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Cumulative Update – 10 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 Is Now Available !

The 10th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 is now available. Cumulative Update 10 contains all the hotfixes released since the initial release of SQL Server 2008 SP3. Those who are facing severe issues with their environment, they can plan to test CU10 in test environment & then move to Production … Continue reading

Cumulative Update – 3 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Is Now Available !

The 3rdcumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 is now available. Cumulative Update 3 contains all the hotfixes released since the initial release of SQL Server 2012 SP1. Those who are facing severe issues with their environment, they can plan to test CU3 in test environment & then move to Production after … Continue reading

SQL Server 2000 Extended Support ending soon………21 days left

· On April 9, 2013, Extended Support for SQL Server 2000 will come to an end, and SQL Server 2000 will no longer be supported. · What will change : · Self-Help Online Support will be available for a minimum of 12 months. Example: Microsoft online Knowledge Base articles, FAQs, troubleshooting tools, and other resources, … Continue reading

DMV-2 : Explore the secrets of session…… sys.dm_exec_sessions

sys.dm_exec_sessions DMV (Dynamic Management View), delineated by BOL as follows: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms176013.aspx Returns one row per authenticated session on SQL Server. sys.dm_exec_sessions is a server-scope view that shows information about all active user connections and internal tasks. This information includes client version, client program name, client login time, login user, current session setting, and more. sys.dm_exec_sessions is extremely useful DMV when … Continue reading

DMV-1 : Who All Are connected ? …. sys.dm_exec_connections

The sys.dm_exec_connections DMV (Dynamic Management View) is represented by Books Online (BOL) as follows : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181509.aspx Returns information about the connections established to this instance of SQL Server and the details of each connection. sys.dm_exec_connections is the most common DMV used to get connection details. We will get details info regarding every connection like protocol … Continue reading

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