SQL Server 2012 - DB Mirroring + Log Shipping + Multi-Subnet
Hi again,So AG would be nice to have, but considering the costs of getting it, well, it is a no go for me at the moment (This is like a 1:20 ratio considering Std comes with server licencing and...
View Articlesecondary replica database name
Quick Q: Does the secondary replica database name has to be same as primary one on Always on group setup? Say my primary replica database name is AdventureWorks, so can I set the secondary replica...
View ArticleHADR Solution for SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) 2014 on Azure Iaas
Hi AllI am required to build a HA/DR solution for SQL Server and SSAS 2014 on Azure. So far I could build AlwaysOn high availability solution for SQL Server on Azure but haven't found any solution for...
View ArticleDifferential backup cleanup tasks leave empty files behind
Hello,I have a full backup done weekly and then differential backups every 4 hours. Both backups are followed by cleanup tasks. Full backups and cleanup tasks run with no problems and so do...
View ArticleRemoving a database from availability group;
Hi We have a database in the AG (Microsoft SQL Server 2014 - 12.0.2402.0 (X64) Aug 13 2014 11:36:34 Copyright (c) Microsoft CorporationEnterprise Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 6.2 <X64> (Build...
View Articledml triggers behaviour on secondary replica
Quick Q: Say on primary replica database has DML triggers on tables which again writes to other tables (writes to audit log history table) when a DML action is performed on principle table - what is...
View ArticleChange IP Addresses of SQL 2012 Failover Cluster Nodes
I have a SQL Server Failover Cluster with three nodes. Each node has one of the following addresses: xxx.xxx.xxx.46, xxx.xxx.xxx.47 and xxx.xxx.xxx.48. Is there a way to change the IP Address of each...
View ArticleSQL LOG Backup failed in one Cluster Node
I have 02 node SQL fail over cluster, NOD01 and NODE 02. and configure SQL log backup job via SQL LogshippingWhen the sql service is mounted to node 02 job backup will work without any issues, Once its...
View ArticleDB Read only Copy
I am hoping to get some guidance on the best approach for a read only copy of a database that is ~ 1TB. The primary database is fed nightly with an ETL process. We are currently trying to duplicate...
View ArticleAny Known issues I shoudl be aware of having Database Mirroring along with...
Any Known issues / precautions, I should be aware of having Database Mirroring along with Log Shipping . OS is Win server 2008 Std X64 and SQL is SQL Server 2008 R2 Std X64.Manikandan Veeruchamy | SQL...
View ArticleIP 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 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 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 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 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...
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