How to add SQL Login in Secondary server in Log Shipping?

 

For SQL Login, the SID is unique to the SQL Server instance level, so SID of SQL Login of Primary and Secondary are different.
It will result in orphan user.

Whereas Windows Login SID are unique to the Domain level. Hence when we create the Windows Login, SID are matching

Windows Login	SQL Login
If you have Windows logins, the login SID in SQL Server will match the SID from Active Directory. So all you need to do is create the same login on both your primary and secondary server.	SQL Server logins are a little more complicated, as the SQL Server assigns the SID when the login is created All database users are linked to logins by SID; if the SID of a login is different on the secondary server, the database users tied to that login will be orphaned. This can be fixed, but it's better to avoid the problem all together

 Solution :
Manually specifying of SID, while creating login on the Secondary SQL Server will resolve the issues.

Execute the sp_help_revlogin on your primary to generate all the create statements for your logins, both Windows and SQL Server. For each Windows Login you get code like this:

CREATE LOGIN [WinDomain\siva] FROM WINDOWS WITH DEFAULT_DATABASE = [master]

This will allow you to just recreate the login on the secondary server.

For each SQL Server Login you will get something like this statement:

CREATE LOGIN [sql_test1] WITH PASSWORD = 0x0100A7B0020EEAB8D0B17D28883AA11267W7575B2F55CEC9EE HASHED,
SID = 0x7DE18E2C10F4FE4CA127E9837FCE4D3C, DEFAULT_DATABASE = [master], CHECK_POLICY = OFF, CHECK_EXPIRATION = OFF

Notice that the statement contains the encrypted version of the password and the SID.
This means that when run on the secondary server, the password will match the SID and we will not have any issues after the failover.

HP Data Protector command to backup the SQL Server DB Backup flat file to Tape media

 

First we have to configure the HPDP Backup Specification

1.Login HP Data Protector

2. Create the Backup Specification

3. Source – Select the Server, Folder where the SQL Server Database are backed up

   Destination – Select the Tape Media Library to which the DB Flat files from disk to be baked up

   Options  -- Provide the Description details and  the Protection like 6 Weeks

   Schedule – Skip it

   Click Apply and generate the Backup Specification.

   Use this Backup Specification name on calling the HPDP Backup using

Create the DOS Batch files below

For Full Backup – It can be used weekly when we backup FULL databases

c: cd\Program Files\OmniBack\bin omnib -datalist Win-SQL-FS-OnDemand -mode Full -load high

For Incremental Backup – It can be used daily when we take differential backup of databases

c: cd\Program Files\OmniBack\bin omnib -datalist Win-SQL-FS-OnDemand -mode incremental1 -load high

On the SQL Server Agent Jobs for the FULL / Differential Backup add another job step to trigger the DB Backup of flat files to the Tape Media by calling the DOS batch file appropriately.

