Creating A SQL Server 2008\2008 R2 Failover Cluster
Details how to install a SQL Server 2008\2008R2 Failover Cluster Instance
2013-12-23 (first published: 2011-01-19)
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Repairing a Broken Log Shipping Plan From a Differential Backup
This article details how to reinitialise a Log Shipping scenario from a primary differential backup
2013-12-20 (first published: 2012-09-27)
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Moving Database Files in SQL Server
A short article that talks about the isues with moving SQL Server database files around on your storage subsystem.
2013-02-11
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Combining AlwaysOn Groups With Failover Cluster Instances
This article discusses failover cluster instances and AlwaysOn groups
2012-09-04
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AlwaysOn Availability Groups in SQL Server 2012
This article discusses and demonstrates AlwaysOn Availability groups in SQL Server 2012, a new feature for high availability.
2012-08-28
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2012-08-16
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Implementing Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Policies & Multi Pathing
Impementing iSCSI multi-pathing and redundancy policies
2012-03-09
4,023 reads
SQL Server Log Shipping Between Standalone\Workgroup Computers
This article describes the requirements to log ship databases between workgroup computers
2012-01-30
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Using and Creating Mount Points in SQL Server
This article talks about the use of mount points on Windows server for SQL Server installations and shows how you can create them.
2011-11-10
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Creating a 2 Node SQL Server 2008 Virtual Cluster Part 3
This article continues the series on how to create a 2 node Windows\SQL Server 2008 cluster with a look at slipstreaming the service pack and cumulative updates needed.
2011-08-12
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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