Memory Settings for Running SQL Server in Kubernetes
People often ask me what’s the number one thing to look out for when running SQL Server on Kubernetes…the answer is memory settings. In this post, we’re going to...
2019-09-28
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Anthony Nocentino
Using strace inside a SQL Server Container
So, if you’ve been following my blog you know my love for internals. Well, I needed to find out exactly how something worked at the startup of a SQL...
2019-09-17 (first published: 2019-09-03)
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Restoring Backups from Azure Blob with dbatools
Recently I needed to write a PowerShell script that could build a backup set from a collection of backups stored in Azure Blob Storage without any backup history available...
2019-09-15
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Restoring Backups from Azure Blob with dbatools
Recently I needed to write a PowerShell script that could build a backup set from a collection of backups stored in Azure Blob Storage without any backup history available...
2019-09-15
54 reads
Using kubectl logs to read the SQL Server Error Log in Kubernetes
When working with SQL Server running containers the Error Log is written to standard out. Kubernetes will expose that information to you via kubectl. Let’s check out how it...
2019-09-14
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Using kubectl logs to read the SQL Server Error Log in Kubernetes
When working with SQL Server running containers the Error Log is written to standard out. Kubernetes will expose that information to you via kubectl. Let’s check out how it...
2019-09-14
4 reads
Using kubectl logs to read the SQL Server Error Log in Kubernetes
When working with SQL Server running containers the Error Log is written to standard out. Kubernetes will expose that information to you via kubectl. Let’s check out how it...
2019-09-14
266 reads
New Pluralsight Course – Managing Kubernetes Controllers and Deployments
My new course “Managing Kubernetes Controllers and Deployments” in now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in go here! This course offers practical tips from my...
2019-09-13
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New Pluralsight Course – Managing Kubernetes Controllers and Deployments
My new course “Managing Kubernetes Controllers and Deployments” in now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in go here! This course offers practical tips from my...
2019-09-13
4 reads
New Pluralsight Course – Managing Kubernetes Controllers and Deployments
My new course “Managing Kubernetes Controllers and Deployments” in now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in go here! This course offers practical tips from my...
2019-09-13
5 reads
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers