Error on restore a database using sqlcmd
Hi I wrote a command to to restore a database (from SQL server backup tool) , it works for a few restore files but faild with a specific bak file.The error:sqlcmd -U sa -P password -Q "RESTORE...
View ArticleWhat is a clustered node...
I am a little confused with the term node in a clustered environment...Is the node referring to the SQL Server Instance or the Windows Server Machine? Thanks,Ben Mr Shaw
View ArticleIs my environment considered n+2
I just wanted to check if my environment is classed as n+2.There are two Nodes.On the primary node there are two separate installations of SQL Server. Both instances of SQL are operational On the...
View ArticleAlwaysOn + FCI with CSV
I am looking to have a DR setup. At primary site 1 I want 2 servers that act as a SQL Server Failover Cluster with CSV. But then I have a second site where I would like to have only one server that is...
View ArticleAdding 2nd Node to SQL 2005 Cluster Fails
We had a 2 node active passive sql 2005 64Bit Std windows cluster running on Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise 64bit. One of the nodes is being retired. It has been successfully evicted from the cluster and...
View ArticleCurrent owner is not the preferred owner.
In the Cluster Manager console I can see that for one of the VMs the Current owner is not the preferred owner. I am new to Clustering.. what does this mean?Mr Shaw
View ArticleCopying database objects and data from one server database to another server...
Hi,I am still trying to wrap my head around sql clusters and AGs and I have a project that requires I take a vendor's database and restore it weekly so its available on the production server which is...
View ArticleIn cluster Manager there are no services and application listed on a node.....
In Cluster Manager I can see two nodes listed.When I click on the first it lists the two SQL Server instances.On the other node there are no services and application listed....what does this mean?Mr Shaw
View ArticleSome questions about mssqlsystemresource in sql server 2012.
1,What's the relationship of Location for database Master and mssqlsystemresource in 2012? based on the following technet article it states" If you move the master database, you must also move the...
View ArticleDedicated network for AlwaysON replication traffic when a replica is a...
Hi, We are planning to setup dedicated network for our Availability Group replication traffic. We have a Failover Cluster Instance as the primary replica and a standalone SQL server instance as the...
View ArticleLong Running Update statement
HiI am running an update against a table with over 100,000,000 rows which takes forever. Is there a better way to write a query like this?UPDATE [dbo].[Test_Table] SET [Column_34] =( CASE WHEN...
View ArticleMirroring and Legacy Instance
Hello All...............I have few questions and would appreciate if anyone could answer them for me.1. Is it possible to have two different SQL Clusters being used for DR purposes by using mirroring?...
View ArticlePlease suggest me which features of SQL 2014 suit my situation
Hi all,I would like to have HA databases across two different geo locations. The infrastructure is as follow:Location 1 Database Server A, Database Server BI would like to have this two databases...
View ArticleReindexing and Update Statistics on Standby Server
In an environment where we have enabled Always On, we have configured a Maintenance Plan that constitutes on the following sub plans: a. Reindexing b. UpdateStatistics and c. Integrity Checks....
View ArticleApplying Windows Server fixes to a windows server 2012 R2 server with sql...
I need to apply windows updates and I want to understand the proper method since I have 2 nodes using an AG. I see a distinction made to the process for sql server updates versus os updates but os...
View ArticleMirroring Ldf File Continuously increasing .
Hi friends,I am Using mirroring concept on one of my database. It is perfectly working . but the ldf file size increasing day by day .so that it is taking so much space which i located mirroring. How...
View ArticleReg. Getting Operation timed out
I have SQL servers configured with AlwaysOn. But when connecting to Databases in SQL Server 2014, I am getting operation timed out and SQL queries are also taking unusually long time. The network...
View ArticleSQL Server AlwaysON- Login Sync Utility/Script
Team,We have a synchronous Always ON AG configured in our environment. I was looking for the best practices to have the logins sync if there are any additions. Also the way the application is...
View ArticleBest Disaster Recovery Approach
Hello All,Shooting the question straight forward:We have Production Databases, in SQL Server, running here in India and 2 Disaster Recovery(DR) site for them - One in India on a storage server where...
View ArticleLinked Server from SQL 2008 to Connect to 2012 read only replica never works
I have two Production Database Servers1. SQLServer2008 (2 Nodes Cluster)2. SQLServer2012 with 2 read only replica (3 Nodes Cluster)I would like to draw a line here, We have routing table and URL...
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