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There is undocumented system stored procedure sp_readerrorlog which allows us to read the SQL Server error log files directly using T-SQL. This procedure has total 7 parameters as given below: Parameter Values First Parameter Value of error log file you want to read: 0 = current, 1 = Archive #1,
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» Read moreIn the previous post SQL Server – AlwaysOn Availability Groups, described enhancement to SQL Server 2014 AlwaysOn Availability Groups. In this post, we will see how to enable SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups using UI and PowerShell. Using UI Go to SQL Server Configuration Manager >> Navigate to SQL
» Read moreI would like to start this topic with very common question for database administrators. Question: What is difference between the Database Mirroring and Log Shipping? Which is preferable solution? Database Mirroring: Database mirroring is functionality in the SQL Server engine that reads from the transaction log and copies transactions from
» Read moreWhat is Log Shipping? Log Shipping is a basic level SQL Server high-availability technology. It is automated process to send the transaction log backups from a primary database on a primary server instance to one or more secondary databases on separate secondary server instances. The transaction log backups are applied
» Read moreError Messages : This backend version is not supported to design database diagrams or tables. (MS Visual Database Tools) Cause : The database to which you are connected does not allow schema modification with the Visual Database Tools. Resolution : Be sure you are connected to the correct database or
» Read moreMany times we face a requirement to perform the unattended installation of SQL Server. In this post we will see the steps to perform the unattended installation of SQL Server 2012 using command line. There are two ways to install the unattended installation of SQL Server 2012 using command line.
» Read moreIntroduction Microsoft introduced the AlwaysOn Availability Groups which is a high-availability and disaster-recovery solution that provides an enterprise-level solution in SQL Server 2012. Using Database Mirroring for local high availability and combining it with Log Shipping for a disaster recovery solution is popular deployment architecture prior to SQL Server 2012.
» Read moreNow here we have question regarding the Mirroring Database: How can we recover the data from mirror database? How to restore the mirroring database? Here I would like to clear that we cannot restore a database that is involved in Mirroring without removing Mirroring. Removing the Mirroring using T-SQL ALTER
» Read moreWhat is Database Mirroring? Database mirroring is a solution for increasing the availability of a SQL Server database. But it has been gained popularity as a disaster-recovery option. How Database Mirroring Working. The principle server sends the active transaction log record to the mirrored server. The mirrored server applies the
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