Omnib usage

Usage synopsis:       omnib -version | -help       omnib -filesystem Host:MountPoint Label -device LogicalDevice           [Mirror options]...[Mirror options]           [General options] [Filesystem options] [-public]       omnib -filesystem Host:MountPoint Label -device LogicalDevice           -ndmp Type [NDMP options] [-public]       omnib -winfs Host:MountPoint Label -device LogicalDevice           [Mirror options]...[Mirror options]           [General options] [Filesystem options] [Winfs options]           [-public]       omnib -winfs Host:MountPoint Label -device LogicalDevice           -iap [General options] [Filesystem options] [Winfs options]           [-public]       omnib -NetWare Host:MountPoint Label -device LogicalDevice           [[Mirror options]...[Mirror options]           [NetWare options] [General options]           [Filesystem options] [-public]       omnib -host HostName:/ Label -device LogicalDevice           [Mirror options]...[Mirror options]           [General options] [Filesystem options] [-public] [-storedrim]       omnib -rawdisk Host Label SectionList -device LogicalDevice           [Mirror options]...[Mirror options]           [General options] [-public]       omnib -omnidb Host:MountPoint Label -device LogicalDevice           [Mirror options]...[Mirror options]           [General options]       omnib -restart SessionID [-disk_only]       omnib -datalist Name [Datalist options]         omnib -resume SessionID [-no_monitor]          omnib -sap_list ListName              [-barmode SapMode]              [List options]       omnib -sapdb_list ListName              [-barmode SapDBMode]              [List options]       omnib -oracle8_list ListName              [-barmode Oracle8Mode]              [List options]       omnib -sybase_list ListName              [-barmode SybaseMode]              [List options]       omnib -informix_list ListName              [-barmode InformixMode]              [List options]     omnib -mssql_list ListName              [-barmode MSSQLMode]              [List options]       omnib -msese_list ListName              [-barmode MSExchangeMode]              [List options]          omnib -e2010_list ListName              [-barmode MSExchange2010Mode]        omnib -lotus_list ListName              [-barmode LotusMode]              [List options]          omnib -msvssw_list ListName              [-barmode VSSMode]              [List options]          omnib -mbx_list ListName              [-barmode MSMailboxMode]              [List options]          omnib -vmware_list ListName              [-barmode VMwareMode]              [List options]          omnib -db2_list ListName              [-barmode Db2Mode]              [List options]          omnib -mssps_list ListName              [-barmode MSSPSMode]              [List options]         omnib -mssharepoint_list ListName              [-barmode MSSharePointMode]     omnib -veagent_list ListName              [-barmode VEPAMode]         Filesystem options:           -trees TreeList         -only MatchPattern         -exclude TreeList         -skip MatchPattern         -lock         -touch         -[no_]log | -log_dirs | -log_file         -mode {full | incremental | incremental1 ... | incremental9}         -enh_incr         -clp         -[no_]hlink         -size FromRange ToRange     Winfs options:           -no_share_[info]         -[no_]nthlinks         -[no_]archatt         -vss {fallback | no_fallback}         -no_vss         -[no_]async     Mirror options:           -mirror LogicalDevice [-pool MediaPool -prealloc MediaList]     General options:           -preview         -pool MediaPool         -prealloc MediaList         -protect {none | weeks n | days n | until Date | permanent}         -report {warning | minor | major | critical}         -pre_exec Pathname         -post_exec Pathname         -compress         -encode ["aes256"]         -load {low | medium | high}         -crc         -no_monitor         -keepcatalog {weeks n | days n | until Date}         -var[iable] <var_name> <var_value>         Datalist options:           -select SelectList         -mode {full | incremental | incremental1 ... | incremental9}         -protect {none | weeks n | days n | until Date | permanent }         -keepcatalog {weeks n | days n | until Date}         -preview         -load {low | medium | high}         -disk_only         -crc         -no_monitor     List options:           -barcmnd Command         -protect {none | weeks n | days n | until Date | permanent}         -keepcatalog {weeks n | days n | until Date}         -load {low | medium | high}         -disk_only         -crc         -no_monitor         -test_bar     NetWare options:           -[no_]NWuncompress     NDMP options:         -ndmp_user UserName         -ndmp_passwd Password         -ndmp_env FileName         -ndmp_bkptype {dump | NVB | SMTape}           Type = { Generic | NetApp | Celerra | BlueArc | Hitachi | HP-X9000 }        SapMode      = { full | incr }        SapDBMode    = { full | diff | trans }         Oracle8Mode  = { -full | -incr1 | -incr2 | -incr3 | -incr4 }        SybaseMode   = { full | trans }        InformixMode = { full | inf_incr1 | inf_incr2 }        MSSQLMode    = { full | diff | trans }        MSExchangeMode  = { full | incr }        MSExchange2010Mode = { full | diff | incr | copy }        LotusMode    = { -full | -incremental }        MSMailboxMode   = { -full | -incr | -incr1}        VMwareMode   = { full | diff | incr}        VSSMode      = { full | copy | incr | diff}        Db2Mode      = { -full | -incr | -delta}        MSSPSMode    = { full | diff | trans }        MSSharePointMode = { full | diff | incr }        VEPAMode     = { full | diff | incr }        Date = [YY]YY/MM/DD   (1969 < [YY]YY < 2038)

