In SQL Server there are several kinds of SQL partitions. However, in general, we can say that a partition is a way to divide a table (sometimes a view) into smaller pieces for performance purposes. In this article, we will explain what partition does mean for a table partition and SSAS. We will also provide some guidance to automate the partition process.
Read more »
This article explains the transfer database task in SSDT 2017. After reading this article, you will be able to transfer the databases between the same server or different servers.
Read more »
This article covers an overview of SQL Server logs for monitoring and troubleshooting issues in SQL Server.
Read more »
This article explains the internals of the Ghost cleanup task for SQL Server Databases.
Read more »
This article explores the MSDB SQL Database maintenance and cleanup process essential for every DBA.
Read more »
In this article, I am going to explain how we can create a maintenance plan to automate the SQL Server DBCC CheckDB command.
Read more »
In this article, I am going to explain the DBCC DBREINDEX statement, its syntax, and its usage. Additionally, I am also going to cover the differences between the DBCC REINDEX and ALTER INDEX statements.
Read more »
Azure SQL Database and SQL Managed instance are Microsoft offerings for PaaS SQL Server in cloud infrastructure. In the case of a traditional on-premises SQL Server, at certain times, we require database system downtime to perform specific operations such as hardware upgrades, OS and SQL Server patching. In a critical production database system, it is challenging to get downtime and schedule these activities.
Read more »
In this article, we are going to explore the purpose of the ALTER DATABASE SET SINGLE_USER statement. The ALTER DATABASE SET SINGLE_USER is used to put the database in single-user mode. When any database is in single-user mode, the new user cannot connect to the database. However, the users that are already connected to the database do not get disconnected.
Read more »
In this article, we will explore different ways in SQL Server to change the database owner. We can use any of the following methods in SQL Server to change the database owner.
Read more »
In this article, we are going to understand SQL Server error: The Primary filegroup is full and how we can fix this error.
Read more »
The SQL database integrity check is one of the most crucial and important tasks of the database administrator. The database integrity task checks the structural integrity and allocation of all database objects and indexes. The integrity checks can be performed by using the DBCC CheckDB command. The CheckDB command is used to identify the corruption in the database. The command performs the following operations on the database.
Read more »
In this article, we will learn how we can automate the backup of SQL database created in SQL Server Express edition. SQL Server Express edition is a lightweight database that has limited functionalities and resource allocation. The SQL Server Express edition does not support SQL Server Agent jobs, so it is tricky to automate various database administration tasks.
Read more »
Index maintenance is a vital part of a database administrator’s job. I have worked for few clients who often face performance issues in SQL Database and don’t have a dedicated DBA. I remember that one of our clients was facing performance issues. I logged in to their server and found that they did not set up any index maintenance jobs; therefore, many indexes were fragmented, causing the problem.
Read more »
This is the 2nd article of Move SQL databases to a different mount point series. In the previous article, Create a new mount point in Linux, I have explained how we can create a mount point in Ubuntu Linux. In this article, I am going to cover the following topics:
Read more »
This article is the 1st article of the Move SQL Database to different mount point series. This article focuses on creating a new partition using the fdisk command and formatting it with an ext4 file system using the mkfs command.
Read more »
In this article, we are going to learn how we can automate the backup of the SQL database using database maintenance plans. Data is one of the most important assets of any organization, and as a database administrator, it is our prime responsibility to protect it. There are various tools available that can be used to back up the data. These tools use state of the art technology to protect the data, and some of them are very costly. Instead of using these costly tools, some organizations prefer to use SQL native backups. These backups of SQL database can be automated by SQL Server Agent Jobs or Windows’ task scheduler.
Read more »
Data consistency errors are the nightmares of database administrators (DBAs) and when we notice “Could not continue scan with NOLOCK due to data movement” explanation in any error message, we are sure of getting in trouble. In this article, we will discuss the details of this data consistency problem.
Read more »
In this article, I am going to explain how we can upload the backup file to an FTP Server using the SSIS FTP task. For the demonstration, I have installed SQL Server 2017 on my workstation and restored the AdventureWorks2017 database.
Read more »
In this article, we are going to learn how we can back up the SQL database to Azure using a database maintenance plan. To demonstrate the process, I have restored the AdventureWorks2017 database on my workstation. I have created an Azure container named sqlbackups in my storage account.
Read more »
Recently, we have received a strange request from our customer. They want us to set up a schedule a backup job that generates a backup of SQL database, compress the backup file in multiple compressed archive files (WinRAR files.) We tried to explain to the customer that the SQL Server native backups are capable of compressing the backup file, and it can split a large and compressed backup into multiple backup files. But they insisted us to use the WinRAR software to compress and split the backup.
Read more »
Monitoring the growth of the SQL Database is one of the essential tasks of the SQL Server DBA. In this article, I am going to explain how we can monitor the growth of the SQL database using the default trace. First, let me explain the default trace in SQL Server.
Read more »
In this article, I am going to explain how we can automate the index and statistics maintenance of Azure SQL Database using an Elastic Job Agent.
Read more »
In this article, we will demonstrate specific ways to automate table partitioning in SQL Server. This article aims to help you avoid manual table activities of partition maintenance by automating it with T-SQL scripts and SQL Server jobs.
Read more »
In this article, I am going to explain how we can refresh a SQL Database using the Maintenance plan. To demonstrate the process, I have configured two virtual machines. I have installed SQL Server 2016 on both. To refresh the SQL database on destination database server, we will generate a copy-only backup of the SQL database on source database server. I have created a network share directory. Both the source and destination server have the read-write permission on it. The backup file will be copied on a shared directory. Once the database is restored to the destination, we will delete the file from the network share directory.
Read more »© Quest Software Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. | GDPR | Terms of Use | Privacy