One of the most common tasks performed by the DBA is to moving user databases across different editions of SQL Server especially during Disaster Recovery Situations. There are some Enterprise Edition only features which...
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Ashish Kumar MehtaHow to Enable XP_CMDSHELL & Disable XP_CMDSHELL using SP_CONFIGURE in SQL Server
How to Enable xp_cmdshell | How to Disable xp_cmdshell In this tip we will take a look at the step to follow to Enable XP_CMDSHELL and how to Disable XP_CMDSHELL using SP_CONFIGURE system stored procedure. In order to...
Chetna BhallaIdentify Deadlocks Using Graphical Deadlock Chain Event in SQL Server Profiler
This article explains how to identify deadlocks in SQL Server using graphical deadlock chain event in SQL Server Profiler. We would highly recommend you to read “Identify Deadlocks in SQL Server Using Trace Flag 1222...
How to Monitor Transaction Log File Usage in SQL Server
As a Best Practice database administrator should always monitor the space usage within the SQL Server Transaction Log file. This will help you quickly understand how much space the Transaction Log file is using during...
Why Model Database Default Settings Customization is Important for SQL Server?
What is a Model System Database? Model is a system database which is used as a template while creating newer user databases in SQL Server. Why you must make necessary changes to default settings of a Model System...
How to Increase Number of SQL Server Error Log Files
SQL Server Error Log is the best place for a Database Administrators to look for informational messages, warnings, critical events, database recover information, auditing information, user generated messages etc. By...
Limit SQL Server Error Log File Size in SQL Server
SQL Server Error Log contains valuable information which can be used by database administrators to troubleshoot issues with SQL Server. A typical Error Log file contain informational messages, warnings, critical events...
How to Recycle SQL Server Error Log file without restarting SQL Server Service
SQL Server Error Log is the best place for a Database Administrators to look for informational messages, warnings, critical events, database recover information, auditing information, user generated messages etc. SQL...
How to Enable an Index in SQL Server
In this article we will take a look at how to enable an index in SQL Server. This is a very useful feature which will help you enable an index which was disabled earlier to check whether the index was really useful or...
How to Disable an Index in SQL Server
In this article we will take a look at how to disable an index in SQL Server. This is a very useful feature which will help you identify whether the index is really useful or not without actually dropping the index...
SQL Server: How to Start SQL Server with Minimal Configuration
Introduction There can be certain scenarios when SQL Server is not starting because of configuration problems. During such scenarios one need to start an instance of SQL Server by using minimal configuration...
Download SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition for Free
SQL Server 2016 Download Developer Edition for Free Microsoft announced the release of the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of SQL Server 2016 on June 1, 2016. The good news is that you can download SQL Server...
How to Export records from SQL Server to Text File using BCP Command
Introduction Is there a quick way to export records from SQL Server to text file? In this tip we will take a look at an example to export records from SQL Server to text file using BCP. In this tip we will learn how to...
Configure Network Drive Visible for SQL Server During Backup and Restore Using SSMS
Introduction Most of the Development and Test Database Servers will not have enough disk space to store both the database and backup files in order to perform the periodic database refreshes. In such scenarios, the best...
Troubleshooting SQL Server blocked access to procedure sp_send_dbmail
Use sp_send_dbmail to send email from SQL Server | How to Use Database Email SQL Server Feature Troubleshooting SQL Server blocked access to procedure ‘dbo.sp_send_dbmail’ of component ‘Database Mail...
Download SQL Server 2014 Developer Edition Free
Introduction Download Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Developer Edition for Free for Visual Studio Dev Essentials Members Microsoft has announced that the SQL Server 2014 Developer Edition will available for free to Visual...
Convert Seconds to Minutes, Hours and Days in SQL Server
As a developer there are times when yo need to convert seconds to minutes, hours and days. The TSQL script mentioned in this article can be used to easily Convert Seconds to Minutes, Hours and Days. Learn How to FORMAT...
Different Ways to Find Default Trace Location in SQL Server
How to Find SQL Server Default Trace Location Starting SQL Server 2005, Microsoft introduced a light weight trace which is always running by default on every SQL Server Instance. The trace will give very valuable...
SQL Server: How to Find which user deleted the database in SQL Server
Introduction In this article we will take a look at the steps which you can follow to quickly identify the user who deleted the user database in SQL Server. There are two different methods by which one can easily find...
How to Change SQL Server Database Auto Growth Settings
Introduction In this article we will go through the steps to change SQL Server Database Auto Growth Settings. It is always a best practice to set an appropriate auto growth setting for all Production database to a...