Query to get the latest FULL backup details

 

SELECT   cast ((backup_finish_date - backup_start_date) AS TIME(0)) as DURATION, SERVER_NAME,b.DATABASE_NAME,[TYPE],backup_set_id,     b.backup_start_date,b.backup_finish_date, Round(b.backup_size/(1024*1024),2) as Size_n_MB, Physical_device_name   FROM msdb.dbo.backupset b,   ( select a.DATABASE_NAME, MAX(a.backup_set_id) id   from msdb.dbo.backupset a  WHERE a.TYPE = 'D' and  a.DATABASE_NAME = DATABASE_NAME  group by a.DATABASE_NAME ) cc,   msdb.dbo.backupmediafamily f WHERE TYPE = 'D' AND b.backup_set_id = cc.id   AND b.media_set_id = f.media_set_id

Find time difference between two dates

 

SELECT b.backup_finish_date, b.backup_start_date, CAST ((b.backup_finish_date - b.backup_start_date) AS TIME(0)) FROM backupset b WHERE convert(varchar(12),b.backup_finish_date,101) = '10/13/2013'

Update job notification

 

Following Query will update the Existing job name starts with ‘WIN%’ as on complete to notify the email operator 'SQLDBASupport'

select 'EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_update_job @job_name=N'+CHAR(39)+name+CHAR(39) +' ,         @notify_level_email=3,         @notify_level_netsend=2,         @notify_level_page=2,         @notify_email_operator_name=N'+char(39)+'SQLDBASupport'+char(39) from msdb.dbo.sysjobs where name like 'WIN%' and notify_email_operator_id =0

SQL Server: Query to check if given column exists

 

select s.[name] 'Schema', t.[name] 'Table', c.[name] 'Column', d.[name] 'Data Type', d.[max_length] 'Max Length', d.[precision] 'Precision', c.[is_identity] 'Is Id', c.[is_nullable] 'Is Nullable', c.[is_computed] 'Is Computed', d.[is_user_defined] 'Is UserDefined', t.[modify_date] 'Date Modified', t.[create_date] 'Date created' from sys.schemas s inner join sys.tables t on s.schema_id = t.schema_id inner join sys.columns c on t.object_id = c.object_id inner join sys.types d on c.user_type_id = d.user_type_id where c.name like 'Person%'

How to: search for a word or column name across the Procedure, Function, Trigger, View

 

DECLARE @SearchPhrase nvarchar(1000)   SET @SearchPhrase = N'backup'   -- Place your search string   SELECT DISTINCT sysobjects.name AS [Object Name], CASE   WHEN sysobjects.xtype = 'P' THEN 'Stored Proc'   WHEN sysobjects.xtype = 'TF' THEN 'Function'   WHEN sysobjects.xtype = 'TR' THEN 'Trigger'   WHEN sysobjects.xtype = 'V' THEN 'View' END as [Object Type], (SELECT ParentTable.[Name] FROM sysobjects ParentTable WHERE ParentTable.id = sysobjects.Parent_obj) ParentTable FROM sysobjects,      syscomments WHERE sysobjects.id = syscomments.id AND sysobjects.type in ('P','TF','TR', 'V') --AND sysobjects.category = 0  --- To restrict only user defined object AND CHARINDEX(@SearchPhrase, syscomments.text) > 0

How to: find when the database last got restored?

