IP configurations while doing Sql clustering on windows server 2008 R2
Hi there,I am doing a demo practicle for two node windows clustering later which I will be using for Sql clustering and HAG for sql 2012.As I am novice in this and have little knowledge of Networking I...
View Articlehow to find the existing sql server backup plan/schedule is there a script...
Friends,Is there a easy way to find out in SQLServer (for All DB's) what is the current backup plan/schedule ? is there a script for that?Thanks,Karthikeyan Jothi
View ArticleClose SQL Management Studio while running HA Wizard
I finished the wizard for new availability group. The setup was progressing and I accidently closed the window for SQL Management Studio which definitely closed the window for setup wizard. I assume...
View ArticleSkipped log backup file. Secondary DB.
Dear Microsoft Customer Assistance:I have configured log shipping myriads of times but never have I encountered with the issues I will be inquiring below. My colleagues and I are configuring log...
View ArticleCross-domain AlwaysOn Availability Groups
I had a colleague of mine comment in a meeting that SQL Server 2014 supports cross-domain data synchronisation using AlwaysOn Availability Groups. I didn't contradict that immediately because, even...
View ArticleBackup preference
We had requirement to setup alwaysOn for the Disaster Recovery.we have two boxes PROD and DR, we do have reqular maintenance backup jobs on production.MyI am bit confused with backup preference for the...
View ArticleSAN Storage for Sql Clustering on vmware using ISCSItarget 3.3
I am learning Sql Clustering for which I need Windows Clustering Setup with proper shared storage I have downloaded iscsitarget 3.3 version from microsoft site.I want to do two node clustering with...
View ArticleNot able to connect to Replicas in Always on in SQl 2012
Hi, I am working on High availibility(always)in Sql 2012 and tried to connect to replicas through HAG wizaed but not able get coonection when I try to through BRowse for Server dialog box in SSMS.What...
View ArticleReduce LDF file size
Hi SQL Server Expert,we are using windows server 2008 and sql server 2012. I found that even my database is about 2GB, but the .ldf (log transaction file is about 100GB). is there anyway to reduce the...
View ArticleHyper-v replica of SQL Server 2014 erroring during application consistent...
Windows 2012 R2 VM with SQL 2014 on Hyper-v 2012 core is throwing SQL errors during VSS replica. I have ran a test failover and the recovery point seems fine. It almost looks like no database...
View ArticleThe package execution returned DTSER_FAILURE (1).
Hi, I have a problem with my SQL 2005 Transactionlog backup. I get an error on the schedule job: MessageExecuted as user: TNET\sqlservice. Microsoft (R) SQL Server Execute Package Utility Version...
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SQL server Agent Jobs High Avaialability - Crash on server 1 , automatically...
Hi All,1)We have 2 physical Servers, where SSIS is installed (not clustered) . If machine crashes where Jobs running on server 1, then i want to automatically resumes the job from secondary server sql...
View ArticleUsing AGs secondary replica for offload of reporting
We have a SQL 2012 cluster. We would like to start using AGs in order to offload the reporting.Can we add another SQL instance (on another node added to the Windows cluster) and use as read-only...
View ArticleWrong Media Format Error During Logshipping Backup
I attempted using sql log shipping wizard and tried tsql scripts. Everytime, I used wizard, it tells me it cannot restore the backup from server 1 to server 2 due to wrong media format. My backup is...
View Articlewhat is the use of RPC in profiler?
Hello,I need more information about use of RPC in profiler?
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 availability groups
Hi, I'm new to SQL 2012 and availability groups. We have it setup for SharePoint 2013 for an Intranet and all is well. I migrated some ASP.NET applications from SQL 2005 and created a new group for...
View Articlehow can we read mirrored database?
Hello everyone, is it possible to read mirrored database? if so how can we do this?I need a step by step procedure to make my mirrored database to read and also its benefits and requirements.Thank you.
View ArticleRemoving node for SQL failover cluster
Hello,I have a need to remove a node from a 2-node Active/Passive SQL Server 2008 R2 failover cluster, leaving a 1 node cluster.I know I should run the SQL setup utility from the node I want to remove,...
View Articleinvalid network name while installing sql on windows cluster
Hi I did configure two node cluster with one node as DC and san storage using ISCSItarget software on windows server 2008R2 ent edition.While installing sql server 2012 ent edition getting error for...
View ArticleWhy to use SQL Server’s native backup facilities, not other backup solution?
I've been asked in my company: why to use SQL Server’s native backup facilities? Instead, they currently rely on other backup software, like Backup Exec, BrightStor, or even Microsoft System Center...
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