SQL2012SP1, simple recovery, transaction log full, can't add another, won't grow
SUMMARY: I have many databases with full transaction logs. They are already in SIMPLE recovery model, and I cannot add a new log or truncate the existing one, because the transaction log is full due to...
View ArticleEventID 1069 and 1205 explanation
Hi everyoneI was doing some test on our sql cluster, and I've noticed a problem which causes the cluster log to report eventid 1069 and 1205.My cluster configuration is as follow3 HP DL380G7...
View ArticleVerify SQL Database Health without direct access to thh SQL application
Hi All,So my company provides disaster recovery solutions and we are trying to come up with an automated process to verify SQL database health during DR tests without direct access to SQL. Our clients...
View ArticleNLB to achieve HA in Sql Server
Hi I have a scenario where in I have two workgroup machines(not joined to a Domain) and have SQL server installed on them.Now, to achieve HA for my web application I want to desing a solution so that...
View ArticleAdding replica to Availability Group
When adding a secondary replica to an availability group and selecting the full data synchronization option, is there any outage associated with tasks to bring the secondary online?
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SQL Transaction log shipping - Secondary server false alert
Dears,I have SQL 2008 R2 two node cluster in main site, and single SQL 2008 R2 in DR site...This SQL is having a single database which is rarely updated (sometimes no entries happen on this database...
View ArticleSQL Cluster Missing Replication Registry Keys on Some nodes
Hi AllI have a 4 node SQL 2012 Cluster which has 16 SQL Cluster Roles and each role has it own SQL Instance. The Cluster was setup about 3 years ago with only 2 nodes as the hardware for the 3rd and...
View Articlecannot add database to sql server 2012 SP2 CU9 enterprise edition...
Hi. I added this question to the clustering forum, but then found this forum, so I'm adding it here, since this may be the better forum.Sorry for the duplication. Please let me know if I should delete...
View ArticleManual Failover and move Avilability Group to Remote site DR Node
Hi friends.SQL Server 2012 always on availability group setup. OS: Windows 2012 R2 standard Edition, DB -SQL SERVER 2012 enterprise editionTotal 3 Nodes, Two Nodes for Local sites and one node for...
View ArticleManaged metadata database upgrade
Hi All,I have managed metadata service application where i want to refresh this with new backup from production. I have tried doing it manually but getting an error like "insufficient permission for...
View ArticleValidating cluster resource: SQL Server and SQL Server Agent services
SQL Server 2008 R2 installed on a Windows Server 2008 R2 2-node cluster. Cluster validation wizard warns for SQL Server and SQL Server Agent services:This resource is configured to run in a separate...
View ArticleCannot recreate listener (The maximum number of NetBIOS names may have been...
Hi, We have one alwayson group which has only one replica(primary) and one dummy database, then we create a listener, it works fine until we found there is a IP conflict yesterday, a virtual machine...
View ArticleMoving DBs to another drives
I´m running fail-over cluster on SQL 2012 standard. I originally installed all the SQL´s stuff on the same partition, so all executives, dbs, logs and temp are located in the single partition. Now I...
View ArticleSQL Server Two node cluster
Hi ,Node1- 10.216.6.111Node2- 10.216.6.112OS: windows 2012 r2 standardI have installed the SQL server 2008 r2 standard in two node clustered enviornment but facing the issue of connecting the servies...
View ArticleHow long can SQL mirroring be in a suspended state?
We have 2 SQL servers in a Synchronous Database Mirroring (High-Safety Mode) mode. We'll call them SQL1(principal) and SQL2(failover). We need to take down SQL1 for let's says 2 days due to some...
View ArticleSQL Always on question
I am planning to set up Always on with SQL 2012 & windows 2012 server1 & server2 are in datacenter1 server3 will be used as DR which is in datacenter2. Those 3 servers are on the same cluster...
View ArticleDifferences between differential database backup and Transaction log backup
Hi All,I use SQL Server 2005 for my MOSS Portal.I took my full DB backup 10 days before. Now I want to take the bakcup again. But since I need not take full backup of the DB I thought I'll take...
View ArticlePorts used for logshipping
Which all ports should be openened between production and DR for logshipping?
View Article3 node sql multisite cluster
all,i am testing 3 node multisite sql cluster in a lab, 2 nodes on 1 site and 1 node on another site.as this is a lab we havent got replicated sans what we have done is 2 nodes on 1st site - luns...
View ArticleDoes restarting the FSW has impact on the SQL AAG?
I guys,There is some maintenance comming up, and i have to restart a server holding the FSW for our AAG (2012) cluster. Does dis has direct impact to the availability of the AAG? I can imagine that at...
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