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Find servers with fixed Ports on SQL Server

Administrator — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:35:20 +0100

With Central Management Servers (SQL 2008) you can run this script against all instances in your environment to give you ...

Script to Run DBCC CheckDB against all databases on an instance.

Administrator — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:41:06 +0100

Script Run DBCC CheckDB against all databases on an instance.

Maintenance Plan Fails with the following - Failed:(0) Alter failed for Server

Administrator — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:50:15 +0100

Maintenance Plan Fails with the following

Databases: All databases

Include indexes

Task start: 2009-06-22T16:57:18.

Task end: 2009-06-22T16:57:19.

Failed:(0) Alter ...

SQLServerAgent cannot start because the instance of the server (MSSQLSERVER) is not the expected instance

Administrator — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:39:52 +0100

Messages in log:- [sqagtres] OnlineThread: Error 435 bringing resource online. [sqagtres] OnlineThread: ResUtilsStartResourceService failed (status 435) [sqagtres] StartResourceService: Failed to start SQLAgent$Dev_Sleuth service. CurrentState: 1

Shrinking log issue - Unable to shrink

Administrator — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:48:46 +0100

Cannot shrink log file 4 (*****_Log2) because all logical log files are in use.

Error Handling in SQL 2005

Administrator — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:33:40 +0000

Templates for handling errors with Try Catch:-

Monitor for long running agent jobs

Administrator — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:45:44 +0000

Schedule this job to look for long running agent jobs, alter variables as required

House Keeping - Delete old files using SSIS

Administrator — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:11:52 +0100

First add the variables

The folders are strings and the number of days to keep the ...

Server Info

Administrator — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:56:10 +0000

Generates information abour SQL Server and the version installed

File Locations

Administrator — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:25:36 +0000

Gives the location of the database files works with SQL Server 2000 and 2005

List Databases on Server

Administrator — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:18:24 +0000

Lists the databases available on a server

Database Properties

Administrator — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:12:21 +0000

Script to list database properties for use on SQL Server 2000 and 2005 servers.

SQL Server 2005 DDL Triggers

Administrator — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:59:05 +0000

See article http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/sql-server-2005/sql-server-2005-ddl-TRIGGER-workbench/ which describes 
SQL Server 2005 DDL Triggers.

I have implemented these with some amendments:- 




CREATE TABLE [dbo].[DDLChangeLog]...

SQL Agent Error

Administrator — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:55:02 +0000

Have you ever seen the following error in the SQL Server Agent error log:-

Message
[425] delay_between_response attribute (10 sec) ...

Restore the Master Database

Administrator — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:24:10 +0000

On SQL Server 2000 to restore the Master database, copy the instal disk to the server being restored and alter ...

Script to add alerts and notifications to DBA User - SQL 2005

Administrator — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:12:47 +0000

This script adds an operator 'DBA' and reports all job failures and alerts to this Operator. Database Mail or SQL Mail needs to be enabled.

MOM reporting backp failure, when backups succesful

Administrator — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:59:33 +0000

Today the MOM agent reported backup failure on one of my servers:-

Description:

BACKUP failed to complete the command ...

Alter the collation to database default

Administrator — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:34:25 +0000

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Purpose: This script generate scripts to alter the collation

Author: Carolyn Richardson

Date: 05/10/2007

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

USE{databasename}

GO...

Identify tables on Server with collation issue

Administrator — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:26:00 +0000

This script will identify tables on all databases on a server that have differing collations, collation differences have probably occured between upgrades to SQL Server versions or where the server default differs

Find tables with large logical fragmentation

Administrator — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:12:20 +0000

--Quick script to find tables with large logical fragmentation and generate a script to alter the fill factor

CREATE TABLE...

