SQL Server Cluster LooksAlive and IsAlive Check
Windows Cluster Service use the “heartbeat” process to check whether each node is alive at both the OS level and...
2014-09-22
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MSSQLFUN
Cumulative Update – 12 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Is Now Available !
The 12th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 12 contains all the hotfixes...
2014-09-17
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Cumulative Update – 2 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 Is Now Available !
The 2ndcumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 2 contains all the hotfixes released...
2014-09-17
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Cumulative Update – 12 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Is Now Available !
The 12th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 is now available for download at the Microsoft...
2014-09-17
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Cumulative Update – 2 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 Is Now Available !
The 2ndcumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support...
2014-09-17
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Creation & Deletion of Database Snapshot by SQL Agent Job
Some days back, I received one query on my facebook page that user want to create Database Snapshot frequently & want to delete the oldest with same frequency. Quite...
2014-09-15
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Creation & Deletion of Database Snapshot by SQL Agent Job
Some days back, I received one query on my facebook page that user want to create Database Snapshot frequently & want...
2014-09-15
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How to Start SQL Server in Single User Mode ?
Sometime, We caught in a situation where we need to run SQL server in single user mode. Issues like Master DB restore, Sysadmin locked out etc. Steps to start...
2014-09-04
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How to Start SQL Server in Single User Mode ?
Sometime, We caught in a situation where we need to run SQL server in single user mode. Issues like Master...
2014-09-08 (first published: 2014-09-04)
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Cumulative Update – 3 for SQL Server 2014 RTM Is Now Available !
The 3rdcumulative update release for SQL Server 2014 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 3 contains all the hotfixes released since the...
2014-08-26
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Why the following cmds in sequence do not work
I need to delete rows from both the temporal main and history tables. The...
When SQL Server Central Went Down
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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