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Database Restore Failed: 1453 (Insufficient quota to complete the requested service.)

Error: Msg 3203, Level 16, State 1, Line 7 Read on "H:\Backups\MyBackupFile.bak" failed: 1453(Insufficient quota to complete the requested service.) Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 7 RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally. Fix 1: Remove “maxtransfersize” from restore statement. Fix 2: Restrict the max server memory setting of the Sql server to allow other... » read more

Create Index Example With Include

Query: Execution Plan suggest Missing Index… Missing Index (Impact 93.0): CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [<name>] ON [dbo].[tbTable01] ([Col01], [Col02], [Col03], [Col04]) Index: Good Better Include Col01 and Col03 to eliminate key lookup step. Note: 84 records = 12 minutes

Read Committed Isolation Level cause Deadlock.

SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED will cause deadlocks if the table is very large without indexes. Having the query perform a table/index scan with the read committed option practically “locks” the table. The impact can be minimized if the procedures access the data using the correct index so it does a table/index seek, therefore... » read more

Monitor SQL Server Deadlocks

Querying SQL Server Extended Events for Deadlock history. Extended events capture a lot of data from the system and you should explore that as well. There have a lot of useful detailed information which is already being captured. Please have a look at this event on MSDN here. We are only concerned about the deadlocks.... » read more

Running out of disk space when updating a large table

When updating a large table using transaction, make sure there is enough space for the log file. This includes … BEGIN TRANSACTION Alter column in a table Create index Tips … Shrink database data and log files beforehand Break up the query into multiple queries Adding more space to the drive where the log file... » read more

Transaction Log is Full

Error: The transaction log for database ‘xxxxx’ is full due to ‘ACTIVE_TRANSACTION’. Fix: Backup the transaction log. Set database recovery model from “Full” to “Simple”. If database setup for Always On, make sure Always On is working and synchronizing on all secondary database servers. Backup Transaction Log If you don’t care about the transaction log... » read more

Install Windows Failover Cluster Manager

Installing Failover Clustering feature using Server Manager The Failover Clustering feature can be installed with either Server Manager or Windows PowerShell cmdlets.  In Server Manager, the Add Roles and Features Wizard is used to add roles and\or features.  The Add Roles and Features Wizard are accessed in the Server Manager Menu bar by choosing Add Roles... » read more