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Checking SQL Server Agent Status Using xp_cmdshell
I work in a clustered environment running more than 200 instances of SQL Server 2008. Several years ago, we began having problems with the SQL Server Agent service failing after an instance failed...
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Using Dynamic T-SQL In A WHILE Loop
In my last post, I covered using xp_cmdshell to check the status of the SQL Server Agent service. I also mentioned my environment consists of more than 200 instances of SQL Server. The challenge I...
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T-SQL Tuesday – Extended Events in SQL Server 2012
I started as a SQL Server DBA in November of 2007 and attended my first PASS Summit in 2008. While there, I saw Jerome Halmans present on Advanced Troubleshooting with SQL Server Extended Events. It...
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Reading the xp_readerrorlog Using a WHILE Loop
Last week, I needed to search through all of the SQL Server error logs on an instance. I have used xp_readerrorlog before, using the information found here. We retain 99 log files, which is the maximum...
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Tracking and Calculating Wait Times – Part I
Several weeks ago, I took a call from a vended application investigating slowness that occurred on a regular basis on Wednesdays. Members of my team had looked at the performance of the app from a SQL...
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