SQL Server – read only database status
This post describes how to return the database read-only status via T-SQL .
The system view – sys.databases returns a column called...
2012-02-17
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SQL Server – DBA productivity and less is more
A typical DBA day can include a mixture of Operational, Engineering and Architectural tasks. Whilst maintaining 100% database server availability...
2012-02-15
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Powershell default start directory
This post discusses some methods in configuring the Powershell default start directory
By default , the installation process will add a value...
2012-02-10
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SQL Server Product Life Cycle
Part of managing the SQL Server environment , is maintaining the latest Service Packs remain within the Product Support data range.
The...
2012-02-09
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Not enough storage is available to complete this operation
This message appears in the TDP SQL dsmsched file. It’s usually associated with low levels of contiguous memory
BackupVirtualDeviceSet::SetBufferParms: Request large...
2012-02-08
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List failed SQL server Jobs with Powershell
This post explains how to list failed SQL Server Jobs , on multiple SQL Server Instances and output the results to...
2012-02-07 (first published: 2012-02-06)
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Send email from Powershell with attachment
This post describes how to call to add an email attachment using Powershell.
In an earlier post - SQL Server – Send email...
2012-02-07
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List SQL Server Instances using Powershell and Get-ItemProperty
This post explains how to list SQL Server Instances installed on the current server, using the Powershell Get-ItemProperty Cmdlet.
The Get-ItemProperty...
2012-02-04
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SQL Server – COPY TABLE from another SQL Server
To copy a table from another SQL Server Instance is easy. Create a Linked Server on the destination server and...
2012-02-02
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SQL Server – Send email using Powershell
This article explains how to send an email through Powershell.
Very useful if you have a requirement to automate your scripts...
2012-01-31
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Create an HTML Report on the Status of SQL Server Agent Jobs
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Create an HTML Report on...
Collation errors...what is best way to deal with it?
Hi I have a SP that occasionally get this error: Cannot resolve the collation...
Was the index created or not?
Hi everyone I am getting an error when I create the index but I...
Question of the Day
Estimated Rows
I have two calls to the GENERATE_SERIES TVF in this code:
SELECT TOP 10 gs.value FROM GENERATE_SERIES(1, 10) AS gs ORDER BY NEWID () OPTION (RECOMPILE); go DECLARE @a int = 10; SELECT TOP (@a) gs.value FROM GENERATE_SERIES(1, @a) AS gs ORDER BY NEWID () OPTION (RECOMPILE);In the actual query plans, what is the estimated number of rows for each batch in SQL Server 2022? See possible answers