xp_smtp_sendmail file size is larger than allowed max sizer of 65536 bytes
Hi,We have a daily routine which generates a text file and runs xp_smtp_sendmail with the @messagefile argument to use the text file in the body of the email.It has always worked fine but recently we...
View ArticleDatabase Backups with Always ON
Hi,I have a SQL 2012 Always on environment set up for our new system. The Configuration is Primary Node A, Replica Node B Asynchronous AG set up between nodes A => B. What is the best strategy to...
View ArticleDTC - conditions DTC is invoked
Under what conditions would DTC be invoked? I understand that it is between two servers, using a linked server, with four part naming schemes. Is DTC only used when the remote action is inside a...
View ArticleNeed Help in SQL script
hi guys ,Got a small question , Table(test) has 4 columns ID, NAME, Definition, Notes with some data in it.And ID is identity column. Now I have to add a new column called UID.ID NAME...
View ArticleWhy "Target Server Memory" = "Total Server Memory" (Permanently)?
Hello, could you please help me to understand why values of next Performance counters are permanently equal?:SQLServer:Memory Manager / Target Server Memory (KB)SQLServer:Memory Manager / Total Server...
View ArticleDifferential backup files are almost the same size as full backups.
Hello All,I have done a little research on this topic and feel like we are not doing anything to cause this issue. Any assistance is greatly appreciated. The details: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (SP2)...
View ArticleBACKUP MAINTENANCE PLAN
Hello,I found that most of the backup maintenance plan that the DB has in place are really not working, there were few that worked completely, today it was msg saying log backup problems, I was...
View Articledelete transaction log file
Hi,I have added additional T-log files in SQL Server 2012.Can I follow below T-SQL to delete them? This is the prod database and is very critical.1. Check the space of T-log by executing "dbcc sqlperf...
View ArticleThe connection was recovered and rowcount in the first query is not...
Since we've moved to SQL 2014 we see some of our jobs error with the message in the subject of this post. What does it mean? I've looked all over and haven't been able to find anything of...
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Unused Indexes
Hello,I am using sql 2012 SE. I noticed there were lots of blocking on a subscriber database where an insert is blocking a bunch of selects and causing timeouts. I started looking at unused indexes...
View ArticleWindows Server 2003 March,15 patches causing SQL issue
After the recent patching activity, we are unable to restart the MS SQL services and get 'Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.' Rebooting the...
View ArticleContents in Memory
Hi, I m trying to find what data is present currently in memory on the sql server. The server has 32 GB of memory allocated to SQL. I understand that memory space is buffer cache where all the...
View ArticleSQL 2008 r2 Upgrade Advisor, interpret results
We are updating an old production database server to a more current structure. Old is Server 2003 (x86) running SQL 2000 product version 8.00.760. The plan is to update the database to SQL 2008r2 then...
View ArticleNon-yielding Resource Monitor - Issue on PROD server
HiMy PROD server frequently restarting after generating below dump.Pls help me to resolve the issues =====================================================================...
View ArticleException msg0 while running an extended stored procedure
Hi friendsI am using an extended stored procedure in Microsoft SQL Server 2012(SP1) X64. Stored procedure works fine and it returns correct value to MS SQL Server, but each time I see an exception...
View ArticleSelecting Max Value from Huge Table
Dear ProffessionalsI have a huge table (20,000,000+ records) with the following columns:[Time], [User], [Value]The values in [Value] column can recur for a single User at a Time e.g.2015-01-01, Me,...
View Article2012 - White circle indicator on SQL Agent and Instance even though I am in...
Im in the sysadmin role on the server in question, yet when I connect I see a white circle on both the instance level and SQL Agent nodes. Ive seen this before, but dont recall what I did to fix it on...
View ArticleConfiguration (Instance) alias problems - restart all services or just data...
I have 2005, 2008 (not R2) and 2012 instances installed on a workstation. I disabled 2005 (turned all the services off) and only need to have 2008 and 2012 instances running. When adding new aliases...
View ArticleSQl Server Clustering Question
One question that i thought i could easily find in google but alas. here's it:Wincls1 hosts Sqlcls1 and Wincls2 hosts Sqlcls2. Can i shutdown the Wincls1 boxes and rename Wincls2 to Wincls1 and SqlCls2...
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backup failed
Hi,I am getting an error while backuping.error is.. I think it access permissions but folder is shared to every one.please let me know the reasons.thanks.
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