Upgrading to SQL Server 2005

Administrator — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:55:39 +0100

Upgrading to SQL Server 2005

How to transfer logins and passwords between instances of SQL Server

Administrator — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:04:46 +0100

How to transfer logins and passwords between instances of SQL Server

Alerts for SQL Server 2000

Administrator — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:37:04 +0100

-- These are our preferred Alerts for SQL Server 2000/2005

-- Author: SQL Server Specialists (www.SQLServerSpecialists.co.uk)

USE MSDB

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Demo: Sev. 19 Errors'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Demo: Sev. 19 Errors'

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Demo: Sev. 20 Errors'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Demo: Sev. 20 Errors'

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = N'Demo: Sev. 21 Errors'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Demo: Sev. 21 Errors'

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Demo: Sev. 22 Errors'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Demo: Sev. 22 Errors'

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Demo: Sev. 23 Errors'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Demo: Sev. 23 Errors'

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Demo: Sev. 24 Errors'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Demo: Sev. 24 Errors'

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Demo: Sev. 25 Errors'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Demo: Sev. 25 Errors'

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Demo: Full msdb log'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Demo: Full msdb log'

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = N'Demo: Full tempdb'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Demo: Full tempdb'

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Backup Failure'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Backup Failure'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Backup Failure', @message_id = 3201, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 60, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = N'Deadlock Event'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Deadlock Event'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Deadlock Event', @message_id = 1205, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 60, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Driver or Hardware problem with the I/O system'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Driver or Hardware problem with the I/O system'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Driver or Hardware problem with the I/O system', @message_id = 845, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 60, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Fatal Error in current Proccess - 020'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Fatal Error in current Proccess - 020'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Fatal Error in current Proccess - 020', @message_id = 0, @severity = 20, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 10, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = N'Fatal Error in Database Processes - 021'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Fatal Error in Database Processes - 021'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Fatal Error in Database Processes - 021', @message_id = 0, @severity = 21, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 10, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = N'Fatal Error In Resource - 019'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Fatal Error In Resource - 019'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Fatal Error In Resource - 019', @message_id = 0, @severity = 19, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 10, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Fatal Error: Database Integrity Suspect - 023'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Fatal Error: Database Integrity Suspect - 023'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Fatal Error: Database Integrity Suspect - 023', @message_id = 0, @severity = 23, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 10, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = N'Fatal Error: Hardware Error - 024'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Fatal Error: Hardware Error - 024'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Fatal Error: Hardware Error - 024', @message_id = 0, @severity = 24, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 10, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Fatal Error: Table Integrity Suspect - 022'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Fatal Error: Table Integrity Suspect - 022'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Fatal Error: Table Integrity Suspect - 022', @message_id = 0, @severity = 22, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 10, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Fatal Errror - 025'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Fatal Errror - 025'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Fatal Errror - 025', @message_id = 0, @severity = 25, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 10, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Full Log - 9002'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Full Log - 9002'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Full Log - 9002', @message_id = 9002, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 60, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Full msdb log - 9002'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Full msdb log - 9002'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Full msdb log - 9002', @message_id = 9002, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 10, @include_event_description_in = 5, @database_name = N'msdb', @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Full tempdb - 9002'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Full tempdb - 9002'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Full tempdb - 9002', @message_id = 9002, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 10, @include_event_description_in = 5, @database_name = N'tempdb', @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Lock Allocation'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Lock Allocation'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Lock Allocation', @message_id = 17125, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 60, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = N'Lock request timeout period exceeded'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Lock request timeout period exceeded'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Lock request timeout period exceeded', @message_id = 1222, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 60, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Misc Table Error'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Misc Table Error'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Misc Table Error', @message_id = 2511, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 60, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = N'Non Logged SQL Server Shutdown'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Non Logged SQL Server Shutdown'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Non Logged SQL Server Shutdown', @message_id = 20531, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 60, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF (EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Potentially Fatal Error Insufficient Resources'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Potentially Fatal Error Insufficient Resources'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Potentially Fatal Error Insufficient Resources', @message_id = 0, @severity = 17, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 60, @include_event_description_in = 4, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = N'Unexpected failure acquiring application lock.'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Unexpected failure acquiring application lock.'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Unexpected failure acquiring application lock.', @message_id = 21414, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 60, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

/*Start of Alert*/

IF(EXISTS(SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name= N'Unexpected failure releasing application lock'))

---- Delete the alert with the same name. EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Unexpected failure releasing application lock'

BEGIN

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'Unexpected failure releasing application lock', @message_id = 21415, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 60, @include_event_description_in = 5, @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'

