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SQL Server Silent unattended installation using configuration file

1) Open Installation Wizard 2) Select Feature You want to install 3) Provide installation configuration 4) Now that you have the configuration file, copy it to your own folder or network share where you want to start the unattended installation. 5) Cancel setup as we are interested in the unattended silent mode of installation; not … Continue reading

Cumulative Update – 9 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 Is Now Available !

The 9th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 is now available. Cumulative Update 9 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 CU9 in test environment & then move to Production … Continue reading

SQL Server Reserve 1 user connection for DAC (Dedicated Administrator Connection)……want to confirm ?

Sometime before, I was giving training on basics of SQL Server. One of attendee is having doubt & want to confirm that SQL Server really Reserve 1 user connection for DAC (Dedicated Administrator Connection). So I decide to show a demo for the same. I have changed the no. of User Connections to 1 & … Continue reading

Text information from RPC trace events not displayed in Profiler

In SQL Server 2005 and later, the information in the TextData column captured for the RPC:Starting and RPC:Completed events is also available in the BinaryData column. For performance reasons, it is more efficient to include the BinaryData column and omit the TextData column, when adding these events to the trace. If the BinaryData column is … Continue reading

SQL Server 2005 Onwards – Mirrored Backup || Cool Feature

SQL Server 2005 onwards includes the mirroring of backup media sets to provide redundancy of your critical database backups. Mirroring a media set increases backup reliability by reducing the impact of backup-device malfunctions. These malfunctions are very serious because backups are the last line of defense against data loss. SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition supports … Continue reading

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