It looks like we had a bug the in the SQL script in Move All Your SQL Database and Log Files in Bulk. No worries though, it's all been fixed now 🙂
A Bug in ‘Move All Your SQL Database and Log Files in Bulk’
Move All Your SQL Database and Log Files in Bulk
As always, the script from this post can also be found on our GitHub repo, HERE You've got a SQL Server with a few hundred databases on it (to be honest it doesn't even need to be quite that many) and you need to move all the data and log files to a new location.... Continue Reading →
T-SQL Tuesday #124 Query Store and Spin Locks #tsql2sday
This month's T-SQL Tuesday invitation comes from Tracy Boggiano and she's asking us to write about our experiences with Query Store. I thought about what I should write, I'm a big fan of query store and I've used it to help me out on a number of occasions recently. I could write about one of... Continue Reading →
Undercover Tools: February Updates and Change Log
Below is the February list of changes and updates to the Undercover Tools. Undercover Catalogue Update 0.4.2Two new modules were added to the Catalogue. Trace Flags - Capture trace flags which are switched on on your SQL Servers Cluster - Capture details on any clusters that your SQL Servers sit on top of. Undercover Inspector
SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD – What is it really telling us?
I decided to write this off the back of a conversation I was having the other day around the SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD wait type. The conversation went something along the lines of "but David, I'm seeing SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD, we must have CPU issues". Yes this particular customer had been CPU bound recently but was that really their problem... Continue Reading →
SQL Undercover TV – Instant File Initialisation
Adrian has a look at the performance benefits of instant file initialisation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6NE-ipzLbQ&feature=youtu.be Below is Ade's auto growth script... DECLARE @trcfilename VARCHAR(1000) ; SELECT @trcfilename = path FROM sys.traces WHERE is_default = 1 SELECT StartTime , DB_NAME(DatabaseID) AS DatabaseName , FileName, SUM(( IntegerData * 8 ) / 1024) AS [Growth (MB)] , ( Duration /... Continue Reading →
Installing and Configuring the Undercover Catalogue
Quick video showing you how to install and configure the SQL Undercover Catalogue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ5YlTGkV5o
Undercover TV – Table Variable Deferred Compilation
David takes a look at a new feature of SQL 2019, table variable deferred compilation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pscQwLwYe10&feature=youtu.be
Undercover Tools: January Updates and Change Log
Below is the January list of changes and updates to the Undercover Tools. Undercover Catalogue Update 0.4.0Major upgrade, see https://sqlundercover.com/2020/01/06/undercover-catalogue-0-4-0-released/ for full details Update 0.4.1ServerConfig module added, detailing settings exposed in sp_configure settings Services module fix, adds compatibility with older service packs of SQL2012 and 2014 Addition of an upgrade history table Undercover Inspector Update... Continue Reading →
Your SQL Server’s Screaming But Is Anyone Listening? – High Severity Alert Notifications
As usual, the scripts in this post can be found HERE on our Git Hub repo If your SQL Server comes across something that it's not happy about, it really wants you to know so it'll pop an entry into the error log. First question of the day, who monitors their error log carefully? Second... Continue Reading →