 

   1:  SELECT destination_database_name,max(restore_date) as restore_date

   2:  FROM msdb.dbo.restorehistory 

   3:  WHERE destination_database_name = 'testDB’  ---- Place your database name here

   4:  GROUP BY destination_database_name

The result will look like;

destination_database_name     restore_date

testDB                        2013-04-29 11:49:19.940

SQL 2008 Management Studio does not allow to save changes to tables

 

In SQL Server 2008 Management Studio,

We can not do

   •Change the Allow Nulls setting for a column

   •Reorder the columns

   •Change the column data type

    •Add a new column

How to fix / Resolution:

    •Go to Tools -> Options -> Designers -> Tables and Designers

     •Uncheck the Prevent Saving Changes that require table re-creation

SQL Server Contained Database Authentication process flow

 

 

 

Source: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlsecurity/archive/2010/12/08/contained-database-authentication-in-depth.aspx

The operation cannot be performed on a database with database snapshots or active DBCC replicas

 

When trying to restore the database with snapshots got the following error SQL message

SQL Server T-SQL Command

restore database PRD_Accounts from disk ='H:\PRD_Accounts_backup_daily.bak' with replace, stats

Error:

Msg 5094, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
The operation cannot be performed on a database with database snapshots or active DBCC replicas.
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.

Resolution

Since we cannot restore a database if we have any snapshots.
Please drop all snapshots and try database restore again.

1. To check the database snapshot and it’s source database

select database_id, name,source_database_id,Source_DBName=DB_NAME(source_database_id) from master.sys.databases where source_database_id IS NOT NULL

2. Drop the Snapshot database

DROP DATABASE Accounts_Rpt

3. Create script of snapshot database, before dropping it. If at all we need to re-establish the snapshot after restore we can use it

USE master GO /****** Object:  Database [Benefits_Rpt_sol48u]    Script Date: 12/03/2012 00:01:02 ******/ CREATE DATABASE [Accounts_Rpt] ON ( NAME = N'PRD_Accounts', FILENAME = N'E:\MSSQL\Data\Accounts_Rpt.ss1' ), ( NAME = N'indexdat1', FILENAME = N'E:\MSSQL\Data\Accounts_Rpt.ss2' ) AS SNAPSHOT OF [PRD_Accounts] GO

Error on executing sp_cycle_agent_errorlog Msg 22022, Level 16, State 1, Line 0

sp_cycle_agent_errorlog

Every time SQL Server Agent is started, the current SQL Server Agent error log is renamed to SQLAgent.1; SQLAgent.1 becomes SQLAgent.2, SQLAgent.2 becomes SQLAgent.3, and so on. sp_cycle_agent_errorlog enables you to cycle the error log files without stopping and starting the server.

This stored procedure must be run from the msdb database.

Error on executing of sp_cycle_agent_errorlog

 

USE msdb

go

EXEC sp_cycle_agent_errorlog

GO

Msg 22022, Level 16, State 1, Line 0

SQLServerAgent Error: Access is denied.

Each time the stored procedure was run it just overwritten the current agent log without renaming it and because of this only one SQLAGENTOUT file was left.

SQL Mail: The mail could not be sent to the recipients because of the mail server failure.

SQL Mail Sent fail with errors below;

Error from the SQL Mail log:

The mail could not be sent to the recipients because of the mail server failure. (Sending Mail using Account 3 (2012-11-07T22:09:50). Exception Message: Could not connect to mail server. (No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 205.191.22.44:25). )

The mail could not be sent to the recipients because of the mail server failure. (Sending Mail using Account 3 (2012-01-17T11:13:58). Exception Message: Could not connect to mail server. (No such host is known). )

The mail could not be sent to the recipients because of the mail server failure. (Sending Mail using Account 3 (2012-01-17T11:12:44). Exception Message: Cannot send mails to mail server. (Failure sending mail.). )

The mail could not be sent to the recipients because of the mail server failure. (Sending Mail using Account 1 (2010-10-24T19:55:11). Exception Message: Could not connect to mail server. (A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond 16.236.32.51:25). )

Resolution:

From the error message it is clear that it is a communication issue between SQL Server host and the Mail Exchange Server.