END

Save DTS packages as Structured Storage Files

Administrator — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:25:28 +0100

CREATEPROCEDURE dbo.usp_SaveDTS

@DTSname varchar(256)='',

@Applicationpath varchar(700)='',

@destinationpath varchar(700)='\\Serverpath\Software\SQL 2000\DTS\',

@switches varchar(200)=' -E -!X '

/*=============================================================================================================================

Stored Proc: usp_SaveDTS

Purpose: Saves DTS Packages as Structured Storage File

Author: Carolyn Richardson

Date: 25/09/2007

NOTES: Alter the @destinationpath to point to the correct UNC path to directory

=============================================================================================================================*/

SET quoted_identifier off

SET nocount on

SET concat_null_yields_null off

DECLARE @Count int

,@folderexist int ,@maxcount int ,@query varchar(1000) ,@date varchar(10) ,@versionid varchar(40) ,@createdate varchar(25)

SET @date =convert(varchar(10),getdate(),112)

SET @Count =1

PRINT 'Saving DTS packages - Started'

PRINT getdate()

SET @Applicationpath = @Applicationpath +'DTSRUN.exe'

CREATE TABLE #DTSTABLE

(id intidentity(1,1), DTSname varchar(256),versionid varchar(40), createdate varchar(25))

IF @dtsname =''

BEGIN

INSERT INTO #DTSTABLE

(dtsname,versionid,createdate)

SELECT name,versionid,replace(replace(convert(varchar(25),createdate,109),':',' '),' ','_')

FROM msdb..sysdtspackages

END

ELSE

BEGIN

INSERTINTO #DTSTABLE

(dtsname,versionid,createdate)

SELECT name,versionid,replace(replace(convert(varchar (25),createdate,109),':',' '),' ','_')

FROM msdb..sysdtspackages
WHERE name= @DTSname

END

IF(SELECTcount(*)FROM #dTStable)= 0

BEGIN

SET @date =convert(varchar(100),getdate(),109)
PRINT 'Error: No valid DTS package found for saving'

END

ELSE

BEGIN

-- Check folder for Server Exists
SET @destinationpath = @destinationpath +@@Servername CREATETABLE #Files (Files int, Folder int, parent int) INSERT #Files EXEC master.dbo.xp_fileexist @destinationpath

SELECT @folderexist = Folder FROM #Files

IF @folderexist <>1 BEGIN

SET @query ='MKDIR "'+@destinationpath+'"'
PRINT @query EXEC master..xp_cmdshell @query SET @destinationpath = @destinationpath

END ELSE BEGIN

PRINT 'Information:'+ @destinationpath +' already exist. Skipping Folder Creation'

END BEGIN DELETE FROM #Files --Check folder for save date exists SET @destinationpath = @destinationpath +'\'+@date INSERT #Files EXEC master.dbo.xp_fileexist @destinationpath SELECT @folderexist = Folder FROM #Files IF @folderexist <>1 BEGIN

SET @query ='MKDIR "'+@destinationpath+'"'
PRINT @query EXEC master..xp_cmdshell @query SET @destinationpath = @destinationpath

END ELSE BEGIN

PRINT 'Information:'+ @destinationpath +' already exist. Skipping Folder Creation'

END END SET @maxcount =(SELECTMAX(id)FROM #dTStable)

WHILE @Count <= @maxcount

BEGIN

SELECT @dtsname = dtsname,@versionid=versionid ,@createdate =createdate
FROM #DTSTABLE WHERE id = @Count SET @query =''+@applicationpath +''+' -S"'+@@servername+'" -N"'+@dtsname+'" -V"'+@versionid +'" -F"'+@destinationpath++'\'+@dtsname+'_'+@createdate+'.dts"'+ @switches SET @query = "EXEC master..xp_cmdshell '" + @query + "'"

PRINT @query

EXEC(@query)

IF @@error<> 0

BEGIN

PRINT 'Error'

END

SET @Count = @Count+1

END

PRINT getdate()

PRINT 'Save DTS packages - Completed'

DROP TABLE #DTSTABLE

DROP TABLE #Files

SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF

SET ANSI_NULLS ON

Add database Mail to SQL Server 2005

Administrator — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:54:32 +0100

Setting up Database Mail - SQL Server 2005