SQL Server 2008

How to be sure that tempdb size is good to run a DBCC CHECKDB?

In many blogs or forums, you can read that the answer is to use the option: WITH ESTIMATEONLY. With this option, you can easily have the space estimation needed to check the database in tempdb. But be careful, only since(…)

SQL Server tips: how to list orphaned logins

I read a lot of about orphaned database users in SQL Server, but I have almost never read about orphaned logins. Many of my customers migrate or remove databases in SQL Server. They forget – not every time but(…)

SQL Server tips: Executing a query with the EXECUTE command

This short SQL Server blog post is meant to help people who have experienced the error messages 2812 and 203 with the EXECUTE command. The goal is to execute a simple query from a variable in a string(…)

SQL Server: DBCC CHECKDB does not detect corruption

During my audits at customer places, it still happens very often to find SQL Server databases with page verification option configured to “none”. I always alert my customers on this configuration point because it can have an impact on the(…)

SQL Server: How to find the default data path?

I have read a lot of SQL Server blog postings and articles in order to find the default data path. This post covers different SQL Server versions (SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2005)(…)

Check SQL Server Error Log size with a policy

In many blogs or articles, we can read that it is recommended to recycle the error log to be sure that the size is not too big In the Best Practice Analyzer (BPA) for SQL Server, this(…)

SQL Server 2012: new permissions

For this end of the year, I decided to present you the new permissions on SQL Server 2012. How to have a list of all permissions ? It’s very simple with this query: SELECT * FROM sys.fn_builtin_permissions(”) SQL(…)

SQL Server 2012 SP1: First Cumulative Update (CU1) now available

A couple of days ago (20 November 2012), Microsoft rolled out the first cumulative update (CU1) for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1). It’s just two weeks after the release of the first Service Pack (SP1) we are(…)

SnapManager for SQL Server: databases limitation policy

I recently talked to a customer about SnapManager, its recommendation on the number of databases and about a way to prevent the creation of more than 35 databases. The NetApp recommendation is no more than 35 databases on a single(…)

SQL Server 2012: Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) now available

This week, the third cumulative update was made available on the Microsoft website. What is in this CU for SQL Server 2012? This CU has 36 hotfixes: 25 for the engine 1 for SSAS 4 for SSIS 6 for SSRS(…)