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  • RE: Need to install ssqlserver service pack sp4 in a cluster server

    For sql server 2005 run the patch from the active node when you have an agreed period of downtime.

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  • RE: failure:restore master database in sql server 2008r2...

    Using -f implies the -m parameter so just use either\or.

    To ensure that no applications connect and take the single connection I prefer the following startup command

    [Code]Sqlservr -c -m"SQLCMD"[/code]

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  • RE: cluster

    sqlfriends (5/21/2013)


    Can someone help me understand cluster?

    we have two nodes for the cluster. each cluster we installed two sql instances, one is prod, one is qa.

    Does it mean we have...

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  • RE: Best way to completely keep an entire Active Directory group of people out of a SQL Server

    I use a logon trigger to acheive this, blocking an AD group accessing via certain applications, but the trigger could quite easily just block the group.

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  • RE: Cluster validation - Active/passive

    you have 2 adapters connected to the same network range, is teaming an option. You should have at least one adapter connected to a separate heartbeat network.

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  • RE: Moving SQL Server 2008 R2 to new Server Hardware

    If you really want to do it like you detailed then ensuring the same patch level is essential, however you will definitely have issues with encryption using the SMK which...

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  • RE: Mirror on three instances on one PC

    To mirror in a workgroup can be acheived with minimal effort using this post.

    However, it's a little more complex, but the best way is to use certificates as detailed here.

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  • RE: Instance not selectable when trying to remove node from a cluster

    Rather than virtualise the existing server, just deploy and configure a new VM, retrieve your existing backups from the old server. You'll also need to script out any objects such...

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  • RE: Instance not selectable when trying to remove node from a cluster

    arun.zakaria (5/23/2013)


    So currently the failover is disabled

    How have you disabled failover?

    arun.zakaria (5/23/2013)[hrand we are trying to unistall the cluster. However the drop down does not show anything.

    You're running the...

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  • RE: Instance not selectable when trying to remove node from a cluster

    arun.zakaria (5/22/2013)


    We have two SQL servers configured as a failover cluster. One of them is a physical and the other is a VM.

    Perfectly reasonable I don't see any...

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  • RE: Moving Database Files in SQL Server

    kevaburg (5/17/2013)


    Of course, in order to do this you Need to be using the Enterprise Version of the Software.....

    On a slightly different plain to my article as this is moving...

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  • RE: Moving Database Files in SQL Server

    kevaburg (5/17/2013)


    Better to do a backup and restore.....

    Hmm, no, as my article shows the best and supported way to move your data files is to use the alter database...

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  • RE: When to use Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)?

    You would more likely use a certificate for your column encryption.

    What Gail is saying is that someone who is sysadmin on another instance could take the backup and the cert...

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  • RE: Ownership of cluster disk 'Cluster Disk xxx has been unexpectedly lost by this node.

    good work, let us know how you get on

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  • RE: Log shipping 2k5 file retention issue - the files are not being deleted.

    which files are not being deleted the files on the primary or the secondary?

    Results of the following please

    Against the primary instance note the value for "backup_retention_period"

    exec master.sys.sp_help_log_shipping_primary_database @database = 'yourprimarydb'

    Against...

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