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upgrading to sql 2008 r2
I am trying to upgrade to sql 2008 r2 from sql 2008 sp3 standard version. I am running on a windows 2008 server. I have run the upgrade adviser with no errors when checking sql server and reporting...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 Enterprise Cluster Setup Fail - Could not find the Database...
Hi everyone..I'm installing SQL Server 2012 Enterprise SP1 "New SQL failover cluster installation" on a Windows Server 2012 Standard.The setup fain with this error log:Detailed results: Feature:...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 installation problem .plz give me solution
Im trying to install 2008 sql server but it is not installed and shows this is the summary file Plz help me to resolve it Overall summary: Final result: Passed Exit code (Decimal):...
View ArticleCan SQL 2005 Run on Windows Server 2012?
We just upgraded our servers to Windows 2012 Standard. We have a license for SQL Server 2005. During installation we are warned about compatibility issues. The installation completes but, the...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 Developer Edition fails to install on Windows 7 64-bit
I am trying to install SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition alongside SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer Edition on my Windows 7 64-bit computer. The installation fails and I cannot understand what is going...
View ArticleFilestream best practices
The first thing you are told to do is turn off 8.3 file naming. Do I need to turn off 8.3 for the entire server or the volume where I will store filestream files?
View ArticleDowngrade to Standard SQL from Enterprise
We have recently learned that many of our servers were set up with the Enterprise version of SQL as opposed to the Standard edition. We are now being audited and need to downgrade the version of SQL...
View ArticleMicrosoft SQL Server SP3 installation failure
Hi,I am trying to install Microsoft SQL Server SP3 on my windows 8(64 bit), it fails and an error message pops up saying "The current operating System is of X64 architecture, this media is not...
View ArticleSQL Server 2005 Standard SP 4
I have a two node cluster. The service Pack 4 is installed on one node ("B") but will not install on "A" node. When trying to install, "A" is the active node and setup.exe (process hotfix.exe)...
View ArticleProcess Exit Code -1073741819 for syspolicy_purge_history job on SQL 2008...
I am getting syspolicy_purge_history job failed with following errorserver: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (SP1) - 10.0.2531.0 (X64) Standard Edition (64-bit)windows: Windows NT 6.1 <X64> (Build...
View ArticleHow to change decimal format dot(.) to comma(,) in sql server 2008 R2
HiWe have production server in Iceland and it follows decimal format as "," example 12,23But we have staging server with "en-US" settings in India and stores the value as 12.23Now we need to change the...
View ArticleHow to get SQL Server 2012 automated cmd line installation working
Hi I have just got a copy of the SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition and I was able to create a custom install INI using the steps detailed on the following...
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Installing SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows 7 Enterprise
At work my PC was upgraded from XP to Windows 7 Enterprise. Thus, now I am reinstalling all my software.On XP I installed two instances from en_sql_server_2008_r2_enterprise_x86_x64_ia64_dvd_520517...
View ArticleCompletely Uninstall SQL server
I have a server with Windows Server 2008 R2. It had several versions of SQL server installed, including multiple instances of SQL server 2008 R2. I uninstalled everything I could using the windows...
View Article"database size would exceed your licensed limit of 4096 MB per database" error.
Good day folks, I was using MS SQL Server 2005 Express version before and aware of database size 4gig limitation when one of my database has reached its limit of 4gig. Now, I have managed to upgrade...
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SQLCMD Syntax error executing SQL Express Backup SP
Hi,I'm pretty much an SQL virgin and have been trying to create an automated backup routine for a single application database in SQL Express 2008 R2. I've been following the procedure defined in...
View Articlecan we upgrade if services is stopped
HiWe need to Upgrade one of the default instance from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008, currently all services on that server is stopped.we have a requirement to upgrade the instance without...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 Patch KB2716442 Error 84D10103
This update has been failing to install for months now from Windows Update. I finally decided to dig in. I downloaded the standalone patch exe for it and it is failing with the following message...
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SQL 2012 - Data Directories Recommendations
Hello!On the Instance Configuration and Database Engine Configuration pages of the SQL Server 2012 Setup there are options to choose the location of the directories:Which of the following directories...
View ArticleOperating System Error 5; Event log entry 17058
I am trying to build a SQL 2012 SP1 cluster using SMB3.0 as its storage. I created a 2012 VM to work as the SMB3.0 server (yes, I know this is a single point of failure - I'm just trying to understand...
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