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SQL Server Storage Engine & Tools (SSQA.net)

SQL Server Tools includes storage engine that includes a complete set of graphical tools and command prompt utilities that allow users, programmers, and administrators. SSMS, SSRS, SSIS & SSAS are most commonly used tools.

March 2008 - Posts

Error: 'There is insufficient system memory to run this query' and 'Downgrading backup buffers from 960K to 64K"?
Have you ever observed the error specified above? Do you need to worry for this issue, yes! First task to check what are the memory settings on SQL Server, by default they will be DYNAMIC and quite common that they might have set with MIN & MAX settings. Read More...
SQL Server Clustering get pre-installation information and choose the best practices for your environment
Before installing the SQL Server cluster there must be a checklist in order to ensure you haven't compromised on any hardcore requirement. In this regard Microsoft suggests the hardward that must be listed on this Windows Catalog and Hardware Compatibility Read More...
Error while executing DMV - Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 3 Incorrect syntax near '('.
DMV - has got very special place for DBAs since the inception of SQL Server 2005. In this case one of the thme is very important to find out the index statistics within your database, such as sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats statement. Recently one of the Read More...
SQL Server 2005 Partitioned Tables and Indexes - learning curve
When do you need data partitioning? The data you see in relational database may need such a strategy if the volume is huge, for instance the data to store event-log information having the schema such as: [Id] INT (make this primary key clustered), [Unit_Id] Read More...
Get SQL Server Clustering information with DMVs and SELECT statements
Few counters and gotchas for you to look for when you are installing SQL Server clusters, also using SELECT statements & DMVs to get SQL instance information. Such as: Do not install SQL Server on a compressed drive, by default the installation will Read More...
SQL Server Audit Trace - things you need to take care!
Audit trace is very helpful when you want to monitor a particular processes on your SQL Server, even for the successful logins and recent users activity on the databsaes. But the default trace would have many columns with the information and you need Read More...
The SQL server specified in SSIS service configuration is not present or is not available. This might occur where there is no default instance of SQL Server on the computer
Multiple versions of SQL Server installation is quite common when your enterprise is looking forward to upgrade to latest versions of SQL Server, in this regard recently one of the Application user reported a problem with regard to SSIS & DTS services Read More...