PostgreSQL vs. SQL Server Notes
This blog will be where I post my PostgreSQL administration learning and it’s comparison to SQL Server from a SQL Server DBA’s viewpoint.…
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Restoring a database using STOPATMARK
This post will demonstrate how to restore a database from a log file up to a certain LSN (typically the one right before…
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Properly Taking a Cluster Offline for Disk Maintenance
I recently needed to replace the older, slower attached disks on our clustered SQL instance offline so as to copy each drive to…
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Building an AlwaysOn Availability Group SQL Cluster
Here are the steps to build at SQL Server 2017 AlwaysOn Availability Group. We will be using Windows 2016 Standard 64-bit for the…
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Some database design guidelines and best practices
Below are some best practices known within the SQL Server database community use when designing tables. 1. All data columns should be properly…
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SQL documentation tools and permissions required
Database documentation tools like Devarts’ dbDocumenter will require, at a minimum, VIEW DEFINITION rights to the login:
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Random SQL tips and best practices
Kevin Kline posted on wait states here with some valuable insight: TROUBLESHOOTING SQL SERVER WAIT STATS A number of these are from Adam…
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PowerShell Robocopy GUI Tool – PowerCopy
Here is a very cool PowerShell script that creates a Windows form front-end GUI for RoboCopy: PowerShell Robocopy GUI Tool – PowerCopy Views…
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What is a .TUF file in the DATA folder?
The TUF files you see in the ..\DATA folder is a “transaction undo file” which contains modifications to the database that were not…
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Bulk-copy SQL Server Agent jobs to new server
The easiest way to bulk-copy all SQL Agent jobs to a new server is to follow these steps 1. Load SSMS and connect…
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