How to figure out what this random SQL instance is used for.
Hi all,I just realized that my predecessor installed SQL Express 2012 on our Domain Controller. I have not been able to successfully authenticate to it to see if it is being used and if so, by what.Are...
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SQL - How to convert multiple rows into single rows with more columns?
Hello Everyone,I have a SQL report which pulls a list of orders. It returns each product on a new row, so orders with multiple products have multiple rows, 5 products max. I need to convert this report...
View ArticleMicrosoft releases SQL Server 2016 technical preview
Microsoft today released the first public preview of SQL Server 2016, whichInformationWeek reportsis the first of"multipledata and storage updatesto come from Redmond this week."First announcing its...
View ArticleSQL 2014 Maintenance Plan
I am a bit of a newbie to SQL Server. I have SQL Server 2014 Standard.How do I grant Maintenance Plan permissions to a different login account? I have performed a backup from a domain account, but I...
View ArticleSQL 2008 server change - migration
Hello,My eyes are going screwy from all the forums and how to guides I've been mulling over. But just wanted to reach out to the community to get some experienced opinions.DB01 W2003x86 Server with SQL...
View ArticleProper Quorum Config for 2-Node Multisite SQL Availability Group
Here's the scenario:Primary Site A - SQL Node 1 - Windows 2012 R2/SQL 2012 SP2Recovery Site B - SQL Node 2 - Windows 2012 R2/SQL 2012 SP2There is no option to put a third node in site A.Reasonably...
View ArticleInserting a record for each unique ID
Hey guys,I have a pretty simple table used to control user options, with the following columns:UserID, OptionType, OptionKey, OptionValueThere can be multiple records for each UserID, but each UserID...
View ArticleExcessive 'ASYNC_NETWORK_IO' and 'LCK_M_IX' on SQL Server
Hi all,I have a SQL Server system that is exhibiting performance issues. In a nutshell, performance is perceived to be nowhere near as good as a server of this spec should be.I have two primary...
View ArticleMS SQL server monitoring
Our portal intranet becomes very slow sometimes, but the server seems to be running fine.So I was wondering what SQL monitoring tool do you guys recommend to keep an eye on it and find out what is...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 Ent Eval to SQL 2014 Standard (in a cluster)
I think I know the answer to the 1st question, but I will throw it out there anyway. I have 2 nodes installed with SQL Server 2014 Ent Eval edition. I am not utilizing any EnteNextrprise features. When...
View ArticleSSRS Slowness
We have a report server here that has been running great until recently. I am confident I already know the reason the speed on pulling reports has decreased. That being said, I am need of my fellow...
View ArticleBit of MSSQL Code need help with
AllI have a sql server, with two databases on. I want to copy two columns with data from database B to database A as below:USE Database A;Insert into cases(CaseCode, CaseName)Select casecode, name FROM...
View ArticleODBC Connection no user tables - MSSQL 2005
AllI have MSSQL 2005 running on a server, and I have an ODBC connection used by Access 2010 to connect to it.When I browse via Excel or ODBC, I can see all tables fine. However, if I browse in Access...
View ArticleAnyone have experience with Neteeza?
I'm wondering if anyone here has any experience using the Neteeza data warehouse appliance. I believe IBM is now calling it PureData for Analytics.I'm just curious as to how exactly this appliance...
View ArticleSQL Replication Options
I'm trying to figure out the best options when it comes to SQL replication. We have a client with 3 SQL databases that run on a single physical server. They would like some form of redundancy and fail...
View ArticleMSSQL 2005 datetime field
I have a field that is formatted as datetime, and I want to add 50 days to it, so like:case.date = case.date+50But with it being a datetime field, I am unsure how to handle itPCF
View ArticleAny SQL gurus? Stuck on a query.
I'm trying to write a SQL View that's falling down because one of the fields is multi-select in the original application.The original application is Sage CRM and I need to extract all active customers,...
View ArticleAdding a new SQLServer instance..where's the install files?
Greetings to the well of knowledge...I need to add a new instance to an existing SQLServer installation. The process seems straightforward enough but I'm at a road block.As everyone knows, one needs...
View ArticleSSRS subreport page size limit
I am building an RDL report that includes a subreport. (in fact it includes 4 subreports, buf they all have the same issue)The main report needs to print in a very specific perforated paper, so the...
View ArticleMove SQL Server 2008 R2 onto a different computer
Greetings,I got a computer that is dying and need to get the SQL Server on it moved onto another computer. I have installed SQL Server 2008 R2 onto the other computer, however, I cam confused onto how...
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