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Guide to SQL Server Transaction Log Backup
Production SQL Server databases generally require that data loss can be minimized in the event of the disaster. The amount of data loss is something that every administrator will need to understand...
View ArticleUpgrading Domain Controllers...SQL question
Hello all.We will soon be upgrading our Domain Controllers from Windows 2008 R2 (2003 functional level) to 2016 (2016 functional level). Before we do so, I want to make sure this will not have any ill...
View ArticleSQL Standard Report Error 'Incorrect Syntax' When Running Via PowerShell
Hi all,We're currently using SQL Server Express that has a 10GB limit, and we're looking to automate the generation of the 'Disk Usage by Top Tables' standard report found within SQL Server Management...
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I have several databases that I am trying to setup to automate backups and send them to a remote location. Can anyone give me the best advice on how to do this.Here is what I am doing now....ran the...
View ArticleImproving ODBC connections
We've got our main database that uses an ODBC connection back to our SQL server 2016. It is an access front end with a SQL backend. We're hopefully replacing it with a new SAAS database, but that...
View ArticleNumeric field types in a format file
I have looked over the information at the following link, http://www.sommarskog.se/bulkload.html. While it is good stuff, it does not spell out how I would deal with a numeric (11,6) field. The two...
View ArticleUpgrading SQL Server from 2008 express to 2017
Is there any way for me to upgrade SQL Server 2008 Express to SQL Server 2017 standard?
View ArticleSQL Express 2017 DB Mail
Is it possible to setup DB mail with Express 2017,I dont see menu like regular SQL. Getting mixed messages online that you cannot. Im basicallytrying to set up email when a user modifiles a file in...
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SQL Server
I have windows 2012 R2 server running SQL Server 2014 with MS SQL Studio Management 2014.I notice under Management I don't have Maintenance Plan. Can someone point me in the right direction so I can...
View ArticleVery large SQL .log file
Hi All, I am currently faceing an issue with a database. I have a DB .mdf file size 6gb which is normal, but the . Log file is 48 GB and it increase daily by 3-4 GB. I have tried to shrink the data and...
View ArticleMove MS SQL ERP from one domain to another
Has anyone successfully moved MS SQL based ERP from one domain to another? If so what are the considerations?
View ArticleSQL Database Connection
Hi all,I'm very new to this but I'd like to learn something and get some assistance in solving this (contacting our support company results in them solving it but not teaching me how to solve it in...
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SSRS - Scaleout deployement in SQL server 2node cluster
got 2 node SQL Server Cluster running on Enterprise Edition with 2014 server - its actually got 4 instances i want to install scale-out ssrs deployment - i did the ssrs install on node 1 and node2 and...
View ArticleSQL Server storage cluster and multiple NICS
Good Day Everyone,Now I am not a DBA nor do I claim to know to much about SQL, I am mostly a hardware pro this however is giving me some issues. Long story short before I started working at my current...
View ArticleSQL server - single or multi-instance?
I'm planning out my sql 2008 to sql 2016 migration. Our current 2008 sql server has two instances - one for the majority of our database apps (accounting, document imaging, etc) and another one that...
View ArticleApps to test SQL Cluster with?
I've got an MSSQL failover cluster set up to eventually move some internal apps to. In the meantime, I'm looking for some tools or applications that run on sql server that I can use to test failover...
View ArticleHaving logic issue pulling up data while excluding certain things
I had asked this in the general forum area but hoping somebody who is familiar with SQL can help out. I am using SQLite in firefox to do this.I am trying to pull up anything that equals 'Computer' as a...
View Articlesa account login issue
Hello Pros, we created an sa account to run one of the service in services but for some reason the message appears saying " the account name is invalid or does not exist, or the password is invalid for...
View ArticleHow to set up Audit Failure Sql Server 2014.
I need to set up an audit failure notification system or job that alerts or notifies specific users from SQL Server Management Studio on SQL Server 2014. SQL Server or software monitoring SQL Server...
View ArticleHw do I extract different descriptions from the column trans_text
SELECT distinct top 3 [ca_number] as [AppNo],[ca_deal_name] as [DealName],cuser.[user_first_name] +' '+ [user_last_name] as [BName],vltr17.trans_text as [shared_ast_ind],vltr18.trans_text as...
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