Automating Restore Verify operations
I am a fan of automation. The more I can automate, the more I have time to do productive [sic] things. I wanted to automate a RESTORE VERIFYONLY process and document this in a table. Without further...
View ArticleAutomation of Backup Restores
This blog post is a continuation of my earlier post. Since BACKUP VERIFYONLY does not ensure (guarantee) that the backup will fully restore, and I also wanted to offload the DBCC CHECKDB activities...
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SSRS 2008 R2 Permissions
I spent a couple of hours this morning trying to figure out the permission with one of our SSRS 2008 R2 servers. Here is how the problem started, and the steps I took to fix the issue. When I RDP to...
View ArticleExecuting SSIS Packages from SQL without SSIS
I wanted to automate collecting logs from some production servers that I manage and the best way to get remote data is using SSIS. However, we typically do not install SQL Server Integration Services...
View ArticleDrive Space Alert
I am not sure whether there is already a mechanism in SQL Server (without any third party product) to send out alerts when your drive space is running low (below a certain threshold). Not much familiar...
View ArticleTrending SQL Server Job Duration by Day
As I am getting used to the new environment, I wanted to keep tabs on SQL Server Agent job and see how the database growth is impacting SQL Server Agent jobs in terms of duration (daily). I had...
View ArticleWhat’s up with the types?
This rant deserved a post! Early this morning, I was jet set to write a script that would duplicate a (package) and give it a new name. So basically, idea was to get the identity value of the old...
View ArticleA quick glimpse at your Log Shipping Status
Almost every shops I’ve worked in, Log Shipping is an important part of their disaster recovery plan (2012 has changed the game with availability groups). When you configure log shipping natively, it...
View ArticleBack to Cube World
After a year or so of hibernation from actively working on Analysis Services, I have landed into SSAS/MDX landscape again. It’s been a month and a half, re-reviewing some of the core SSAS...
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Mapping SSRS datepicker filter to SSAS Date Dimension
This post will be particularly interesting to if you have a custom built application which utilizes SSRS API/Libraries to create reports within your applications. All of us who have worked with SQL...
View ArticleFixing SSRS 2008 R2 Row Limitation
As you must be aware, there is a limitation on SSRS 2008 R2 that only allows users to export 65,536 rows via Excel. The remaining can still be rendered, exported to Excel, CSV or other formats. This is...
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