When you have a Multiple SQL Server Cluster Configuration and multiple shared drives it becomes tough to know which SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance is using which Shared Drives. This article has the collection of...
Ashish MehtaDifferent SQL Server Recovery Models Step by Step Tutorial with Examples
Recovery Models in SQL Server are basically designed to control the transaction log maintenance and to help you recover your data from a disaster. Based on the choice of Recovery Model, SQL Server decides which data it...
Chetna BhallaHow 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 Enable XP_CMDSHELL & Disable XP_CMDSHELL using SP_CONFIGURE in SQL Server
Introduction 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 use XP_CMDSHELL you need to be a system...
How to Uninstall SQL Server 2008 Step by Step Guide
This article is a step by step guide which can be used by database administrators to Uninstall SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition. Step by Step Guide to Uninstall SQL Server 2008 / 2008 R2 Step 1: Click Start | Control...
How to Attach SSAS Database in SQL Server
This article explains How to Attach Analysis Services Database in SQL Server. The steps mentioned in this article are applicable on SQL Server 2008 and Higher Versions. Different ways in which an Analysis Services...
Different Types of SQL Server Backups
SQL Server supports different types of backups for databases. However, which type of a database backup can be performed totally depends upon the recovery model of the database one choose. If you are unclear of the...
SQL Server Database Backup Tutorial with Examples
Introduction It is very critical for any organization to protect its data within the database. Hence it is must for an organization to perform database backups at regular intervals. In this tutorial, you will learn...
How to Move TempDB to New Drive in SQL Server
There are times when as a DBA you find the need to move TempDB Data and Log Files to a new Drive. This article explains all the steps you need to follow to move TempDB files.
Where can I find SQL Server Management Studio for SQL Server 2016?
After the successfully installation of SQL Server 2016, I have realized that SQL Server Management Studio 2016 (SSMS) is missing. In this tip we will discuss how to download and install SQL Server Management Studio for...
ALTER DATABASE SET AUTOGROW_SINGLE_FILE T-SQL Enhancement in SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2016 introduces two new options to ALTER DATABASE statement which can be used to modify database files namely AUTOGROW_SINGLE_FILE and AUTOGROW_ALL_FILES. In the earlier versions of SQL Server...
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...
SQL Server SELECT Statement T-SQL Tutorial with Examples
The SELECT Statement is used to query the data stored in a given table of a database. The data which is returned by executing the SELECT statement is referred as result-set. Within a database data is stored within...
SQL Server Configuration Manager
How to Use SQL Server Configuration Manager to Manage SQL Server Services, Configure Network Protocols, and Network Connectivity Configuration SQL Server Configuration Manager is a tool that can be used to manage all...
How to Manage SQL Server Failover Cluster using Command Line
In this article we will take a look at how to manage SQL Server Failover Cluster Using Command Line. If you are managing multiple clusters then the following article will be of help How to Identify SQL Server Cluster...
How to Fix “BACKUP detected corruption in the database log” Error in SQL Server
Due to an unplanned reboot of SQL Server one of the transaction log file of a database become corrupt. DBA noticed this issue once regular transaction log backup job started failing with “BACKUP detected...
MAXDOP for DBCC CHECKDB, DBCC CHECKTABLE and DBCC CHECKFILEGROUP T-SQL Enhancement in SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2016 brings MAXDOP settings, for DBCC CHECKDB, DBCC CHECKTABLE and DBCC CHECKFILEGROUP command. Database Administrators can leverage MAXDOP settings to above mentioned DBCC commands to achieve Max Degree of...
