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You can easily get details about the isolation level for a given SQL Server database by using the below T-SQL script: USE [DatabaseName]; GO DBCC USEROPTIONS; GO Example from our Demo Environment: Enroll to our Online Course and Learn More about SQL Server Administration Check our online course on Udemy titled “Essential SQL … Read more…
In this post, we discuss about the context within which SQL Server accesses network resources via the Database Engine and SQL Agent. How Does SQL Server Access Network Resources When you run adhoc queries (i.e. execute stored procedures, use OPENROWSET, etc.) targeting resources outside the scope of the SQL Server instance (i.e. a file … Read more…
Check our Tip of the Week, where in this week, we discuss about SQL Server’s Surface Area. Tip of the Week #20 Surface Area is a term that is usually used to describe the surface area of attack in terms of computer security. In SQL Server, it refers to the number of SQL Server components … Read more…
Hi friends, this post, discusses about how you can resolve the following SQL Server-related error message: initerrlog: could not open error log file ”. Operating system error=3 (The system cannot find the path specified). What does the above error message mean? The above error message, as it describes, means that SQL Server cannot find … Read more…
Hi friends! Today, we are pleased to announce a new free online service on SQLNetHub, titled “SQL Server Lifecycle Information“. By using the free service “SQL Server Lifecycle Information“, as the name implies, you can easily get useful SQL Server lifecycle information such as: release date, mainstream support end date and extended support end date. … Read more…
Check our Tip of the Week, where in this week, we discuss about the benefits of using database stored procedures. Tip of the Week #18 Using stored procedures in your database processes, can be very beneficial, not only for performance, but also for security and code reuse. Below, we list some of the main benefits, … Read more…
Check our Tip of the Week, where in this week, we discuss about the modern servicing model for SQL Server 2017 and later. Tip of the Week #17 Starting with SQL Server 2017, the servicing model for SQL Server has changed. One of the major changes, is that Microsoft releases a series of Cumulative Updates … Read more…
Hi friends! In this post, which is related to SQL Server failover clustering, we will talk about how you can resolve the issue of not being able to add a node to a Server failover cluster, due to the fact that one of the service accounts (i.e. SQL Server or SQL Server Agent, or both) … Read more…
Hi friends, in this post, we will discuss about how you can fix the issue, where SQL Server Agent might not be showing up in a SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance (FCI). SQL Server Agent not showing in Failover Cluster If you have a SQL Server failover cluster, and you cannot see SQL Server Agent … Read more…
Hi friends! This week’s tip, is about how you can easily retrieve, SQL Server service account info, using T-SQL. Tip of the Week #9 An easy way to find the service accounts for the main SQL Server services such as Database Engine and SQL Server Agent, is to execute the below T-SQL statement within SSMS: … Read more…
When working with SQL Server replication and you try to add a new subscription under a local publication, under certain circumstances you might end up with the error message: Cannot connect to … SQL Server replication requires the actual server name to make a connection to the server. Specify the actual server name (Replication.Utilities). … Read more…
Under certain circumstances, when upgrading SQL Server Reporting Services Standard Edition, for example from SSRS 2012 or 2014 to SSRS 2017 or 2019, you might get the following error message when trying to start the Reporting Services service: “The feature “Scale-out deployment” is not supported in this edition of Reporting Services“. But first, let’s discuss … Read more…
Check our Tip of the Week, about SQL Server Temporary Tables. Tip of the Week #6 Local temporary tables in SQL Server, are defined by using the # (single hash) sign and they are only available for the session in which they were created in. After the session ends, local temporary tables are automatically … Read more…
Check our Tip of the Week, about JSON support in SQL Server. Tip of the Week #3 Since SQL Server 2016 and later, TempDB system database can be configured via SQL Server 2016 installation wizard. For example, you can set the number of data files and growth settings, as well as set multiple volumes … Read more…
Hi friends! Today we announce another new free online service just for you, the SQL Server Community! This new service is titled “SQL Server OS Requirements Info“, and as the name implies, by using this service, you can quickly retrieve useful information, about the OS requirements for any version and edition of SQL Server! You … Read more…