Problem was related to Exchange Server not allowing relaying from SQL Server.

Please engage Network Administrator to add SQL Server host IP Address to allow to send emails taking below steps, like

On Mail server > Exchange Server Manager > SMTP Connector Properties
> Access Properties > Access Tab > Relay button > Add  IP Address of SQL Server

Also cross check if the Anti Virus (AV) program running on the SQL Server host. AV blocks services from sending on TCP-25. Adjust the AV software accordingly. Add DATABASEMAIL90.EXE to the list of innocent programs in your AV.

Query to find the Linked Servers with given remote login

 

It would be useful to cross check, when the Linked Server remote login password has changed.
In this case, linked server will wail due to wrong password. To fix this we have reset the correct password.

SELECT s.server_id,S.name,S.product,S.provider,l.remote_name,'Remote_Login_Modified_Dt'=l.modify_date,s.modify_date FROM SYS.SERVERS S INNER JOIN SYS.LINKED_LOGINS L ON  s.server_id = L.server_id WHERE S.server_id > 0 AND S.product ='SQL Server' AND L.remote_name ='sa'

Returning the parameters for a specified stored procedure or function

 

Before you run the following query, replace <database_name> and <schema_name.object_name> with valid names.

USE <database_name>; GO SELECT SCHEMA_NAME(schema_id) AS schema_name     ,o.name AS object_name     ,o.type_desc     ,p.parameter_id     ,p.name AS parameter_name     ,TYPE_NAME(p.user_type_id) AS parameter_type     ,p.max_length     ,p.precision     ,p.scale     ,p.is_output FROM sys.objects AS o INNER JOIN sys.parameters AS p ON o.object_id = p.object_id WHERE o.object_id = OBJECT_ID('<schema_name.object_name>') ORDER BY schema_name, o.object_name, p.parameter_id; GO

 

Reference: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190324.aspx

List database objects modified in the last ‘N’ days

 

Before you run the following query, replace <database_name> and <n_days> with valid values.

 

USE <database_name>; GO SELECT name AS object_name   ,SCHEMA_NAME(schema_id) AS schema_name   ,type_desc   ,create_date   ,modify_date FROM sys.objects WHERE modify_date > GETDATE() - <n_days> ORDER BY modify_date; GO

 

Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190324.aspx

Script to check SQL Server Linked Server Status

 

It leverages on the system stored procedure sys.sp_testlinkedserver

SET NOCOUNT ON; DECLARE @LinkName NVARCHAR (128), @retval INT, @msg varchar(300) IF (SELECT COUNT (srvname) FROM sys.sysservers WHERE srvname <> @@SERVERNAME) = 0 RETURN DECLARE srvname INSENSITIVE CURSOR FOR         (SELECT srvname FROM sys.sysservers WHERE srvname <> @@SERVERNAME) FOR READ ONLY OPEN srvname     FETCH NEXT FROM srvname INTO @LinkName WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN     BEGIN TRY         EXEC @retval = sys.sp_testlinkedserver @LinkName     END TRY         BEGIN CATCH         IF @LinkName IS NULL RETURN         SET @retval = SIGN(@@ERROR)         IF @retval <> 0         BEGIN           SET @msg = 'Unable to connect to the Linked server : ' + @LinkName           RAISERROR (@msg, 16, 2 )         END     END CATCH     FETCH NEXT FROM srvname INTO @LinkName     END        CLOSE srvname DEALLOCATE srvname

Failed to decrypt protected XML node "PassWord" with error 0x80070002 "The system cannot find the file specified.". You may not be authorized to access this information. This error occurs when there is a cryptographic error. Verify that the correct key is available

 

SSIS Package – SQL Agent Job Error:

