just test your changes via a select query before you implement an actual update:

SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED;
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb.[dbo].[#recording]') IS NOT NULL
DROP...

to restore a differential, you need the database to have been restored from a full backup and also be in recovery mode...nothing can read or write to it between when...

I think what you want to do is script out the replication, and fill in the service account passwords if needed in the script.
then when you restore the database,...

it sounds like you did a lot of unnecessary work.
you lost the E drive, and should have looped in the SAN Admins to get the drive up. then you...

here's a snippet which checks for database owners and job owners: you will need to run this on each server:

DECLARE @name VARCHAR(128)
SELECT @name...

Active directory will have a list of all servers, which you could then use a WMI query to query services,and get the names of each instance on the server...
then...

do you have all three elements needed, the binary image, the filename and extension in your table?

SQL Server itself does not have tools for sending data to files,...

i hope this helps:
this is the extended events definition i use for a deadlock graph:
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM [sys].[server_event_sessions] [dxs] WHERE [dxs].[name] = 'Deadlock_Tracking')

you can install the 32 bit side by side if you execute the package with an optional flag.

make sure you open an Administrative command prompt window, and run...

i would guess that although you said the TCP is set up correctly, it sounds to me like one instance is using a dynamic port for connections, and the other...

i don't ask yes or no or fill in the blank questions, i try to make the interviewer talk about the issue and experiences he has with a particular focus.

it sounds much more like you are looking for whodunnit information...like did Lowell access the Payroll database.
just a plain old login audit will only tell you Lowell connected 40...

probably not.
usually when you send an email to a number of recipients, for example to: currentlyValid@email.com;nolongerValid@email.com;, the SMTP server accepts the message, and database mail receives the SMTP...

i think what you want is a data driven subscription.
generate a view that would build all the parameters for all reports, and create a subscription that populates the parameters...

each client that used to connect to the server, if it has a problem, needs to install the updated SQL Native Client.
it sounds like your machine , specifically needs...