Cumulative Update – 3 for SQL Server 2014 RTM Is Now Available !
The 3rdcumulative update release for SQL Server 2014 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 3 contains all the hotfixes released since the initial release of SQL Server 2014 RTM. Those who are facing severe issues with their environment, they can plan to test CU3 in test environment & … Continue reading
How to kill a negative SPID (like SPID -2 or -3) in SQL Server?
Today, I face issue during one database restore. I am not able to restore because “Database is in use, Not able to take exclusive lock”. I have killed all the user sessions & stop the application but still we are facing this issue. Further going into details, I found that orphan transaction with SPID -2 … 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