Executed as user: PRODUCTION\SQLSrvr. ...te Package Utility Version 9.00.3042.00 for 32-bit Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-2005. All rights reserved. Started: 10:08:22 PM Error: 2012-07-25 22:08:23.31 Code: 0xC0016016 Source: Description: Failed to decrypt protected XML node "PassWord" with error 0x80070002 "The system cannot find the file specified.". You may not be authorized to access this information. This error occurs when there is a cryptographic error. Verify that the correct key is available. End Error Error: 2012-07-25 22:08:23.32 Code: 0xC0016016 Source: Description: Failed to decrypt protected XML node "PassWord" with error 0x80070002 "The system cannot find the file specified.". You may not be authorized to access this information. This error occurs when there is a cryptographic error. Verify that the correct key is available. End Error DTExec: The package execution returned DTSER_SUCCESS (0). Started: 10:08:22 PM Finished: 10:. The step succeeded.

Solution:

If you are using SSIS 2005 - you need to save the packages as Do Not save sensitive - which you are doing.

When you import the package into the SSIS system you need to make sure you alter the package protection level there to do not save sensitive too. In SQL Server 2008 and above this is the default.

Reference: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918760

How to find on which node SQL Server instance was running before restart?

 

In situation, where SQL Server instance running on a node is restarted usually after Windows Operating System patching or for some other reason, there may be need to find to which node the SQL Server instance was running on before.

Here is the solution for this;

By default whenever SQL Server instance restarted on Clustered Environment, on SQL Server Error Log it will post the message below;

The NETBIOS name of the local node that is running the server is 'ClusterNode1'.

So, making use of the xp_ReadErrorLog we can query the ErrorLog and find the details.

-- To know the list available Error log files exec xp_enumerrorlogs 1 -- Search the available error log files exec xp_ReadErrorLog 0, 1 , 'NETBIOS name of the local node' exec xp_ReadErrorLog 1, 1 , 'NETBIOS name of the local node' exec xp_ReadErrorLog 2, 1 , 'NETBIOS name of the local node' exec xp_ReadErrorLog 3, 1 , 'NETBIOS name of the local node' exec xp_ReadErrorLog 4, 1 , 'NETBIOS name of the local node' exec xp_ReadErrorLog 5, 1 , 'NETBIOS name of the local node'

How to connect to Oracle Database from SQL Server instance and query the Oracle Database?

 

How to connect to Oracle Database from SQL Server instance and query the Oracle Database?

Linked Server is the solution for this.
A linked server allows for access to distributed, heterogeneous queries against OLE DB data sources. After a linked server is created, distributed queries can be run against this server, and queries can join tables from more than one data source. If the linked server is defined as an instance of SQL Server, remote stored procedures can be executed.

A linked server definition specifies the following objects:

· An OLE DB provider : is a DLL that manages and interacts with a specific data source

· An OLE DB data source : identifies the specific database that can be accessed through OLE DB

Basics of Linked Server Configuration:

Advantages of Linked Server:

· The ability to access data from outside of SQL Server.

· The ability to issue distributed queries, updates, commands, and transactions on heterogeneous data sources across the enterprise.

· The ability to address diverse data sources similarly.

Pre-requisite

· Install Oracle Client

· Configure tnsnames.ora

Example

STG21.SIVA = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = oraDBsrvr.siva.com)(PORT = 60000)) ) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVICE_NAME = stg01.siva) )

Validate tnsnames.ora entry

On Command Prompt Tnsping STG21.SIVA

Notes:

Here we are going to use Microsoft ODBC for Oracle as the OLE DB Provider.
The STG21.SIVA is going to be OLE DB Data Source pointing to the Oracle Database STG01.SIVA

Open up ODBC

Select System tab

Click Add

Select Microsoft ODBC for Oracle

Click Finish

Click OK, OK

Connect to SQL Server Management Studio

Right click select new Linked Server

Click OK

Test Connection

Right click select Test connection

Validation:

Just run the sample query

exec ('select user, sysdate from dual') at STG21_SQLSVR54

Output look like;

USER SYSDATE SQLSVR07 2012-09-25 01:37:02.000