Grant Domain admins access to SQL Server 2012 instance
After adding the group domain admins to the login for SQL 2012 the following error is received Microsoft SQL server, Error:18456When I add individual logins they are able to connect just fine. What is...
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Microsoft SSRS 2008 R2 - Web interface migration to new server
Hello,I'm trying to decommission an old Windows server 2003+ IIS 6 server running among other things the Reports and Reportserver virtual directory for SSRS 2008 R2 pointing to a SQL 2008 R2...
View ArticleNeed help turning a text base input to a sql database input
So I am going to do this as a Database but over several Tables. How can put line below in to a SQL database?...
View ArticleSQL 2012 Always On clean up
We currently have a Windows failover cluster configured with SQL Always on. Originally, it was designed to be a 3 node cluster. Two of the nodes would reside at our primary site while the third node...
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program loses connection to SQL
Hello,I have a program, it use SQL server 2008.2 times in a day the program loses the connection from SQL anyone have a fix on this
View ArticleRunning SQL Server Agent with domain account
Hello,I am not well versed in SQL server stuff, but i've been given this task none the less.We've created a domain account for a 3rd part vendor to use for SQL things. They intend to run the SQL Server...
View ArticleGetting a space during input
I am working on a tracker that appends to my table and when I check the table there is one that always is coming back with a blank or a space in my headset column. What am I doing wrong?The first code...
View ArticleEvent ID 8646, msSQLserver
Hey all,Thanks in advance for your time and knowledge on this issue.Application: SQL Server 2012 running on w2012 R2Issue:every 15-45s we get the following error in event viewer:(Event ID 8646)Unable...
View ArticleUsing isnull() in joins
Let's say I have 2 tables - PurchaseOrderLine and PurchaseOrderLineAllocation.They both have a field named OrderLineID, but only 1 of them will ever be populated.I need to join a 3rd table (OrderLine)...
View ArticleSQL Server and Alternate SQL server for failover
Hi,I'm trying to setup the SQL server with fail-over switching between the two sql servers. Scenario is A - Master SQL server B - Slave . In any case A fails B should have to take in-charge until A...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 Error Log entries
Hello,I have a computer that is running SQL Server 2012, everything works ok but every once in a while the entire computer slows down to the point where you can't do anything at all.....upon...
View ArticleSQL Licensing - In house web app
We are currently running an in house web application written in ASP.net. This application runs on IIS and does not require user login. What licensing do I need for the SQL access? Do I need a CAL...
View Articleif I reboot a server in a forest and nobody sees it...
I'm always the first one in. I'm a DBA, not a SysAdmin, lacking a certain piece of equipment. So if I "accidentally" reboot an obscure server using a cmd prompt how much trouble can I get into?
View ArticleMS-SQL - Best Way To Split Data
I have data in a field that I need to split into separate fields. Fortunately the data is comma separated. The data looks like the following:SQL$206.00,$196.00,10/25/2016I need the data split into...
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3 of the coolest features of SQL Server 2016?
Good news everyone! SQL Server 2016 is now in GA. There are a ton of new features and added benefits as you might imagine. Based on convos I've had with IT pros, it seems like these are three of the...
View ArticlePage file size on SQL Server
HiOn any server, I use of these two settings for the page file:Let the system automatically manage the Page File sizeSet the page file to 1.5 x RAMI haven't reviewed this in a long time, so its time...
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Creating copy of TFS server for testing
Hi all,I need to create a copy of our live TFS server that can be used for testing.I've been running into issues constantly with this, been following this guide loosely:...
View ArticleA=1 and B=2 or C=3 and D=4
Wow, I just dug into a query to troubleshoot. Whatever you do, don't EVER just allow AND/OR precedence dictate condition grouping. The subject line sample is ultra simple compared to what I'm having...
View ArticleSLAT performance increase for a virtualized SQL server
I have a client that we virtualized their SQL server. At the time I did not know about SLAT is recommended for virtualized SQL servers and their hardware does not support SLAT. Their recent complaint...
View Articlepowershell call SQL master database stored procedure.
Hello all,I have created a powershell script that uses get-service to report back on the status of services on different servers. It has a function which loops through the names of each computername...
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