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SQL Server Cluster LooksAlive and IsAlive Check

Windows Cluster Service use the “heartbeat” process to check whether each node is alive at both the OS level and SQL Server level. Heartbeat signals works on UDP. Microsoft Windows Cluster service perform 2 health checks to perform node & resource availability check. LooksAlive Health Check 1) LooksAlive is a quick lightweight health check 2) … Continue reading

Creation & Deletion of Database Snapshot by SQL Agent Job

Some days back, I received one query on my facebook page that user want to create Database Snapshot frequently & want to delete the oldest with same frequency. Quite interesting scenario. I did not go in deep why he has such requirement but I am clear that It can be done very easily. So let’s … Continue reading

SQL Server 2005 || Database backup failed because Full Text catalog files are OFFLINE

Error : Database backup is getting fail with below reason. The backup of full-text catalog ‘FullTextCatalog’ is not permitted because it is not online. Check errorlog file for the reason that full-text catalog becomes offline and bring it online. Or BACKUP can be performed by using the FILEGROUP or FILE clauses to restrict the selection … Continue reading

Renaming or Changing SQL Server Cluster Instance

Renaming or Changing SQL Server cluster instance process is bit different from renaming a stand-alone instance. Refer : Rename or Change SQL Server Standalone Default Instance http://mssqlfun.com/2014/06/30/rename-or-change-sql-server-standalone-default-instance/) Refer : Rename or Change SQL Server Standalone Named Instance (http://mssqlfun.com/2014/07/29/rename-or-change-sql-server-standalone-named-instance/) The name of the virtual server is always the same as the name of the SQL Network … Continue reading

Antivirus Exclusion Policy for SQL Server

Anti-virus & SQL Server on one system together are friends not enemies, if configured properly. Anti-virus are very useful programs from security, audit & venerability detection & removal point of view. But if team managing anti-virus server did not configure anti-virus policies properly then your SQL Server is going to face the problem. Here, we … Continue reading

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