KPID in sysprocesses, what does it mean ?
When i run select * from sysprocesses, i see - KPID whats the impact of that ? there is a restore operation going on in background.
View ArticleSQL server 2016 DB restore completes fast, but job step running the restore...
Below is job step log , the job step completed in 3:19 mins, where restore took 8794.632 meaning 2:45 mins, any idea why is that difference ? It might be silly but it would help others....
View ArticleHow to Configure SQL Agent History on Linux
SQL Server Agent History stores only 1000 rows in total and 100 row per job. I need to increase this value on SQL Server on Linux.On changing this configuration on SSMS, the error "A severe error...
View ArticleHow to capture, task manager processes through SQL server with date and time...
I know, EXEC master..xp_cmdshell'tasklist';would give me list of task manager processes currently running at OS level, my idea is to find the processes which are in Running state in given time interval...
View ArticleOption AUTO-SHRINK
Hi guys,I'm reading over and over again that you should not turn on the AUTO-SHRINK option for a database. So I'm wondering why is this option still there? Shrinking a database or its log is in all (?)...
View ArticleSeeing differential backup errors in my SQL Server Agent User Database...
Here is the error:<style type="text/css">p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica...
View ArticleData Collector/Management Data Warehouse Reports/Alerts
How do you get reports out of SQL Server Management Data Warehouse? I need a report that shows Disk Usage for all servers that upload their system data collector sets to the MDW? I know I can go to...
View ArticleSQL Server 2017 sa default password
What is the sa default password in sql server 2017?
View ArticleWhat data does CEIP service for Sql Server Services collects and how to...
Hi All, I have got new servers to support just now, and found that they have CEIP services in them, one for sql server, analysis server and Integration service. I am trying to understand what data does...
View ArticleTrack / log database logons?
Hello within SQL 2008 what's the lightest way to track / log logons to a specific DB ?SQL Audit or Extended Events or SQL Trace or something else?Am trying to determine if it's no longer be used and...
View Articlepassword reset
How can we reset <g class="gr_ gr_16 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" data-gr-id="16" id="16">sa</g> password?
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