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Install SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 in a SQL cluster
In our quest to deliver a secured SQL Server 2008 R2 cluster solution, I will continue from my last post Part3 with the installation of SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1. Please note that when installing SQL...
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Post Configuration Changes/Optimization
In this post I will be looking at some useful tools and configuration changes that can be implemented to ensure that you get the best out of SQL: - Run the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Best Practices...
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Add additonal SQL instance to existing SQL Server 2008 R2 Cluster
At first I was a little confused about the concept of Active/Active and Active/Passive and its relationship with SQL failover clustering. In a multi failover cluster instances, these terms can be seen...
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Add new disk resource to existing cluster group
In this post I will work you through adding a new disk as a resource and dependency to a cluster group. Requirement: - Ensure a new disk/LUN had been provisioned and added as new drives to the SQL...
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SQL Server Backup Simulator
In the SQL Server backup world, there are lots of 3rd party applications available that plugs into SQL to back up the databases. The likes of CommVault, IBM Tivoli, Symantec BackupExec, Quest...
View ArticleChanging SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 Server Collation
The server collation acts as the default collation for all system databases that are installed with the instance of SQL Server including newly created user databases. Changing the default SQL Server...
View ArticleError: Cannot use the ROW granularity hint on the table because locking at...
I recently encountered this error message on our SQL server 2008: Error: Cannot use the ROW granularity hint on the table “xxx” because locking at the specified granularity is inhibited Cause: This is...
View ArticleSQL Server First Responder Kit
Just thought I share this with you if you haven’t come across this video. When your SQL Server is critically injured, you need a first responder kit to help you diagnose the problem and apply emergency...
View ArticleSQL Server Perfmon counter presentation
I have attached here a SQL server perfmon counter presentation which shows you some key SQL performance KPI’s and expected threshold or value to benchmark with. Have a read through and comment on it…
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Error: Cannot use file for clustered server
Recently I was trying to restore 100 databases into a newly provisioned shared clustered disks and ran into this error message using Commvault: ERROR CODE: Query Result [Cannot use file...
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