SQL Server - Core/CPU Licensing
Apologies, as I'm sure licensing is the most boring topic on here.I have a dual socket server running 2 x E5-2470 (8 cores each)How many of these do I need?...
View ArticleSomeone educate me on the failover process Microsoft SQL Management Studio
A little back story....I had two servers, each running 2008 MSQL with 2 databases on each.Server A was principleServer B was the mirrorDomain Controller was the witnessOver the weekend some sort of...
View ArticleBackup SQL Server to different server
I have just started backing up My SQL Server 2014 Standard using Maintenance Plans. I am unable to backup to any remote location. I have tried backing up to the server using a mapped network drive...
View ArticleCASE WHEN THEN using CHARINDEX
Hello,I have a table with 3 colums - ClientName, ClientInital, ClientSurnameClient Name is populated with both of the following:Bloggs, JoeCA11 ABCI know! Full names separated with a comma and...
View ArticleSQL 2016 guest cluster and On Availability group
Hi Team, This is the issue I am having on SQL 2016 guest cluster when I am configuring always on high availability using option automatic seeding. the error screen shot is attached. It says database...
View ArticleSQL 2016 guest cluster and On Availability group
Hi Team, This is the issue I am having on SQL 2016 guest cluster when I am configuring always on high availability using option automatic seeding. the error screen shot is attached. It says database...
View ArticleSQL Database Encryption Question
Hello allIm currently trying to determine something regarding some old databases we have on site.Firstly, i must express how little i know about database encryption. We have some old databases which...
View ArticleSQL server 2008 r2 clean install error; Exit code (Decimal): -59554121
Hi All,Hope you're all well.I hope this is right, i've never posted on spiceworks before!I have just setup a new backup server running windows server 2012 r2 standard and I'm having trouble installing...
View ArticleRemote MS SQL DB Connection with SSMS
Hi All,Quick question regarding remote db access for windows server 2016/mssql express. I need to connect to a remote database on a client server. Will all i need to do is give them my IP and obtain...
View ArticleSQL Server configuration for Azure AD Connect
Hi Everyone,I want to install a separate sql server to be used for Azure AD connect.I studied some links about differences between Multidimensional and Tabular Mode in SQL Server Analysis Services...
View Articlerow_number() over partition - Assistance
I am trying to see how often a customer has requested Re-Activation of their Internet account.So my data set is below.I am trying to Count from the first time a Re-Activation request was created until...
View ArticlePerformance Issue with Table Valued Function
Hi All,Table value function - StringAsIntTable function with one that uses CLR and regex performing slow. Any Alternative way can do better, Pls adviceCode:CREATE function dbo.StringAsIntTable (...
View ArticleExcel Conditional Formatting
I have the following request for two excel spreadsheets:The first one will be based on the first score and the second one will be based on the changes from the first score to the second score.There are...
View ArticleCannot log into into SQL Management Studio 17.1
Hello everyone, first time poster here...Problem: Just installed SQL server 2014 and SSMS 17.1 - cannot log into SSMS as administrator or the admin account specified during install.I have a home lab...
View ArticleSQL server via vpn
We have SQL server in a remote location they some users feel this a risk due to SQL injection coming back or zero day coming back to the office What do other Spiceworks think about this risk
View ArticleSSN to masking
Hello,I am on SQL server 2012 R2. I am trying to mask my ssn with *. Is it possible in SQL 2012. I know about SQL 2016 has a new feature of masking.But what about this version.I am applying following...
View ArticleMSSQL DB file shrink won't work because log file grows too big
I have this issue in MSSQL (2008 R2).A server we have has a 250GB partition where the SQL mdf (data) and ldf (log) file both sit. I understand this is not really best practice and they should live on...
View ArticleAlert message
Hello,I am getting following message after applying updates to windows server 2012R2 of my sql server 2012 R2 server. The SQL Server performance counter 'Data File(s) Size (KB)' (instance '_Total') of...
View ArticleSQL Server - Restore a database from backup
Hi All,I have restored a database from a Veeam backup to a holding area, ready to use in a dev environment.Can I use this database without the ldf file? The ldf backup is no longer available.Thanks!
View ArticleMIM 2016 SP1 install missing UTF-8 (65001)
Hi All!I am running MIM 2016 SP1 on a 2016 Server VM. MSSQL 2014 (Collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS) SSDT 2015When I run a refresh schema, UTF-8 (65001) doesn't appear in the code page list. All...
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