Issues with SQL database not coming online after server reboot
hi I have sql server 2008 r2 running on windows server 2008 r2. The databases are sitting on a VHD disk which is loaded via a script on system startup. When the server is restarted the databases do...
View ArticleSsis conditional split basics
Not being a DBA, my problem may be that I don’t know some of the basic fundamentals of working with SQL. That said, I started playing with SSIS because in need to manipulate some data to import. I can...
View ArticleIntermittent SQL connection issues, returns ODBC error DBNETLIB
In the last two months I've been getting intermittent errors on applications running on our terminal server that connect to our SQL server regarding a failure to connect for ODBC connection DBNETLIB....
View ArticleSQL 2012 Mirroring
For those of you that have set up database mirroring in MS SQL 2012 I would love to hear any tips & suggestions when setting this up. Any things to look out for as well that may come to haunt the...
View ArticleSQL Wildcard
Ok, I am under the impression that the % character could represent any character or null. However in using this wildcard, It acts like it has to find at least one character in place of it. Can someone...
View ArticleDomain change procedure on standalone SQL 2005 server
In a few days I am changing the domain of our standalone SQL 2005 server (on server 2008) from an SBS 2003 domain (no trust) to a 2012 domain. I Googled for an hour and have not found a definitive...
View ArticleSCOM Audit Collection Services DB Performance
Hey everyone!SetupWindows Server 2012 R2SCOM 2012 using Audit Collection ServicesSQL Server 2012 for the OpsMngr Database CollectorAll on the same 64bit box with two processors @ 2.7Ghz and 16GB...
View ArticleRunning SQL 2012 Standard on Server 2012 Essentials
Hello GangI have a client that is looking at a new ecommerce solution that requires SQL Server 2012 Standard. Hey are currently running Server 2012 R2 Essentials. So the first question is can SQL...
View ArticleNew SCOM Install And SQL Connection Error
Hello Everyone,I have an error with my scom install. I've got it down to the SQL database but I cannot see as to why it is not connecting.Sql 2012 SP2Scom 2012r2 (All Updates)Error:TextOpsMgr...
View ArticleConfiguring an SSRS Server for E-Mail Delivery
Hello,I have email subscriptions working fine if I disable sendtoalias as per this article. http://technet.microsoft.com/library/ms159155%28SQL.100%29.aspxBut I really want send to alias, so users...
View ArticleSQL Recovery Model Changing
Good Morning Everyone.Hope this coming weekend brings everything you deserve and also that you can relax a bit..Alright, here is the situation:We use Barracuda for the backups here in my office and...
View ArticleTrying to write SQL query that will open up 2 tabs in Access/Excel
I have a query I've designed that pulls up reports from our mysql database, it pulls information about 2 customer 82000000 and 82001000... Is there a way for my query to open a second tab for the...
View ArticleEvent ID 8229 Source = VSS
Hopefully this is the right group to post this to. I'm trying to use a third party backup solution to backup our SQL databases using VSS but it has not beensuccessfulbecause we're experiencing VSS...
View ArticleNewbie to SQL. Variables don't appear to work.
I'm fairly inexperienced with SQL as a language. I can get buy with simple stuff, but I'm far from a DBA. Right now I've been asked to help a client clean up some pretty major data validity issues in a...
View ArticleSQL SERVER MSGS 823: The operating system returned error 1(Incorrect function.)
Hello folks,We started having issues with our main application last week. Some users started getting error message 823 and a connection failure. I checked Event Viewer and found event 823. I ran DBCC...
View Articlesqlservr.exe goes to 100% - SQL stalled until reboot
Hello SpiceHeads,I have several servers out in the field all running basically the same version of SQL 2008 R2 Standard, all running almost identical applications. At some sites, I'm running into an...
View ArticleShould I use "AND" or "OR" to get the right output
I am querying my database for demographic information. I have several statements that are similar so if I get a couple of these with the correct syntax than I should be alright.I would like the line...
View ArticleSQL Server VSS Writer issue
When I run VSSadmin list writers the SQLServerWriter fails with code 8 "Writer name: 'SqlServerWriter'Writer Id: {a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a}Writer Instance Id:...
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SQL select statement for multiple fields?
Hopefully I am explaining this well. I have a stored procedure that we use to populate a report in crystal. I need to change some of the fields but I need to pull two fields from a single column that...
View ArticleSQL 2008R2 Change Database Collation.
Ok, I messed up when installing the SQL 2008R2 server. I am trying to change the Collation from Latin1_General_CI_AS to SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. Everything works in the database except some...
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