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SQL Server blocked access to procedure sys.xp_cmdshell

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SELECT failed because the following SET options have incorrect settings: ‘ANSI_WARNINGS’

Error: Msg 50000, Level 16, State 1, Procedure uspXXXXX, Line 581 [Batch Start Line 2] uspXXXXX | SQL Error 1934 at line 505. SELECT failed because the following SET options have incorrect settings: ‘ANSI_WARNINGS’. Verify that SET options are correct for use with indexed views and/or indexes on computed columns and/or filtered indexes and/or query... » read more

Start Job via Script

Add User to Role via Script

DBCC SHRINKFILE

Shrinks the current database’s specified data or log file size. You can use it to move data from one file to other files in the same filegroup, which empties the file and allows for its database removal. You can shrink a file to less than its size at creation, resetting the minimum file size to... » read more

Shrink Database Log Files in Always On

Need to create full database backup and transaction log backup on primary server to shrink the log file. The replica server log file will automatically shrink. Might need to backup the transaction log a couple of times and wait a while before the log file will automatically shrink. Sources: https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/114787/shrink-database-in-always-on-availability https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/database-console-commands/dbcc-shrinkfile-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver15

Log cannot be shrunk until all secondaries have move past the point where the log was added

Error: The log for database ‘xxxxx’ cannot be shrunk until all secondaries have moved past the point where the log was added. Fix: Problem with Always On. One of the secondary was not getting synchronized. Delete the AG and the thing came back to normal. But in production, if you can’t afford to delete and... » read more

Cannot shrink log file because the logical log file located at the end of the file is in use

Error: Cannot shrink log file XX (XXXXX_LOG) because the logical log file located at the end of the file is in use Always On and Log File You will get this error trying to shrink the log files if the database belongs to Always On. Fix: Preform a full database and log backup. The log... » read more

Backup Database with Custom Script

Creating a custom database backup script to handle your database backup. usp_bu_user_dbs FULL Backup

Differential Backup

How do the differential backups work from a restore perspective? Depending on your backup schedule and the time when the failure occurred would dictate the detailed steps that would need to be taken.  If you need to have your current SQL Server databases back up and running, then the full backup would be restored followed... » read more