Cluster resource 'SQL Network Name (SQLCLUS1)' of type 'Network Name' in...
Cluster resource 'SQL Network Name (SQLCLUS1)' of type 'Network Name' in clustered role 'SQL Server (DB1)' failed. Based on the failure policies for the resource and role, the cluster service may try...
View ArticleAdding in another IP for cluster communication
Hi,I have a 2 node SQL AAG which is showing some cluster related warnings and errors in the event log (failover happens over night). The AAG is setup using 2 nodes with a single NIC that is used for...
View ArticleKey rotation without re-encryption the DB
Is there a way to rotate keys for TDE and SQL will not re-encrypt the whole DB?
View ArticleKey rotation with DR site
My DBs are big (7.5 TB), they are encrypted using TDE. I need to rotate the keys once every 2 years. I have a DR site which is getting synchronize with the primary site using a 25 MBits line. The...
View Article2012 SQL server log shipping problem
Scenario:Site 1: 2012 Enterprise version 64-bit (11.0.3128.0) - Log shipping is enabled for four databases. Shipping logs over a WAN every 15 minutes to a DR site.Site 2: 2012 Enterprise version...
View ArticleTwo Node Cluster with AlwaysOn Setup...
I've setup numerous clusters in 2003 and 2008. This is my first time setting up a cluster using Windows 2012 with SQL 2012. First Thank you for your help...Both Virtual Machines - disks mounted from...
View ArticleBackup SQL Cluster
I have a sql 2012 cluster. I want to use backup exec to backup the cluster using a dedicated backup network. How can I do this?
View ArticleTrouble restoring from database when using Ola Hallengren's maintenance script
I have recently implemented Ola Hallengren's maintenance scripts. They work great, everything is running smoothly, however, when I try to restore from database I get the following errorTITLE: Microsoft...
View ArticleClarification on Always on
Hi All, I am a DBA. In our organization we are using SQL Server 2012. So far, the High Availability concepts that I have worked are Mirroring & Log shipping. Now, we are planning to implement...
View ArticleCan I have a primary database and standby database with a different windows...
HiI need your help.We need to increase the memory in the server where is the standby database , but first, we need to upgrade the windows version.The actual version is windows 2003 standard edition 64...
View ArticleBackup DB on Always-on Node 2 SQL Server
Always-on Node 2 SQL Server is configured with read only so my question is it possible to take backup of a Database on node 1 & node 2 of both the always-on configured SQL servers at the same time
View Article2 Availability Groups and Listeners on one server/instance.
I am looking at setting up the followingServer 1Database(s) existing in an availability group that will be Primarily on Server 1 but have a secondary non readable replica on Server 2Server 2Database(s)...
View ArticlePartitioning
Is it a good practice to ask your manager for downtime before implementing partition?
View Articledisaster recovery issue
which one of two identical full backup files should be used during a restoration:the mos recent ,oldest,or it doesn't matter?
View ArticleMost SharePoint DBs are not supported with AlwaysOn for Disaster Recover?
Hi ...I'm in the middle of testing and assessing DR site for our SharePoint MSQQL instance. I found a lot of talking about ALwaysOn. I try to figure it out. It is nice and easy, combine DR and HA in...
View Article"HadrLogCapture" messages in SQL Server Log
HI After activating AlwaysOn High Availibility Groups in SQL Server 2012 R2 and adding databases at the availibilitygroup, SQL Server started genereting lots of messages in the SQL Server Logs. Some...
View ArticleIssue with orphaned database user in Always On Availability Group
I am trying to move from an old database server 2005 with several dbs. to a newSQL SERVER 2012 R2 clustered environment. I am new to SQL Server 2012.I created an always on availability group with two...
View ArticleHow to find sql server backup was taken under compression mode
Hello, How to find SQL server backup was taken under compression mode ? I have disabled the Compress Mode backup setting but I want to make sure the backup is taken without compression.Is there a...
View ArticleDifferenttial backup failing
We have a 2008R2 SQL Server with scheduled backups on one of the databases that is failing. This database has a full backup scheduled and run at 6:00AM. Then, each hour starting at 8:00AM a...
View ArticleAlwaysOn with Multiple Instances...
I'm sure this has been asked but I couldn't find a thread... Can you set up AlwaysOn for multiple instances? Thus, Node 1 would have named instances - instance 1 and instance 2 and Node 2 would have...
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