Linked server to SQL Azure
On my testserver SQL Server 2014 i can create a linked server to SQL Azure just fine, however on my production database SQL Server 2012 it does not work.It adds the link but when i choose test...
View Articlefailed backup information from log file vs default trace file
Dear ExpertsWe configured our backup from file level to netbackup. We can view all successful backup history from msdb but if a backup is failed due to some reason, what could be the best place to get...
View ArticleSQL Availability Groups multiple SQL instances
Hey,I wanted to know if you can configure 2 SQL Server Instances to participate in 2 different Availability Groups.For example we have 2 SQL Servers and on SQL Server 1 we have 2 SQL Server Instances....
View ArticleSQL 2014 Availability group doesn't fail over from SQL SRV1 to SQL SRV2
Hi, Thank you for your response. I have a question about SQL 2014 availability group with always on. I have installed two SQL SERVERS SQL1 and SQL2 with windows cluster + always on + availability...
View Article4 node 2012 SQL Failover Cluster
How to build 2 active and 2 passive four node cluster?I am able to build a 4 node cluster with 1 active and 3 passive.
View ArticleLOG BACKUP is TRUNCATING in Log Shipping
I had configured Log shipping from INSTANCE1 to INSTANCE2. For the past few days, am able to find that the log backup is truncating only at the midnight. Due to this, LSRestore Job in INSTANCE2 got...
View ArticleOptions / Methods on High Availability
On SQL Server 2008 Standard license.I have just tested DB Mirroring with witness with the following setup: Server A - Principal, Server B - Mirror, Server C - Witness, ClientSo I ran an insert of...
View ArticleConfused about connection string for High Availability Group in multisubnet...
Hello,I setup SQL HA in Azure with replicas in different DCs. Obviously issue come with what IP I use for connectivity. There were so many different things to setup (internal load balancers, new...
View ArticleTwo Node and Three Node Window Cluster
Differences between two and three node cluster? Pros and Cons for go with either one of the option. I understand the difference in the quorum configuration for either of the option.Also, I understand...
View ArticleHow to log ship a Database into an availability group
Hi ALL,We have two SQL 2014 servers in windows cluster with sql always and availability group , in this availability groupe we have a DB Called CRM that we want to log ship with a secondary DB in a DRC...
View ArticleAdding Article to Replication
Hi, When I add new article to publication and run the snapshot agent.Will the snapshot agent generate snapshot for all article or only for newly added replication
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 AlwaysOn - DC (3 Node) and DR (2 Node) Setup
Hi,We have 3 Node cluster (Active-Active-Active) at DC and 2 node cluster (Active-Active) at DR. We want to setup SQL Server 2014 AlwaysOn between DC and DR in a such a way that if all 3-Node at DC...
View ArticleTracing AlwaysOn
Hi to all First of all I apologize if this is inappropriate place to ask that question. If it is I hope you will redirect my question in the proper forum. I am making a custom tracing program which...
View ArticleHow to provide high availability in a very large database with storage...
Hello guys,On my site, I have a set of big databases (+6TB total) that is running on a SQL Server 2012 instance. One of these is the main DB and the other ones are archived data that are queried...
View ArticleSQL 2014 - Active Cluster DC and DR instance name same or different
Hi ,I have 3 node cluster (Active/Active) on DC and 2 node cluster (Active/Active) on DR. I have installed SQL 2014 Cluster on DC with name instance suppose 'SQLTEST'. On DR I should install SQL 2014...
View ArticleSQL Server Enterprise 2014 is pingable but not able to telnet to port 1433
The SQL cluster IP is able to ping. However unable to telnet to port 1433. I not able to find any error in event logs nor SQL logs. All required services were up as usual – iSCSI connections, Cluster...
View ArticleWhy "preferred owner" changes during failover?
Hello,I have SQL HA group with 2 nodes (SQLNODE1, SQLNODE2) and witness (WSFCNode). I setup to SQLNODE1 to be prefered owner in properties of role (SQNODE1 followed by SQLNODE2). HAGroup is setup as...
View Articlehow to move an AG database log file to different drive.
I trying to figure out what is the best option to perform a database log file move to different drive, when the database belongs to an AG group.I am asking my system admin to introduce a new drive with...
View ArticleAlways on set up error: Error: 41016, Severity: 16, State: 0
I am trying to set up always on with file share witness. I have1) x named server for primary replica with ip xxx.xx.x.xx2) y named server for secondary replica with ip yyy.yy.y.yy3) z named server for...
View Articledual Backup Recovery Mode FULL
HelloWe have two backup protokoll. First is Windows/SQL base and second is Sym Backup ExecMy problem is, The MS maintenance log backup base is not the Maintenance FULL backup. It is the Backup Exec...
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