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Single Instance Pros Only one instance needs to be administered on the single machine. There is no duplication of components or processing overhead, such as having to run multiple database engines on the same computer. This means that the overall performance of a server with a single instance may be
» Read moreProblem\Issue: User is not able to connect the SQL Server Named Instance ServerName\InstanceName Additional Error Messages: A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is
» Read moreThere 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,
» 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 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 moreSQL Server supports the two authentication mode as Windows authentication mode and Mixed authentication mode. Once the user is authenticated, SQL server will allow access to the user based on the permission that user has. All the user permissions are based on Server Role and Database Role. So let try
» Read moreThere are very few simple steps to migrate/ transfer the maintenance plan from one SQL Server instance to another. Maintenance Plan is nothing but SSIS package which SQL Server creates and deploys it under MSDB Database. I have created one maintenance plan to for the demonstration; you may migrate/ transfer
» Read moreToday, my one of the friend shared a very interesting fact about like operator. With the help of this post I am sharing with you all. We need to convert it to character data while comparing with the like operator. Let‘s check with example Like operator with datetime Like Operator
» Read moreDuring the installation of SQL Server if you choose the windows authentication mode and sa login is disabled. With the help of following steps you can change the authentication mode from windows to SQL Server authentication mode. Change the Authentication Mode  In SQL Server Management Studio Object Explorer, right-click the
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