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Backup Jobs Notification
Quick question to see if there is a better way to do this.I have a backup maint plan set up on a SQL server - looks something like the image below...As you can see - when the DB backups fail - I get...
View ArticleConverting column from int to big int in SQL Server 2016 (Always On)
I have several database tables that are running out of integer values on multiple columns and need to convert them to big int. These columns are comprised of primary non-clustered keys and other...
View ArticleNeed a Script to Automate DB Restore
Hi all, Good day! Let me take a moment to explain what I am looking for. I am purely into DBA management activities and never written a script in my tenure. I have been assigned to production...
View ArticleAG Group on but not ablet to fail over.
I am running SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition 11.0.7462.6. I want to be able to have a High Availability Group that can't be failed over to. Is that possible?
View Articlebackup device OS error 995
flush failure on backup device operating system error 995(The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.)write failure on backup device operating system...
View ArticleAG Listener losing connectivity
I have 2 SQL server 2016 standard Servers. One for reporting (DB2) and one for production (DB1).They are both nodes on a WSFC.DB1 replicates the production database to DB2 with the distibutor being on...
View ArticleDR Drill Test - SQL Always-ON
Hi All, My current DB setup and Distributed Always-On setup posted on below link. With the help of SQL exprts I learned on manual failover from DC1 to Dc2 in Distribued Always-On Env....
View ArticleLog shipping on SQL Server 2019 Linux source to Linux target
Anyone successfully able to deploy log shipping on SQL Server 2019 Linux source to Linux target,without making any undocumented changes. If there were changes what are those changes?Would like to hear...
View ArticleSQL server licensing for HA
We are running two virtual instance on AWS of microsoft windows server 2016 DC with 4vCore in each instance.MSSQL server 2016 trial version installed in each instance. Three DBs are configured in...
View ArticleCan't connect to named instance on FCI without specifying port
Hey all,I'm struggling with an odd problem on my new SQL cluster and wondered what I am missing. Briefly, I have deployed a 2 node cluster with two instances, one default and one named, on separate...
View ArticleSQL AG Resources cannot be brought online after changing sql service account...
Hi ,We had a Setup of Three SQL 2016 SP2 running 2 AG with Multiple databases in AG on windows 2016 server.Previously SQL Service was running under the context of Active directory account.We created a...
View ArticleUnable to give a user Control permission on availability group in SQL 2012...
Hi, I am tyring to give a login to contorl availabilty group permission, so he can failover it. But i am getting below error. I have tried giving user SA permission but still the same error. Try...
View ArticleMIgrate SQL Server Failover Cluster to Always on
Currently we have a sql failover cluster with an attached iscsi target. 3 windows server 2012 R2 machines w/SQL server 2012. We are looking to move to an always on group instead. Can this be...
View ArticleSQL AlwaysON config - is it possible to delay the sync of data to a secondary...
In a SQL AlwaysOn Configuration is there anyway to delay the replication to one of the replicas? eg if there are 4 replicas, synchronous commit to 2 secondary and asychronous commit to the other...
View ArticleHADR_SYNC_COMMIT issue
Hi,We are facing HADR_SYNC_COMMIT wait type in one of production server. But luckly no timedouts from app side.This is intermittent issue.We Opened SEV A with Microsoft and working from past two...
View Articlecan give single listener name to multiple Database?
Hi All,Thanks in Advance,I am new to availability group.I have configured listener for my existing Database.Now, i have created a new Database on the same server.Is it possible to configure existing...
View ArticleInternal load balancer and windows failover cluster with 4 instances in Azure
Dear all,Greetings!I am planning to build a S2D windows failover cluster on windows 2016 DC edition in Azure Vms.On top of it, I am planning to install 4 different SQL Server 2016 Ent. instances.My...
View ArticleRecover data from ldf file
How to retrieve data from ldf file? There is a day older full backup file. I could not attach database because mdf file is not working. Now I need to use the full backup file and ldf file to retrieve...
View ArticlePower down AAG cluster each night
We have a non-production SQL AAG. One primary replica and one secondary replica with a continuous sync. Its mainly used for testing. To save some money we would like to shut down all nodes in the...
View Article2 Node VM Cluster
Hi,I need to create a two node SQL 2014 HA Cluster on two Windows 2016 Hyper-V VMs with HP SAN Storage. I have created separate LUNs for both the VMs like below. Is it the correct configuration or i...
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