Question about SQL differential backups
I hope someone can answer this for me:We had a full backup run 6 days ago of our databases. We have since ran differentials daily. Last night, we tried to schedule another full backup to run, but it...
View ArticleAdd more CALs SQL Server 2012
My first client I encounter with SQL Server 2012. They only have 5 CALs, but need at least another 5 people to be able to access the DB.Sometimes in MS CALs are just peices of paper, and you type in...
View Articlesp4 on sql 2008
Hi Team,Am unable to apply SP4 on instance SQL 2008 (SP2) . In this same server we have SQL 2012 and SQL2008R2 instances. but applied latest SP's on SQL 2012 and SQL 2008R2 but failing to apply on...
View ArticleSQL Server does not exist or access denied SQL Express 2017
I can login, no one else seems to be able to, the all get the error message above. I ave turned the firewalls off completely, and matched permissions. I am out of ideas, anyone have any?
View ArticleBest High Availability solution for SQL server 2014.
I have a Server 2016 as a host. I am running hyper v and one of the virtual machine is Server 2016 hosting my SQL. I am looking for a solution where I can backup my production (this) server to an...
View ArticleBest High Availability solution for SQL server 2014.
I have a Server 2016 as a host. I am running hyper v and one of the virtual machine is Server 2016 hosting my SQL. I am looking for a place where I can backup my production (this) server to an...
View ArticleSQL Bulk Insert with mapping
Hi All,Hope this is in the right place. I have csv file that I need to import overnight into a database. A simple bulk insert script will get this done but I need to map column A in the CSV with column...
View ArticleQuery Help
So Spiceworks has helped me before with this sort of thing.Disclaimer: I'm not really a database guy, I'm just doing this for a report to help out our production with reducing downtime and I can't wrap...
View ArticleSql Merge Replication on VPN
I'm planning to make a SQL Merge Replication throw 2 servers via VPN. Both DataBases are in Sql Server standard 2012. I'm trying with OpenVpn. Is that recommended ? Any suggestion about that?. For now...
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SQL server installation error 2
Hi trying to install SQL Server on Win7 pro 64 and getting this sql server could not be installed. Please refer to %programfiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\any idea how to get over this ?
View ArticleDB2 SQL fun with date and times
The system is very picky and requires the XML element to display the date and time like this:< CreatedDateTime >2018-02-15T17:30ZThe time must be in UTC format and contain that T before the time...
View ArticleUpgrading SQL Server
Hello all,I want to upgrade my servers .I have two servers:1. Server 2003 SBS - (Domain Controler)2. Server 2008 - (SQL)* This both servers will upgrade to "Server 2016 Standard"* On the SQL server...
View ArticleQuery to calculate monthly value
For a given column "amount" daily value is given as 10. How to display monthly value based on it for all 12 months in a year ?Jan - 31 days Feb - 28 days Apr - 30 days in a single sql query ?
View ArticlePower BI SCCM Template Install - Stuck during install
I'm trying to get the SCCM template installed, but the template installer has been sitting at step "Waiting for data to appear in destination" for over 26 hours now. I've tried the install a few times,...
View ArticleWhat is the Best way to create Dashboard from SQL data?
Hi all,I am looking for a way to create a dashboard that I can display on a large monitor that pulls data from a SQL database and periodically updates the data (refreshes the screen). The dashboard...
View ArticleGranting permissions to create new DBs without allowing overwrite existing.
Hiya everyone.I need to figure out a way that I can allow some privileged users to create new databases on our SQL 2016 server, without giving them permissions to accidentally overwrite existing...
View ArticleParameterized SQL Stored procedure error because of ODBC driver in Excel
From Excel, I am calling a simple stored procedure in my SQL Server 2005 and for most of the system, it works fine. I am using the ODBC SQL Server 10.00.16299.15 driver for this. In one of my...
View ArticleSSIS Only inserting data if Error Output set to Redirect Row
Got a weird problem.I have created an SSIS package that imports data via an ODBC connection between an External database and SQL Server 2008. The Data Flow has a Source Query (simple: select columns...
View ArticleMicrosoft Sql Listener didn't move during failover.
I'm running two different SQL servers SQL1 and SQL2 on two different networks. My Listeners have 2 different IP's one for each network.Today SQL1 failed, and none of the servers could see their...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 standard sp2 to SQL Server 2016 sp1 upgrade alert message
Hello,I have upgraded SQL Server 2012 standard sp2 to SQL Server 2016 standard sp1 yesterday. I have also updated LDAP script according to our ERP requirement. Everything seems to be working fine...
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