DR: SQL installed on new path, master restored, and SQL can't find resource database or start jobs!?!
If you ever need to perform a DR install of SQL to a new path and then restore the system...
2012-11-12
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Geographic Failover/Redundancy (and DR)
Today we await the arrival of a 100 year storm that threatens to surge New York harbor and the Long...
2012-10-29
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[off topic] I crossed a milestone today
Hey everyone,
I have been nearing this goal for some time (a few times coming within fractions) so this is somewhat...
2012-10-26
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SQL won't start because there's not enough space to create TEMPDB
SQL Server will not start.
You open up the ERRORLOG (...which I would only do with a text editor like gVim...
2012-10-25
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perfcollect
This is one of my most closely held DBA secrets.
Do you use PAL? You should.
Clint Huffman is a golden god...
2012-10-24
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"malpractice" in IT?
Through most of my career, I believed that at some point I would be able to learn enough and master...
2012-10-23
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Red Gate log shipping
Log shipping is great.
It's basically the act of beginning a restore with no recovery, and then restoring logs (with no...
2012-10-22
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this is what I do when I install SQL. How about you?
Whenever I install a standalone SQL instance (installing on a failover cluster adds a few more steps) on a x64...
2012-10-19
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UDL files with TRUSTED authentication - a security risk?
Hi everyone,
So the other day on twitter in #sqlhelp and privately with some friends at Microsoft and elsewhere I had...
2012-10-18
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Blogs
New Job -> Week 2 -> Creating a Checklist
This is part of a series of new job blog posts. You can find...
SQL Server 2022 Administration Inside Out
By Will Assaf
SQL Server 2022 Administration Inside Out is now available for pre-order from Microsoft Press. This...
WIT/DEI Mental Health and Wellness Day Challenge to Present
Back in December 2019, I started presenting my session on mental health with lots...
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