Troubleshooting SQL Server 2016 installation If you have problems with SQL Server 2016 installation, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Check the hardware requirements. To install SQL Server 2016, you should have the following hardware: – Intel or compatible platform with processor speed: 1.4 GHz minimum for a 64-bit x64 2.0 GHz or faster recommended – Memory...
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Some useful undocumented SQL Server 2016 extended stored procedures
Some useful undocumented SQL Server 2016 extended stored procedures In this article, you can find the description of some useful undocumented SQL Server 2016 extended stored procedures. xp_enum_oledb_providers This extended stored procedure can be used to get the list of all available OLE DB providers. It returns Provider Name, Parse Name and Provider Description. Syntax: EXECUTE xp_enum_oledb_providers To get a...
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2016 Bulk Copy Problems
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2016 Bulk Copy Problems If you have problems with SQL Server 2016 bulk copy, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2016 service pack. Because many SQL Server 2016 bulk copy bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack. At the...
Troubleshooting problems with SQL Server 2016 triggers
Troubleshooting problems with SQL Server 2016 triggers If you have problems with SQL Server 2016 triggers, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2016 service pack. Because many SQL Server 2016 triggers bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack. At the time this...
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2016 backup/restore problems
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2016 backup/restore problems If you have problems with SQL Server 2016 backup/restore, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2016 service pack. Because many SQL Server 2016 backup/restore bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack. At the time this article...
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services If you have problems with SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services (SSRS 2016), review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2016 service pack. Because many SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack. At...
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2016 Integration Services
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2016 Integration Services If you have problems with SQL Server 2016 Integration Services (SSIS), review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2016 service pack. Because many SQL Server 2016 Integration Services bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack. At the...
Some tips for using SQL Server 2016 Database Console Commands
Some tips for using SQL Server 2016 Database Console Commands Consider using a MAXDOP option with the DBCC CHECKTABLE, DBCC CHECKDB and DBCC CHECKFILEGROUP. This option was first introduced in SQL Server 2016. By using a MAXDOP option with the DBCC CHECKTABLE, DBCC CHECKDB and DBCC CHECKFILEGROUP you can specify the degree of parallelism. If you don’t need to check...
Tips for using indexes in SQL Server 2016 (Part 2)
Tips for using indexes in SQL Server 2016 (Part 2) Drop indexes that are not used. Because each index take up disk space and slow down the adding, deleting, and updating of rows, you should drop indexes that are not used. You can use Database Engine Tuning Advisor to identify indexes that are not used in your queries. Keep your...
Tips for using indexes in SQL Server 2016 (Part 1)
Tips for using indexes in SQL Server 2016 (Part 1) Consider creating the columnstore indexes on the memory-optimized tables. Beginning with SQL Server 2016, you can create a memory-optimized table with a columnstore index. You can use the ALTER TABLE ADD INDEX statement to add the columnstore index after the memory-optimized table is created. Create a clustered index for each...